In the midfield duel in the second division, Hertha BSC and Darmstadt 98 separated with a 1: 1 (0: 0) tarting. It is a grateful point for the Berliners who struggled to earn opportunities.
The goals in the game scored for Darmstadt Isac Lindberg in the 48th minute. Hertha’s compensation fell after an own goal of Aleksandar Vukotic in the 62nd minute of the game. Both teams have come closer to the relegation through the point. Hertha stands in twelve with 36 points. Darmstadt ranks a place behind with 35 points.
Darmstadt has the ball, Hertha the first degrees
In the early quarter of an hour, the fans in the Olympic Stadium were able to enjoy the sun – they were not disturbed by excitement in the form of goal opportunities. The blue and white Herthaner tried to press deep in the opposing half, but Darmstadt freed each other with pleasing passes. The first goal finish from Hertha by Ibrahim Maza (6th minute) and Toni Leistner (14th) remained harmless.
Despite the larger part of the game, the traveling Darmstadt had to wait longer for a goal shot on their team. In the 19th minute the time had come: after a corner extended by Aleksandar Vukotic, Isac Lidberg suddenly came to the ball. Hertha’s goalkeeper Tjark Ernst blocked his shot with a daring jump.
Legal goal for Hertha
Even after that, Darmstadt retained the ball control. When Berlin came to the ball, the capitals tried it with direct passes and kept looking for their best player, Fabian Reese. Reese was also the first time the Darmstadt goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen tested. In the 21st minute, a flank slipped over his foot on the arithmetic side, which became a shot on goal. Shoes stretched and steered the ball over the crossbar.
A few minutes later, Reese focused on again: after a corner he spanked the ball in the 27th minute across the five -meter room to Diego Demme, who pushed in. But his goal didn’t count. At Reeses Pass, Demme had been just offside.
Reeses counterpart on the opposite side was Vukotic. Of course, the 2.01 hole from the Darmstadt defense did not shine with its filigree dribbling. Nevertheless, he was Darmstadt’s most dangerous player because he won the most header duels after corners. Even in the 41st minute, when he only headed hair sheep to the left of the Hertha goal.
After half -time there are goals
After the break, the pace in the game then increased directly. In the 48th minute, Darmstadt’s Fabian Nürnberger tried it from a distance. Ernst could only let the shot clap this time. Right in front of the feet of Lidberg: The top scorer of the 98 used the mistake for the lead.
With the lead in the back, the Hesse continued to dominate the possession of the ball. Hertha, on the other hand, did not come to an end, but still compensated. A flat flank through the Darmstadt penalty area promoted the striking Vukotic into their own goal. Reese had lurked on the long post.
Possip in the final phase at Hertha
The longer the game lasted, the more possession of the ball belonged to Hertha. Darmstadt put counterattacks for this. Guille Bueno escaped Zeefuik and would have achieved the lead again for a hair. Seriously parried. As a result, Hertha tried to get opportunities, but repeatedly failed due to the good defense of the lilies. Only Toni Leistner achieved a good conclusion in added time after a technically demanding ball. He hit the post.
Hertha in Ulm, Darmstadt against Hanover
Hertha is in demand on the 30th matchday in Ulm (20.4, 1.30 p.m.). At the same time, Darmstadt plays against Hannover 96.