Bundesliga

The “Old lady” can still win

Hertha BSC is allowed to continue Champions League dream. At the start of the 23. Match day in the Bundesliga celebrates Hertha their first victory of the year. Especially for a Bosnian, it was a successful evening.

Against the 1. FC Cologne hits Vedas Ibisevic apparently particularly fond of. And so thought the Berlin striker apparently, not long after, as his colleague, Salomon Kalou him in the 43. Minute in the penalty area found. 599 minutes had Ibisevic had taken. In the Fall, he drew the Ball in the direction of the gate untenable for Cologne Keeper Timo Horn. It was the decisive 1:0 (1:0) for Hertha BSC, the winning goal, the first of three of Berlin in the year 2016.

“Finally, we have a little bit of luck. But the bottom line is, the deserved to win,” said coach Pal Dardai. “We had in the first half, everything is under control, and have played good football. At the end it was a lot of fight – it looked a little bit like in the second English League.” After two months without a victory, the surprise team in the first leg, third place in the table behind Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, and has now already 39 points – four more than the Fourth, Bayer Leverkusen. Cologne conceded, however, the second defeat in a row, but will continue to serve in the midfield backed up.

Hertha dominated the game

Dardai had before the game of an away success is required, and accordingly, the dominant, the Berlin. Chances are, there was the beginning on both sides, later found the Berlin to your this season, the usual good Organisation and dominated the game. Cologne moved on to the Respond and cemented the defense. The Fans in the stands had already with a 0:0 at the break, made friends, as Ibisevic earned leadership met (43.). Also in the second half was Berlin more worldly-wise and Mature, he left but then the hosts more and more of the game. Cologne came to Counter and on some occasions – the best bot FC striker Anthony Modeste, in the 82. Minute but only the post met.

2 games, 3 goals against Cologne: Ibisevic (r.) was once again unable to keep

“The biggest Handball Arena in Germany”

Shortly before that, there would have been a Elfmeterpfiff for the people of Cologne have to give: By Skjebred had the Ball in his own penalty area with the upper arm played go unpunished by referee Tobias Stieler. “We need to feel, in the biggest Handball Arena in Germany to play,” said Cologne’s Director of sport Jörg Schmadtke then in an Interview with Sky TV – also in allusion to a
clear Handtor of the hannoveraner stallion ” Leon Andreasen, the FC in the first leg in their own stadium, a bitter defeat had introduced. “This many wrong decisions in the extreme.”

Hertha won in the end deserved, but something happy and continued his good Auswärtsserie in Cologne: seven Games in, the Stranger has the Hertha now six won. And one should especially look forward: Vedad Ibisevic. The had been in the first leg of the two goals at the 2:0 for Hertha taken care of – after 1427 minutes Torflaute.