It must be a dream. If not now then when? Hertha BSC with his Bundesliga team in the semifinals of the German Cup competition just one step from the final in their own stadium – that was in the past 35 years a sheer illusion that in the first or second round of this tradition competition vanished quickly after many defeats. But this time not, and this time is Hertha’s first dreamer and Oberrealo Pal Dardai the direction.
Author: Roland Zorn, sports editor.
the 40-year-old Hungarian, with 286 Erstligaeinsätzen 1996-2011 the record player of the club, lives long in the West End near the Olympic stadium. He was in the past a spectator when the great German season finale kicked off in his sports lounge repeatedly. This time drives him the desire to do on May 21, his last day of work this season in the interior of the historic arena at a Berlin holiday.
At least Hertha amateurs were in 1993 in the final
“I wants as a finalist in this case be “, he formulated his Cup dream even before the start of this season. Just as in 1993 already achieved the “Hertha Bubis” to the later national player Carsten Ramelow, which at that time only by a late goal by Ulf Kirsten Bayer Leverkusen 0: documents. 1 The blue and white professionals, the time in the second division at home, looked enviously at how ascended the amateurs of the association for a few days to Berlin favorites.
Since 1985, the DFB Cup ever in Berlin handed – and never was the Hertha since even in the final
This time, however, 23 years later, Dardais waving Bundesliga players a great opportunity with a win this Wednesday (20.30 clock / ARD and Live Scores at FAZ.NET) over Borussia Dortmund on this Wednesday evening the big step into to provide the final. An impossible? Finally, the BVB is the best Second, the world has ever seen in the history of the league. On the other hand, the heavy Dortmund 3: 4 defeat against Liverpool in the quarter-final second leg of the Europa League just under a week back
“We beat Dortmund on penalties”
The load. minute knockout in a thrilling knockout duel could have repercussions. And there is indeed a template for Hertha 6 February, as in the previous season to a club from the Bundesliga top ascended from Table No. 15 Berlin BVB abtrotzten a draw. With great passion and even greater discipline handed it to a deserving 0: 0 at the Olympic Stadium. Therefore Dardai let his imagination run wild again. “I have set myself,” he told the “Bild” newspaper, “we beat Dortmund on penalties. We are struggling with a 0: 0 in the extension, through this also scoreless and then beat freezing to – and from point “. 5: 4 on penalties after Dardais conviction for his boys will end
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Can you believe it – after last two Bundesliga defeats (0: 5 in Mönchengladbach, 1: 2 in Hoffenheim) and a draw (2: 2 against Hannover)? The in Berlin here and there never ceases noticeable skepticism about Hertha BSC these results have given fresh food just before the season highlight. The club, which comes at the point games in the huge Olympic Stadium to just 45,000 viewers on average, currently fighting for a long term success story, with which he wants to conquer a permanent place in the hearts of Berliners. Not an easy exercise for by many still considered as something piefiger West Berlin club Hertha with its eventful history between second division and first division top courses
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in Dardai the club has at least found a frontman in his own ranks, arriving, ends in mind ( “we want to be respected Hertha, which belongs in the league for the first six teams again”) and to a team with has shaped profile. The Berliner not play the most attractive football, but they bribe their convincing performances with their good organization, its working ethos, their appropriate combination football and their patience in the game up to the moments, because the opposition begins to open for Berlin. Hertha BSC represents a trimmed on efficiency team that can annoy the competition with their dangerous strikers Ibisevic and Kalou professionally. The Dortmunder when Dardais collective has one of its last rare good day.
Two final defeats are all
stood twice in this competition untitled Hertha Cup final, which they after a replay against 1977 1. FC Köln as 0. 1 lost as 1979 after extra time against Fortuna Dusseldorf
was determined since Berlin 1985 for permanent venue for the final, played the local giants, who in 1930 and 1931 German champion, not even a minor role in the search for the final candidates. Already the semifinal is time for the first time achieved since 1981 – and 76,233 spectators are at a packed Olympic Stadium in this event, for even an additional grandstand was built, to be there. “If you this game will win,” says Ungar Dardai advance, not “people talking even in twenty years of it.”
If, stood at least a remarkable chapter with Berlin local color in the annals, not quite would have reached the original success of “Hertha Bubis’ and the 1. FC Union Berlin, who as newly promoted to the second division, the Cup final 0 2001 2 04 lost against FC Schalke. What two smaller teams Berlin was granted, of which the greater Hertha dreams finally concretely -. With coach Dardai as the first dream interpreters ahead
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