2nd Bundesliga: After cup success: Cologne will get their subsequent win at Hertha | EUROtoday

The 1. FC Köln received again on observe within the second division after the cup success in opposition to Kiel and stopped Hertha BSC’s run. In the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Gerhard Struber’s crew received 1-0 (1-0) in entrance of 68,763 spectators. Tim Lemperle scored the objective of the day within the thirty first minute.

The friends from the Rhineland had been in a position to have a good time a way of success once more after two earlier league defeats. During the week, Cologne kicked first division membership Kiel out of the cup. Hertha missed the third league win in a row and the prospect to leap to a promotion place.

The Bundesliga relegated crew from Cologne is now quickly in tenth place within the desk after eleven video games. Hertha is sixth. Both groups can nonetheless be overtaken by rivals on Sunday.

No possibilities to attain for a very long time

Both coaches relied on the beginning lineups that had introduced victory within the cup. Cologne began once more with a three-man chain and Marvin Schwäbe in objective, who had performed his first aggressive recreation of the season in opposition to Kiel.

The backdrop was top-flight. On the sphere, nonetheless, each groups had been unable to create an actual probability to attain within the first half hour. Cologne’s Dominique Heintz then discovered the hole in Hertha’s protection with a ball from her personal half. Lemperle ran alone in direction of Berlin keeper Tjark Ernst and scored his fifth league objective to take the general deserved lead.

Shortly after the restart, Hertha had its greatest probability to this point. After a nook, Derry Scherhant shot at a teammate (46′). Shortly afterwards, captain Toni Leistner had to get replaced with an damage (52′). The Berliners received higher and had a couple of alternatives. On the opposite hand, Dejan Ljubicic missed a terrific probability to make it 2-0 (sixtieth). Hertha stored making an attempt, however had no luck.

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