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Eintracht Frankfurt left a stand empty with a banner against Monday night football

Eintracht Frankfurt fans left part of their ground empty and displayed banners in protest at Monday matches in their Bundesliga loss by Union Berlin.

There have been numerous protests against Monday night matches in the Bundesliga since they were introduced in 2017-18.

The German football league (DFL) has already announced Monday games will be scrapped from 2021-22.

Union beat Frankfurt 2-1 to go 10th in the table.

A statement issued by several leading fan groups read: "Our message to club representatives and the DFL is clear: No more Monday games!"

It added the ongoing protests were aimed at creating "a football for fans and not for financial gain".

The Bundesliga announced over a year ago it would stop Monday games after its current television deal expires, but protests are expected to continue.

In previous seasons Nuremberg fans have thrown black balls onto the pitch, 25,000 Borussia Dortmund fans have stayed away and Mainz fans have thrown toilet paper on the field.

Union Berlin fans joined the protest with a banner which reads 'Make starting times fair'

A goal from Sebastian Andersson and Evan N'Dicka's own goal gave Union Berlin a 2-1 win on the night, a result which sees Union leapfrog Frankfurt into 10th in the table.

    Line-ups Match Stats Live Text

Line-ups

Frankfurt

    1Trapp

    25DurmSubstituted forAndré Silvaat 67'minutes

    19Abraham

    13Hinteregger

    2NdickaSubstituted forRodeat 71'minutes

    28KohrBooked at 88mins

    20Hasebe

    22Chandler

    15KamadaBooked at 39mins

    10Kostic

    39Mendes PaciênciaBooked at 66mins

Substitutes

    6de Guzmán

    8Sow

    11Gacinovic

    17Rode

    18Touré

    30Cetin

    32Rönnow

    33André Silva

    42Cavar

Union Berlin

    1Gikiewicz

    5Friedrich

    19HübnerBooked at 44mins

    3Subotic

    6RyersonBooked at 39mins

    30Andrich

    34GentnerSubstituted forPrömelat 77'minutes

    25Lenz

    18MalliBooked at 50minsSubstituted forIngvartsenat 63'minutes

    15BülterSubstituted forKroosat 90'minutes

    10AnderssonBooked at 82mins

Substitutes

    9Polter

    11Ujah

    14Reichel

    21Prömel

    23Kroos

    27Becker

    29Parensen

    32Ingvartsen

    35Nicolas

Referee:

Deniz Aytekin

Attendance:

47,000

Match Stats

Home TeamFrankfurtAway TeamUnion Berlin

Possession

Home64%

Away36%

Shots

Home21

Away11

Shots on Target

Home3

Away7

Corners

Home14

Away6

Fouls

Home10

Away15

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2.

Full TimePosted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2.

Posted at 90'+5'

Timothy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).

Posted at 90'+4'

Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.

Posted at 90'+4'

Attempt saved. Felix Kroos (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Grischa Prömel.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt).

Posted at 90'+4'

Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Makoto Hasebe.

SubstitutionPosted at 90'

Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Felix Kroos replaces Marius Bülter.

Posted at 89'

Offside, Eintracht Frankfurt. Martin Hinteregger tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Paciência is caught offside.

BookingPosted at 88'

Dominik Kohr (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 87'

Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Marcus Ingvartsen (1. FC Union Berlin).

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.

Posted at 86'

Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Marius Bülter.

Posted at 85'

Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.

Posted at 85'

Attempt saved. Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Andersson with a headed pass.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt).

Posted at 85'

Marius Bülter (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 84'

Attempt missed. André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Chandler with a cross.

Posted at 84'

Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin).

Posted at 83'

Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).

Posted at 83'

Marius Bülter (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

BookingPosted at 82'

Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 82'

Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Sebastian Andersson (1. FC Union Berlin).

Posted at 81'

Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin).

Goal!Posted at 79'

Own Goal by Florian Hübner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Eintracht Frankfurt 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 2.

Posted at 79'

Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 78'

David Abraham (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Grischa Prömel (1. FC Union Berlin).

SubstitutionPosted at 77'

Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Grischa Prömel replaces Christian Gentner.

Posted at 76'

Attempt missed. Timothy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 74'

Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. Rafal Gikiewicz tries a through ball, but Sebastian Andersson is caught offside.

Posted at 73'

Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Florian Hübner.

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Source: bbc.com

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