First setback for 1. FC Kaiserslautern under new coach Dimitrios Grammozis. After the 2-0 win in the DFB Cup against 1. FC Nürnberg on Tuesday, the Red Devils had to admit defeat 1-2 (1-0) against Hertha BSC in the 2nd Bundesliga on Saturday. It was the fifth defeat in the 2nd league for the Betzenberg team in a row.
Almamy Toure (16th) put the Palatinate team in the lead. The Berliners, who beat Hamburger SV on penalties in the DFB Cup during the week, equalized through Florian Niederlechner (49th). The Palatinate team also lost Afeez Aremu due to serious foul play (57th) with a red card according to video evidence. Then the game ended. Marc-Oliver Kempf (82nd) made it 2-1 for the Berliners, who have been unbeaten in six games.
For FCK, who had to do without the injured Ragnar Ache for a short time, they have 18 points and the relegation zone is not far away. Both teams played on equal terms in the early stages.
The goal to put the score behind came as a bit of a surprise, even though the guests were a bit unimaginative in their offensive actions. Hertha coach Pal Dardai had rotated a lot after the exhausting cup fight and, among other things, had left out cup hero Fabian Reese in the starting line-up.
The hosts were repeatedly and emotionally driven forward by the new head coach in the Fritz Walter Stadium. They seemed superior to the Berliners in terms of fighting ability, especially in the first half. Dardai made three changes at the start of the second half, including Reese and striker Haris Tabakovic. This gave the game a turnaround.