days , ▁International ▁Centre ▁for ▁Sports ▁Studies ▁research ▁concluded ▁that ▁Union ▁Berlin ▁had ▁the ▁he igh est ▁average ▁height ▁across ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 1 ▁European ▁first ▁divisions . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Union ▁Berlin ▁recorded ▁their ▁third ▁Bundes liga ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁home ▁win ▁against ▁Berlin ▁riv als ▁Her tha ▁B SC ; ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁pair ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁of ▁German ▁football . ▁Despite ▁Sebastian ▁Pol ter ▁scoring ▁a ▁late ▁winner ▁from ▁the ▁penalty ▁spot , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁controvers y , ▁as ▁ref eree ▁Den iz ▁Ay te kin ▁tempor arily ▁halt ed ▁the ▁game , ▁following ▁fire works ▁from ▁the ▁away ▁section ▁entering ▁the ▁home ▁sections ▁and ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁play . ▁Following ▁full ▁time , ▁Raf ał ▁G ik iew icz ▁won ▁pra ise ▁from ▁fans ▁and ▁media ▁al ike , ▁after ▁helping ▁prevent ▁a ▁minor ▁pitch ▁invasion ▁from ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁Union ▁Berlin ▁ul tras , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁attack ing ▁Her tha ▁supp or ters , ▁after ▁Union ▁Berlin ▁flags , ▁sh ir ts ▁and ▁scar ves ▁were ▁bur nt ▁in ▁the ▁away ▁end ▁during ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁win ▁lifted ▁Union ▁to ▁ 1 4 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁table , ▁three ▁points ▁above ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁play - off ▁place . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Union ▁Berlin ▁recorded ▁their ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁compet itive