BERLIN (AP) \u2014 Union Berlin fans spent the week clearing snow around their stadium so their Bundesliga game against Mainz could go ahead. They were rewarded with a late recovery to salvage a 2-2 draw with Mainz on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Only four of the six Bundesliga games scheduled for Saturday were going ahead after heavy snow<\/a> forced two to be called off.<\/p>\n Union’s game was in doubt, prompting fans to gather with shovels to clear snow from access routes at the stadium on Thursday. Those efforts and lower-than-expected snowfall on Friday allowed the game to proceed, though the damp field soon churned up.<\/p>\n On his return to a club he led into the Champions League before his 2023 departure<\/a>, Mainz coach Urs Fischer nearly left with a win.<\/p>\n Nadiem Amiri’s volley gave Mainz the lead and ex-Union player Benedict Hollerbach refused to celebrate after scoring Mainz’s second goal. Union responded with goals from Jeong Woo-yeong in the 77th and a close-range finish from Marin Ljubicic in the 86th to take a point.<\/p>\n A poor tackle cost Hamburger SV dearly in a 2-1 loss at Freiburg which finished amid steady snowfall.<\/p>\n Hamburg had just taken the lead when defender Daniel Edfadli’s clumsy challenge gave away a penalty and earned him a second yellow card. Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo converted the spot kick before Igor Matanovic scored the winning goal.<\/p>\n Heidenheim drew with Cologne 2-2. Marvin Pieringer’s audacious overhead kick gave Heidenheim the lead early before Cologne twice leveled the score.<\/p>\n Bayer Leverkusen hosted Stuttgart later Saturday.<\/p>\n St. Pauli\u2019s game with Leipzig and Werder Bremen’s against Hoffenheim were postponed because of snow and ice.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n