Union, Stuttgart Break Bundesliga First-half Goals Record

Saturdays clash between Union Berlin and Stuttgart ended 4-4 at half-time, the first time eight goals have been scored in the first 45 minutes of a Bundesliga game.

The home side, Union , quickly went ahead by two goals as Andrej Ilic and Diogo Leite found the back of the net from set-piece situations, but Stuttgart responded to equalise at 2-2 with goals from Deniz Undav and Enzo Millot.

Union regained the advantage with an impressive long-range goal from Leopold Querfeld, but Stuttgarts Jeff Chabot and Chris Fuehrich netted two goals within three minutes, followed by Ilic scoring again in first-half stoppage time to tie the game once more.

The record for the most goals scored in a single half of Bundesliga action was set in 1982, when Borussia Dortmund triumphed over Arminia Bielefeld with an 11-1 scoreline, ten of those goals occurring after the break.