Hannover 96 consolidated its position in the top third of the 2nd league table with a draw against Hertha BSC. Meanwhile, the Berliners are treading water.
After four home wins in a row in the 2nd Bundesliga, Hannover 96 have once again dropped points in their own stadium. After catching up, coach Stefan Leitl’s team separated 2-2 (0-2) from Hertha BSC and climbed to third place in the table at the start of the 14th matchday.
Florian Niederlechner (29th minute) and Pascal Klemens (45th) gave Berlin a two-goal lead before the break. Havard Nielsen (67th) shortened the score and Andreas Voglsammer (80th) equalized for the hosts. Hertha is stuck in tenth place in the middle of the table.
Jakob Schmidt, sports show, November 24th, 2023 9:32 p.m
Forced break due to pyrotechnics from Hertha fans
In front of 45,000 spectators, both teams made a lot of mistakes at the beginning. The Berliners successfully disrupted Hanover’s build-up game and were rewarded after half an hour with Niederlechner, who converted a precise cross from Fabian Reese with a direct pass. After further preparatory work by Reese, Klemens increased the score from eleven meters shortly before the half-time whistle.
Jakob Schmidt, sports show, November 24th, 2023 8:49 p.m
After an hour, the numerous Hertha fans who had traveled along set off pyrotechnics and caused a two-minute interruption. Then Phil Neumann wasn’t really attacked and successfully put Nielsen in the spotlight. Voglsammer used a long ball from Marcel Halstenberg to make it 2-2.
MS-Admin_HF22, Sportschau, November 24th, 2023 9:21 p.m
Hannover in Paderborn, Hertha welcomes Elversberg
The Hanoverians are challenged on the 15th matchday in Paderborn (Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.). Hertha BSC will face SV Elversberg at home at the same time.