Teams | December 4, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Second derby win
Second derby win
Hertha won the Berlin-Brandenburg-Derby 2-1.
Hertha BSC were on their travels again on Monday night (03.12.12), as they faced fourth placed Energie Cottbus in front of 13,000 (3,000 Hertha fans) at the Stadion der freundschaft on Bundesliga 2 matchday 17. After a controlled display the Berliners came away with a 2-1 victory, extending their club record unbeaten run to 15 matches.
Hertha suffered another setback shortly before the tevevised Monday night match. Striker Adrian Ramos was laid low with a cold and was unable to make the trip to the Lausitz region. Sandro Wagner replaced the Columbian in the team. Felix Bastians played at left back instead of Fabian Holland. Although below freezing point temperatures greeted the teams as they emerged from the tunnel it was Hertha who made the livelier start, building pressure going forward, while keeping things water tight at the back. The first chance of the derby clash came as Ronny played Sahar into space down the left. The latter aimed for the net at the far post but his shot flew agonisingly wide (8.).
Kluge plays striker
The visitors took the game by the scruff of the neck from then on. Sami Allagui advanced on Cottbus keeper Kirschbaum, but was stopped in the nick of time by a last ditch lunge by a home defender (10.). Hertha looked the likelier side to score and score they did as Ronny won possession well in midfield, before finding his skipper Peter Niemeyer with a fine pass.
Niemeyer let fly from the edge of the area and keeper Kirschbaum could only parry the ball into the path of Peer Kluge, who nodded the Berliners ahead from a metre out (16.). At the other end Energie target man Sanogo narrowly failed to reach a cross from Adlung (24.). Sami Allagui then had the chance to make it 2-0 to the visitors, but the young Tunisian missed a ball into the box by Wagner by the tiniest of margins. After dominating the opening half, Hertha took a well-deserved 1-0 lead with them into the halftime break.
Ronny strikes again
Kirschbaum almost gifted Hertha a second goal, as he fluffed at a free kick sent to the far post by Ronny. Sahar got his knee to the ball but could only watch it as it flew just past the post (50.) Then the home side equalised with their first chance of the game, as Sörensen headed home an Adlung free kick (54.). The game became a little more lively but neither side was able to create any clearcut scoring chances, and set pieces were wasted by both teams.
Hertha won a free kick on the edge of the Cottbus area, but Ronny could only hammer it into the defensive wall (66.). Hertha's top scorer went one better on 84 minutes as a Ndjeng free kick was headed out to him on the left edge of the area. He received the ball, contolled it and fired it home on the turn for his 8th strike of the season (84.). Surely a contender for goal of the month. Hertha held on for the remaining minutes of the game and as the final whistle was blown, celebrated victory with the huge contingent of travelling faithful who outsung the home fans all game.
Second half of season begins next week
The win in Cottbus secured Hertha's second place, four points behind leaders Braunschweig and four points ahead of third placed Kaiserslautern who surprisingly lost to St.Pauli this weekend. The second half of the season begins next week for coach Jos Luhukay and his team. On matchday 18 they travel to meet SC Paderborn on Saturday (08.12.12).
Hertha suffered another setback shortly before the tevevised Monday night match. Striker Adrian Ramos was laid low with a cold and was unable to make the trip to the Lausitz region. Sandro Wagner replaced the Columbian in the team. Felix Bastians played at left back instead of Fabian Holland. Although below freezing point temperatures greeted the teams as they emerged from the tunnel it was Hertha who made the livelier start, building pressure going forward, while keeping things water tight at the back. The first chance of the derby clash came as Ronny played Sahar into space down the left. The latter aimed for the net at the far post but his shot flew agonisingly wide (8.).
Kluge plays striker
The visitors took the game by the scruff of the neck from then on. Sami Allagui advanced on Cottbus keeper Kirschbaum, but was stopped in the nick of time by a last ditch lunge by a home defender (10.). Hertha looked the likelier side to score and score they did as Ronny won possession well in midfield, before finding his skipper Peter Niemeyer with a fine pass.
Niemeyer let fly from the edge of the area and keeper Kirschbaum could only parry the ball into the path of Peer Kluge, who nodded the Berliners ahead from a metre out (16.). At the other end Energie target man Sanogo narrowly failed to reach a cross from Adlung (24.). Sami Allagui then had the chance to make it 2-0 to the visitors, but the young Tunisian missed a ball into the box by Wagner by the tiniest of margins. After dominating the opening half, Hertha took a well-deserved 1-0 lead with them into the halftime break.
Ronny strikes again
Kirschbaum almost gifted Hertha a second goal, as he fluffed at a free kick sent to the far post by Ronny. Sahar got his knee to the ball but could only watch it as it flew just past the post (50.) Then the home side equalised with their first chance of the game, as Sörensen headed home an Adlung free kick (54.). The game became a little more lively but neither side was able to create any clearcut scoring chances, and set pieces were wasted by both teams.
Hertha won a free kick on the edge of the Cottbus area, but Ronny could only hammer it into the defensive wall (66.). Hertha's top scorer went one better on 84 minutes as a Ndjeng free kick was headed out to him on the left edge of the area. He received the ball, contolled it and fired it home on the turn for his 8th strike of the season (84.). Surely a contender for goal of the month. Hertha held on for the remaining minutes of the game and as the final whistle was blown, celebrated victory with the huge contingent of travelling faithful who outsung the home fans all game.
Second half of season begins next week
The win in Cottbus secured Hertha's second place, four points behind leaders Braunschweig and four points ahead of third placed Kaiserslautern who surprisingly lost to St.Pauli this weekend. The second half of the season begins next week for coach Jos Luhukay and his team. On matchday 18 they travel to meet SC Paderborn on Saturday (08.12.12).