Bundesliga: Augsburg defeated Hertha BSC – Spiegel Online

Hamburg – There was a contested, but playful weak game: FC Augsburg has its home match against Hertha BSC 1: 0 (1: 0). With the third win in six matches, the FCA improved to seventh place, the Berliner stay on rank 14

The only goal of the match was scored by Augsburg captain Paul Verhaegh. He converted a controversial penalty (27 minutes).

The hosts initially given the game. In the eighth minute Raúl Bobadilla had the first chance after a mistake by Hertha Fabian Lustenberger he ran towards the gate of the guests. But the Berlin-back Peter Pekarik could clarify just

Shortly afterwards, the only chance of Hertha in the first half. Starting Genki Haraguchi played the ball into the path of Salomon Kalou and the striker moved from the left . Marwin Hitz in the Augsburg goal parried strong.

After playing almost exclusively Augsburg, but failed to develop large Torgefahr. With one exception: Nikola Djurdjic fit in 26 minutes Bobadilla in the penalty area and the winger made contact with goalkeeper Thomas Kraft. Referee Bastian Dankert decided on penalty kicks – a controversial decision. Verhaegh converted the penalty into the left corner safely.

Error of Hitz without consequences

In the second half of the Berliners came more into the game. Shortly after the break, Roy Beerens broke through on the left, his cross could Hitz at the last moment before Kalou clarify.

Despite superiority but it failed to guests afterwards to develop Torgefahr. An error of Hitz after a corner was still the most dangerous scene, Marcel Ndjeng but came too late to the ball over the line can.

A scary moment there was in the 71st minute when Hertha Senior Ronny collided with a ball soaring scorer with Verhaegh. The Dutchman played on briefly, but then had to be replaced and taken to the hospital investigations. “He could not remember everything,” said Augsburg Manager Stefan Reuter: “It’s a precautionary measure, we hope it’s nothing bad.”

Augsburg took the lead even without their captain over time without investing much. The only chance counterattack awarded Tobias Werner after a pass from Caiuby (78th)

FC Augsburg – Hertha BSC. 1: 0 (1: 0)
1: 0 Verhaegh (27, penalty)
Augsburg: Hitz – Verhaegh (71 Philp), Callsen-Bracker, Klavan, Baba – Kohr (82nd Hong), Baier – Bobadilla (65th Caiuby), Altintop, Tobias Werner – Djurdjic
Berlin: power – Ndjeng, Heitinga (69 slides), like Berger, Pekarik – Hosogai – Beerens (79 Ben-Hatira), Skjelbred, Ronny, Haraguchi (69 Stocker) – Kalou
Referee: Bastian Dankert
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