The 1. FC Kaiserslautern is more and more established in the top group of the 2nd Bundesliga. At Hertha BSC, a combative performance was enough to win. Even without his blocked coach Markus Beginning on the sidelines, the FCK won 1-0 (0-0) in Berlin on Saturday.
Luca Sirch (57th) scored the crucial goal after a counterattack. Due to the fourth victory in a row, the Palatinate with 38 points move to the top three of the second division table with the Hamburger SV. In contrast, the Hertha, who only scored five points from the latest seven games, is slowly losing contact with 25 points with the promotion places.
Krahl clarifies three times against Reese
In an intensive game, Hertha BSc had more of the game in the first round, but the guests were the first big chance: Marlon Ritter stuck on Ragnar Ache (17th), who moved through the penalty area, but with his conclusion long corner missed. However, that was the last one for a long time, which FCK coach at the beginning – who was closed to a game after his red card in the game against Prussia Münster – was out of the offensive from his team.
The other occasions went to the host’s account. Above all, Fabian Reese thawed after initial start -up difficulties. Julian Krahl fished his first degree (27th) from the long corner and also in a one-on-one situation a little later (33.) Lautern’s goalkeeper kept the upper hand. The third meeting also won Krahl when he defused an 18-meter shot from Reese (40th).
Shortly before the break, the FCK showed itself again in front of the goal. Ache, who was in the starting eleven for the first time since his injury at the end of November, checked Hertha goalkeeper Marius Gerbeck (44.) with a massive left-wing shot.
Sirch-Kracher brings Lautern the lead
The first shot in the second 45 minutes also went to Reeses account (54th). This time the shot came from 20 meters from half -left – and again Krahl was just right. For this, the second serious shot on goal took the lead for the guests. With a counterattack, Ritter put across the sirch and he hit the ball so optimally that the flat foot from 22 meters hit exactly 1: 0 at the bottom left.
Then the team, coached by the beginning assistant Florian Junge, withdrew and lurked on counterattacks. Daisuke Yokota (69th) Gersbeck with an 18-meter shot. Hertha tried to equalize, but did not get any dangerous degrees against the compact FCK defense even with continuous pressure in the final phase.
Hertha in Düsseldorf, Lautern against Hanover
Hertha will be on the pitch again on Saturday evening. Then it goes to the top game at Fortuna Düsseldorf (15.02.2025, 8.30 p.m.). Kaiserslautern previously played at home against Hannover 96 (1 p.m.).