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Union Berlin's Jeong Woo-yeong bags added-time winner against Freiburg

Published: 16 Mar. 2026, 17:20

Berlin players, including Jeong Woo-yeong, center on top, celebrate after winning the German Bundesliga football match between SC Freiburg and 1. FC Union Berlin in Freiburg, Germany, on March 15. [AP/YONHAP]

Jeong Woo-yeong scored a 92nd-minute winner to give Union Berlin a 1-0 victory over Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

The Korean attacker broke the deadlock at Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg, Germany, after a match that had remained scoreless deep into the second half. Jeong drove down the right flank, beat a defender off the dribble and cut into the penalty area before striking a left-footed shot from the right side of the box. The ball bounced once and slipped past the diving goalkeeper into the net.

Jeong had entered the match in the 64th minute and delivered the decisive moment late. The goal was his fourth of the season and lifted Union Berlin to ninth place with eight wins, seven draws and 11 losses for 31 points.

The strike came against Freiburg, where Jeong played from 2019 to 2023. Earlier this year, on Jan. 19, he scored a powerful equalizer against Stuttgart that was clocked at 100.48 kilometers (62 miles) per hour. Stuttgart was also one of his former clubs during the 2023–24 season.

Jeong first moved to Germany in 2018 when he joined Bayern Munich and has now spent eight seasons playing in the Bundesliga. He operates primarily as an attacking midfielder but has also played as a second striker.

Internationally, Jeong finished as the top scorer at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, with eight goals. He has also appeared at the 2022 Qatar World Cup and has earned 22 caps for Korea, scoring four goals.

Mainz's Lee Jae-sung, left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga football match between SV Werder Bremen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 in Bremen, Germany, on March 15. [AP/YONHAP]

Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Mainz midfielder Lee Jae-sung scored in a 2-0 away win over Werder Bremen.

With Mainz leading 1-0, Lee added the second goal in the 52nd minute in the Sunday match. He arrived at the far post as a cross came in from the right and redirected the ball while avoiding a defender’s sliding tackle, sending it into the net.

Lee has now scored in back-to-back matches after also finding the net against Stuttgart on March 8. The goal was his sixth of the season.

The win lifted Mainz to 13th place with six wins, nine draws and 11 losses for 27 points, moving the club out of the relegation zone.

Lee’s goal was the 28th of his Bundesliga career, tying him with Koo Ja-cheol for third among Korean scorers in league history behind Cha Bum-kun with 98 and Son Heung-min with 41.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY PARK LIN [[email protected]]