Hertha BSC loses at VfL Wolfsburg: Double misfortune – Tagesspiegel

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Unfortunately Afternoon: Hertha BSC loses second late goals against with 0: 2 against VfL Wolfsburg. Already the break also had two important players of the Berlin out injured.

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50 minutes before whistle showed the VfL Wolfsburg, what he means by hospitality. Much to the delight of the 2,500 fans who had traveled in Berlin, the Hertha anthem was played at the Arena of Wolfsburg. That it should have been but at niceties also be the part of the hosts. So their plan. But the Berliner then proved in the game a long time as a very defiant adversary. Only in the final phase of the lap runner to ultimately deserved 2: 0 (0: 0) win out

Hertha coach Pal Dardai waiting equal with two surprises human nature.. For the previous master striker Salomon Kalou, who was only on the bench initially, for the first time launched Vedad Ibisevic in the striker. And for the position in central midfield alongside Per Skjelbred Tolga Cigerci was preferred against Alexander Baumjohann and Jens Hegeler. In March Cigerci was the most recent time on the court, throughout the last season brought Cigerci because a capsule injury at the toe and a stress fracture in his right foot to just 77 use minutes – that’s lasted less than an ordinary football game

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When VfL there were also some change compared to the recent Champions League game, such as attacker Nicklas Bendtner stood instead of Bast Dost in the starting XI. And the same also had the first chance. After a back pass to goalkeeper Thomas Kraft this took too long to pass the ball. He clashed with Bendtner to scramble at the end of the striker but the ball slammed over the goal.

Cigerci was the long break not noted

The Wolfsburg began briskly, Hertha was a bit erratic and almost Naldo had scored the lead for the hosts after a pass from Daniel Caligiuri head. The ball whizzed effort at goal Berliner Tor. But then came the Berlin firm into play and was mainly due to the Cigerci not remarked his long downtime in the first half. He was timing and creative director, he was always playable and what he did, most had hand and foot.

But also the involvement Ibisevic ‘paid off. He was a face-off figure and one that unlike Kalou, was also able to keep the ball or pass on. When he extended So even after a good quarter of an hour head on Genki Haraguchi, who took the ball with his chest and volley withdrew. The Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio responded magnificently and fought off the ball for a corner. The following corner then use Ibisevic to an artistic contribution. Per Fallrückzieher he tested again Benaglio, who were able to clear for a corner again.

In the following years, a fast-paced game that just the developed Berliners demanded a lot of effort. Most Hertha’s defense was good, it was against the Wolfsburg offensive force only in the closing stages to something. In Bendtner, Max Kruse, André Schürrle, Julian Draxler and Caligiuri VfL coach Dieter Hecking had equal sent five offensive players on the field.

Langkamp and force had already to break out

A few minutes before halftime santa then down Sebastian Langkamp voluntarily in his own penalty. Shortly before Hertha central defender was unhappy in a press stroke with Wolfsburg Josuha Guilavogui advised where he had been injured. Langkamp tried it for a while, but then he signaled that it is no longer. He was substituted before the half time whistle Hertha newcomer Niklas Stark.

And also Thomas Kraft had to fit into halftime. In a corner shortly before half-time he had injured his shoulder in a dogfight with Naldo. For him rune jarstein launched in the second section. Hertha’s coach had therefore replace injured two neuralgic positions. And it was not long, because the VfL had beaten capitalize on it. Jarstein was in a dogfight against Bendtner a high ball does not hold, the loose ball at the level of the penalty point defended then Stark robust and with a little luck

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But then Jarstein was in the game. After an hour the Norwegians only parried a shot Caligiuris shiny and shortly afterwards he guided a header just over the bar Draxler. But Hertha could in the final phase no longer breathing space with their own offensive actions, too far she urged the VfL back into their own half. And so came what had indicated more and more as time passes. After Marvin Plattenhardt had picked up in an offside position, the substitute for Bendtner Bast Dost scored Wolfsburg guide. Jarstein was powerless. Shortly before the final whistle transformed Dost still one of Fabian Lustenberger on Draxler caused the penalty to make it 2: 0 final score

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