Bundesliga: Opener draw for Union Berlin vs Leverkusen

Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen tied 1-1 in their first Bundesliga encounter on Saturday, while promoted teams Greuther Fürth and Bochum also lost. Stuttgart defeated Fürth 5-1, while Bochum had a man sent off in the fourth minute before falling to Wolfsburg 1-0. 

Union took the lead in the seventh minute thanks to Taiwo Awoniyi, but Leverkusen responded with a period of pressure, and Moussa Diaby equalized in the 12th. Both teams squandered chances to win the game. After his Bundesliga debut, Leverkusen's new coach Gerardo Seoane commented, "Football is typically fair." Urs Fischer, the coach of Union Berlin, also said it was a "decent result." Bochum's season got off to a poor start as Robert Tesche was sent off for stopping a Wolfsburg goal with his arm. Wout Weghorst's penalty was saved by Manuel Riemann, but the Dutch striker made amends in the 22nd minute when American John Brooks put him up for the game-winning goal.