Shortly after the Klinsmann diaries, Hertha BSC fought back at Fortuna Düsseldorf and scored a point. It didn't look like that for a long time.
- Hertha's first appearance after Jürgen Klinsmann's diaries
- Düsseldorf starts furiously in the first half
- Piatek and Cunha bring Hertha back into play
Düsseldorf - First desolate, then furious: After the mud fight with ex-coach Jürgen Klinsmann, Hertha BSC avoided the next low blow with a considerable chase. Coach Alexander Nouri's Berliners caught up 0-3 in the game at Fortuna Dusseldorf - the lead over the Rhinelanders on the relegation ground is 3 points after 3: 3.
A curious own goal by Erik Thommy (64.), the goal from Matheus Cunha (67.) and a converted penalty kick by Krzysztof Piatek (76.) brought the guests back after a catastrophic first half in front of 31,632 spectators. Fortuna had initially taken the lead through Kenan Karaman (6th, 45th + 1) and Thommy (9th) and had the game under control for a long time.
After Klinsmann-Schelte: Thomas Kraft at Hertha in goal
Former national coach Klinsmann attacked everything and everyone in the club mercilessly in a general criticism in diary form during his 76 days of service. Especially sports director Michael Preetz ("lying culture without claiming to think") got his fat off, but also players were violently attacked. Among other things goalkeeper Thomas Kraft. Nouri placed his trust in the former Munich player as one of seven (!) New players compared to the 0: 5 debacle against Cologne in the Hertha starting eleven.
93 ': What a crazy game. Great morale, after 0: 3 we get a very, very important counter. Of course we know that we haven't played the way we wanted for a long time. # F95BSC 3: 3 #hahohe pic.twitter.com/EQIHRAwtkE
- Hertha BSC (@HerthaBSC) February 28, 2020But the converted guests got off to a false start in the Düsseldorf drizzle. Fortuna director Kevin Stöger dubbed the entire Hertha defense with a long ball before Karaman kept his nerve and tunneled the unfortunate force. Shortly afterwards, Thommy left the completely indisposed ex-Dusseldorf Dodi Lukebakio on the left edge of the penalty area in a Hertha corner and increased quite well to 2: 0 when falling.
Bundesliga: Piatek awards top-class players for Hertha
Hertha was visibly shocked by the early deficit, but the sleazy terrain and Düsseldorf carelessness brought the guests top-class chances. Klinsmann Purchasing Piatek awarded three of them. After a slip by F95 keeper Florian Kastenmeier , the 23 million man from the goal line first missed the empty box (12th), failed in one-on-one on the extremely strong Düsseldorf keeper (30th) and then narrowly missed a volley (32.).
The Fortuna was shaken awake. Through Stöger and the once more agile Thommy, the home side kept pushing into the Berlin field. After a cross Rouwen Hennings cleverly let through for Karaman, who only had to insert. The outgoing sports director Lutz Pfannenstiel praised the high efficiency during the break on the DAZN microphone, but warned: "We have to continue to play it down concentrated." That didn't work.
Bundesliga: Alex Nouri changes at half time
At break, Nouri occupied the wing positions with Maximilian Mittelstädt and Marius Wolf . The guests took more game control, Fortuna was not consistent enough in counter situations.
Out of nowhere, Thommy, who brought an unhappy flank into the gate with his hand, brought new hope to the guests. The deflected Cunha shot then caused tension that was unthinkable for a long time. Fortuna got nervous and took the penalty kick. Piatek transformed cool. Cunha also hit the post in the 90th minute.
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