Soccer - Stuttgart held by battling Union Berlin in playoff first leg

Soccer Football - Bundesliga Relegation Playoff First Leg - VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - May 23, 2019 VfB Stuttgart's coach Nico Willig celebrates their first goal scored by Christian Gentner REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart were held to a 2-2 draw by second division Union Berlin who twice came from a goal down in the first leg of their relegation/promotion playoff on Thursday.

Stuttgart, who finished third from bottom in the top flight, will travel to Berlin for the return on Monday.