Finishing the season in the 16th place in the German First Football League (Bundesliga), Hertha Berlin defeated Hamburg, which finished 3rd in the second league, 2-0 in the play-out return match and remained in the relegation.
Hertha Berlin took the lead 1-0 with the ball sent by Dedryck Boyata to the nets in the 4th minute of the match played at Hamburg Volkspark Stadium and watched by 55 thousand spectators, and the first half was completed with this result.
In the contested match, Hertha Berlin took the lead 2-0 with Marvin Plattenhardt’s free kick goal in the 63rd minute and won the match with this score.
Başkent team managed to stay in the Bundesliga by winning the 2-0 away match after losing the first match played on 19 May 1-0.
Hamburg will once again compete in the German Second Football League next season.
Arminia Bielefeld and Greuther Fürth, who finished the season 17th and 18th in the Bundesliga, were relegated, while Schalke 04, the champion in the German Second League, and Werder Bremen, which took the second place, were promoted to the Bundesliga.