Bundesliga: Hertha BSC grabs a 2-1 win against Schalke 04 2-1
BERLIN. Hertha BSC beat Schalke 04 to win 2-1. A goal from W. Kanga was decisive in the 88min.
BERLIN. Hertha BSC topped Schalke 04 to win 2-1. A goal from W. Kanga was decisive in the 88min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Hertha BSC to strike first with a goal of L. Tousart at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, W. Kanga gave the win to Hertha BSC in the 88′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In the presence of 60,165 spectators. The referee was Martin Petersen who had the assistance of Alexander Sather and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 16 degrees Celsius or 60.71 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Hertha BSC was in firm control of the ball 55% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Hertha BSC was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Hertha BSC won the match.
Hertha BSC shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Schalke 04 shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 5 yellow cards (W. Kanga, A. Rogel, D. Lukebakio, M. Richter and J. Boetius). On the opposite side, Schalke 04 received 1 yellow card (S. Polter).
After this contest, Hertha BSC will have 8 points like VfB Stuttgart to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, Schalke 04 will stay with 6 points to move up in the 18th place.
Match Events
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46'46'
M. Richter
C. Ejuke
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49'49'
L. Tousart
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59'59'
F. Mollet
D. Drexler
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59'59'
D. Latza
T. Krauss
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73'73'
I. Sunjic
S. Serdar
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73'73'
K. Karaman
M. Aydin
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75'75'
W. Kanga
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81'81'
A. Rogel
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83'83'
S. Polter
M. Bulter
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85'85'
F. Mollet
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86'86'
S. Polter
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88'88'
W. Kanga
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90'90'
J. Boetius
S. Jovetic
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90'90'
D. Lukebakio
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90'90'
M. Dardai
D. Lukebakio
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90'90'
M. Richter
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90'90'
D. Selke
W. Kanga
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90'90'
J. Boetius
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Hertha BSC will play away with Werder Bremen on the 28th of October with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of Werder Bremen (8 draws).
Schalke 04 will host SC Freiburg on the 30th of October with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of SC Freiburg (5 draws).
Hertha BSC: Formation and Lineups
Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Sandro Schwarz chose to play with the following team: Oliver Christensen , Jonjoe Kenny , Agustín Rogel , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Marvin Plattenhardt , Lucas Tousart , Suat Serdar , Dodi Lukebakio , Chidera Ejuke , Wilfried Kanga and Stevan Jovetić .
Substitutes
Hertha BSC made 5 changes: C. Ejuke for M. Richter (46′), S. Serdar for I. Sunjic (73′), S. Jovetic for J. Boetius (90′), D. Lukebakio for M. Dardai (90′) and W. Kanga for D. Selke (90′).
Top player: Lucas Tousart
Probably the most impressive player in Hertha BSC was Lucas Tousart.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Schalke 04: Formation and Lineups
Schalke 04 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Frank Kramer played with: Alexander Schwolow , Cedric Brunner , Maya Yoshida , Henning Matriciani , Mehmet Aydin , Tom Krauß , Alex Král , Thomas Ouwejan , Dominick Drexler , Simon Terodde and Marius Bülter .
Substitutes
Schalke 04 made 4 changes: D. Drexler for F. Mollet (59′), T. Krauss for D. Latza (59′), M. Aydin for K. Karaman (73′) and M. Bulter for S. Polter (83′).
Top player: Thomas Ouwejan
The player who no doubt impressed Schalke 04 the most was Thomas Ouwejan.
His rating is with 34 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.
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