With the second victory in a row, Hertha BSC continues to take a breath in the relegation battle in the 2nd Bundesliga. At 3: 1 (1-0) on Saturday against Karlsruher SC, the Berliners were able to rely on Fabian Reese again.
Reese got the first two Hertha hits with a massive inclined shot (16th) and a cheeky lupfer (47th). Marvin Wanitzek (55.) brought the KSC back with a transformed penalty – but it was not enough for the guests. Luca Schuler (89th) made everything clear for the “old lady” shortly before the end.
“It was incredible. Everyone gave everything, thrown their balls. In the end you will be rewarded with the third goal“Hertha coach Stefan Leitl was pleased with the sports show. With the first home win since October and now 32 points, the capitals are moving further from the basement places of the 2nd division.
Sportschau, 29.03.2025 3:04 p.m.
The Karlsruher SC (37 points), which continues to wait for an away win in 2025, will finally lose sight of the promotion places after the third winless game in a row and hang out in the table midfield. “The game can tip over with the 1-2“, KSC coach Christian Eichner told the Sportschau,”But we were just too harmless in the end.“
First Hertha goal Sits directly
The hosts started extremely effective in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. The Hertha took the lead immediately with the first serious shot when Reese had space in the penalty area after a quick combination and shot down to the far corner to 1-0 with a tight shot. That was almost with offensive actions in the first round.
The KSC struggled, especially received yellow cards (four in round one) because the Badeners often came too late in a duel. Shortly before the break, Hertha set a fragrance brand again, but Reese (44th) missed his second goal free -standing from eight meters.
Capital KSC error before 2: 0
The 27-year-old caught up with this immediately after the restart. A back pass from Marcel Franke was far too short. Reese splashed on the left wing in front of the falling KSC keeper Max Weiß in between and pulled off towards the gate. There Reese did without a cross pass, but cheeky the ball of half -left from five meters about KSC defender Marcel Beifus on the line to 2-0 in the goal – his sixth goal in the last six missions.
Sportschau, 29.03.2025 3:04 p.m.
However, the dazzling mood among the Hertha fans under bright blue sky did not last too long. In one of the rare KSC attacks until then, Toni Leistner went to an impetuous in a duel with Robin Heußer. Wanitzek certainly converted the due penalty to 1: 2. And suddenly the counter was passed on with the KSC coach Christian Eichner’s team.
KSC out of nowhere back in the game
In the following minutes, the guests of the Berlin defense caused some problems. “I think we were too deep. We would have needed more activity,” said Hertha trainer Leitl. So it got tight. Bambasé Conté (60th) headed a cross just past. Wanitzek (64th) got stuck in the defense with a 25-meter free kick. Hertha BSC took almost a quarter of an hour to get more control into his game again.
Nevertheless, Karlsruhe also had good opportunities to compensate. Michel Kaufmann (79.) could not process a conté input in the five. Shortly thereafter, Conté himself had a free shooting track from twelve meters, but Hertha goalkeeper Tjark seriously parried. While Hertha and KSC fans celebrated their fan friendship with a blue and white flag choreography across the entire stadium, Berlin was wiggling badly.
The KSC threw everything forward. Flank around the flank, cornerball around Eckball sailed into the Berlin penalty area. But another goal did not score the guests. The team from Stefan Leitl struck again and made the decision. After a throw -in, the Berliners quickly went forward and the substitute from the left the substitute Schuler nodded in the goal of six meters to the liberating 3: 1.
Berlin in Cologne, Karlsruhe against Hanover
Hertha BSC is now required on Saturday evening (05.04.2025) in the top game at the new league leader 1. FC Köln (8.30 p.m.). Karlsruhe already plays against Hannover 96 (6.30 p.m.) on Friday evening.