1. FC Union Berlin went down 3-2 at home to Danish side Aalborg BK in the second match of the Baltic Sea Cup at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

After a goalless first half, the Danes took the lead on 47 minutes when Nicolai Laursen finished off powerfully inside the box.

Berkan Taz, who scored a free kick to secure a 3-3 draw against Grasshopper Zürich during the international break, notched up another set-piece goal, stirking home three minutes later. Tim Maciejewski scored to put Union ahead but Laursen added a second on 73 minutes before captain Anders Baerthelsen hooked the ball home for the winner with four minutes to play.

Union XI: Busk; Petermann, Maloney, Alimler, Rankic, Can Cinar, Taz, Gencel, Möller, Sitz, Zejnuhallu

Union subs: Kemlein, Werner, Muschkowski, Lindemann, Maciejewski

Aalborg XI: Bundgaard; Flindt, Konnerup, Baerthelsen, Klitten, Laursen, Pedersen, Kaufmann, Klitten, Fjordbak, Christiansen

Aalborg subs: Christensen, Hojholt, Tengsted, Bjorkmann, Rask, Christensen, Overgaard

Referee: Philipp Kutscher