By Ultan Corcoran@UltanCorcoran

Goalkeeper crisis ensues as Union Berlin rule Raab out with hand injury

The 27-year-old played a crucial role in FC Union's 1-0 win over SC Freiburg on the weekend but paid the price with an injury.
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1.FC Union Berlin will have to do without the services of Matheo Raab in the coming weeks, the club confirmed this evening. 

The goalkeeper sustained a hand injury just before the final whistle in yesterday's 1-0 victory over SC Freiburg on Matchday 27. 

Jan-Niklas Beste's effort in the eleventh minute of injury time which was saved by Raab is believed to be the cause of the discomfort. 

The 27-year-old played a pivotal role in securing the important away win in Breisgau with that with a superb, last-minute parry. 

With Raab out and first-choice Frederik Rønnow nursing an injured foot, 32-year-old Carl Klaus could be in line to start against Bayern Munich.
 

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