Kruse scores on first start as Union add to Mainz misery


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Union Berlin v Mainz 05 - Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin, Germany - October 2, 2020 1. FC Union Berlin's Max Kruse celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/ANNEGRET HILSE

BERLIN (Reuters) - Veteran forward Max Kruse scored for his sixth different Bundesliga club while Joel Pohjanpalo netted 35 seconds into his debut as Union Berlin thrashed hapless Mainz 05 4-0 on Friday, leaving the visitors pointless after three games.

The 32-year-old Kruse returned to the Bundesliga this season after one year with Fenerbahce and needed only 13 minutes of his first start with Union to make his mark.

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