Union Berlin's South Korean midfielder Woo-yeong Jeong refused to celebrate against his former side after scoring an equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart

Berlin (AFP) - Union Berlin’s Woo-yeong Jeong scored with seven minutes remaining to snatch his side a point in a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Germany winger Chris Fuehrich’s goal had Stuttgart on course for third spot but the South Korean’s late equaliser leaves the German Cup holders in fourth, a point ahead of fifth-placed RB Leipzig.

“At the end it is OK,” Fuehrich told DAZN. “As expected, it was a tough game and there was a fair bit of to-and-fro in the opening half.

“We’ll take the point and we can take plenty of positives out of the past few games – that’s what counts.”

Unfancied Union are now unbeaten since early December, a run of five matches, and sit ninth, five points behind the European placings.

After a first-half with few chances for either side, Fuehrich put the hosts in front just before the hour mark.

Stuttgart defender Ramon Hendriks charged forward before finding Fuehrich, who hit a low shot just inside the left-hand post.

Germany midfielder Angelo Stiller had a golden chance to double Stuttgart’s lead with 10 minutes remaining but blasted wide with the goal beckoning and only Union goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow to beat.

The miss came back to haunt the hosts almost immediately when former Stuttgart forward Jeong sliced his shot into the top corner in the 83rd minute.

Jeong, who did not celebrate his goal, had a chance to seal victory in the dying moments, but his strike was well saved by Stuttgart’s Alexander Nuebel.

In Sunday’s late game, struggling Augsburg gave up a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Freiburg, who remained eighth.

Augsburg’s Alexis Claude-Maurice and Elvis Rexhbecaj scored within three minutes of each other at the start of the second half, but Freiburg’s Yuito Suzuki and Igor Matanovic also grabbed a quick-fire double to level things up around the hour mark.