Kiel lose 2-0 against Union; Bremen top Wolfsburg 4-2 in Bundesliga

Holstein Kiel's wait for a first ever Bundesliga victory continues for at least another week after they were beaten 2-0 at home by Union Berlin on Sunday.

Former Kiel player Tom Rothe set up Aljoscha Kemlein who had lots of space to head Union ahead in the 18th minute into the top right corner for his first goal as a pro. Rothe then found the net himself with an 89th-minute header to clinch victory.

Union almost already led after 20 seconds when Benedict Hollerbach nodded just over, and Christopher Trimmel hit the side-netting later in the half.

Kiel raised their game after the break but were unable to stage a comeback like in their previous game at champions Bayer Leverkusen where they snatched a 2-2 draw from two goals down.

Nicolai Remberg and Finn Porath were denied by Union goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow, and Benedikt Pichler aimed over the crossbar, before Union's second sealed the game.

‘There's something missing for us to win, but we're not that inferior. We're still learning the ropes a bit, but I think we'll get our points sooner or later," Remberg told streaming portal DAZN.

Rothe said: "That was a successful day. We played a good game as a team and can be very satisfied."

The next chance for second last Kiel to get a maiden win comes on Saturday at last season's runners-up VfB Stuttgart. Union rose to fifth, three points behind leaders Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig.

Werder Bremen later came from behind to win a mid-table duel 4-2 at 10-man Wolfsburg who had led from Tiago Tomas in the 19th minute.

Mitchell Weiser volleyed Bremen's equalizer in first-half stoppage time before Felix Agu, Marvin Duksch and Marco Grüll completed the turnaround after the break.

Wolfsburg's Patrick Wimmer was sent off for a reckless challenge, three minutes after coming on, but the hosts still got a late second from Joakim Maehle.