KSC wins after a spectacle – Hertha loses against promoted teams

2nd Bundesliga on Friday

Penalty festival in Karlsruhe – Hertha loses against newly promoted teams

Karlsruher SC wins after a six-goal spectacle. The focus is on three penalties. Hertha makes a mistake at home against a promoted team.

Karlsruher SC ended its crisis in results in a wild second division duel thanks to great morale. Coach Christian Eichner’s team defeated bottom team Jahn Regensburg on Friday evening despite being behind twice 4:2 (1:1) and jumped to fourth place in the table after losing three competitive games in a row. The hosts’ hero was Budu Zivzivadze with a brace.

Between his two goals to make it 1:1 (45th minute +2) and 3:2 (62nd), the Georgian also missed one of three penalties in the game (47th). Regensburg took the lead twice thanks to goals from Christian Kühlwetter (19th, hand penalty) and Eric Hottmann (49th). Marvin Wanitzek (56th, penalty kick) also scored for KSC from the spot, Fabian Schleusener (86th) made the decision in the final phase.

For Regensburg, Kühlwetter’s interim lead ended an almost endless dry spell of 543 competitive minutes without a goal of their own. The striker converted a repeated penalty kick after teammate Elias Huth had previously failed to score against Max Weiß, but the goalkeeper had left the goal line too early. Nevertheless, it was the twelfth defeat of the season for the bottom of the table.

Initially, the Regensburg team had made a courageous appearance, but after their redeeming first lead, the guests became more and more inactive. Karlsruhe only partially used this. 11 seconds after the restart, referee Felix Prigan (Deizisau) decided on a penalty kick after a slight hold by Bryan Hein on Zivzivadze. The fouled player kicked himself – and failed because of Felix Gebhardt.

Jahn punished this on the other side through Hottmann, but KSC showed comeback qualities. Regensburg seemed broken, Schleusener made the decision.

Hertha BSC is increasingly withdrawing from the promotion race. Despite being in the lead, the Berliners lost 1:2 (1:0) against newly promoted Preußen Münster. After eight home games there are only two wins and five defeats in the Olympic Stadium.

Derry Scherhant (28th, penalty kick) scored for the capital city team, who were hardly convincing in terms of play. Daniel Kyerewaa (57′) and Torge Paetow (87′) turned the game in favor of the guests after the break. After the competition’s games at the weekend, coach Cristian Fiél’s team can fall further behind; after the Friday games, Hertha is in tenth place. Münster initially left the relegation zone.

Although the hosts were clearly trying, there was a lack of ideas at the front due to the absence of Fabian Reese, who was not in the squad as a precautionary measure due to foot pain. The Prussians helped considerably with the leadership. Jano ter Horst brought down Scherhant in the penalty area and the attacker converted himself.

After Hertha’s offensive jewel Ibrahim Maza had to be substituted at half-time with a thigh problem, there was even less to come together at the front. And mistakes crept in at the back too. Pascal Klemens carelessly lost the ball to Kyerewaa, who just had to push it in. Hertha now became more offensive, but Münster struck coldly after a free kick.