Successful start to the international break
Successful start to the international break
Wednesday and Thursday saw the first Hertha players take to the field for their respective countries during this international break. Hertha youngsters are also hoping to make their debuts.
On Thursday (06.09.18), two Hertha players featured for their countries and both came away with wins. In League C, group 3 of the newly formed Nations League, Hertha keeper Rune Jarstein managed to keep a clean sheet for Norway as his home country overcame Cyprus 2-0. The result is Norway’s first win in qualification for the Euros in 2020. The Scandinavians could pick up another three points when they face Bulgaria in their second group match on Sunday (09.09.18, kick off 18.00). Valentino Lazaro and his home nation of Austria also hope to pick up their first qualification points when they face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday (11.09.18, kick off 20.45). Austria played out a 2-0 international friendly win over Sweden on Thursday evening. Lazaro came on from the bench in the 59th minute.
On Thursday afternoon, Javairo Dilrosun played for the Netherlands U20s side against Portugal. Hertha’s new man was subbed on in the 62th minute, in a game which turned out to be a goalless draw. On Wednesday, Ondrej Duda played for Slovakia against Denmark. The Danes showed little fight with a team formed partially out of Futsal players. Slovakia won 3-0 and Duda was subbed on with 30 minutes to play. On Sunday (09.09.18, kick off 15.00), Slovakia continue their quest for a Euros spot when they face Ukraine in group 2.
Youngsters hoping for a debut
Friday is all about the German youth teams. Jordan Torunarigha has already played for the U21s side once, whilst Arne Maier will be hoping to get his debut in the game against Mexico at 19.00. The same goes for Pálkó Dárdai and Florian Baak who are hoping to debut for the U20s side when they play the Czech Republic at 18.00. After having previously played for the U16s, U17s and U18s sides, Dennis Jastrzembski is hoping for his first cap for the U19s when they play Switzerland at 16.00.
*All times CEST
| Fixture | Player | Game (Venue) | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 05.09.18 (20.45) | Ondrej Duda | Slovakia vs Denmark (Trnava) | 3-0 | |
| Thurs | 06.09.18 (17.00) | Javairo Dilrosun | Portugal U20s vs Netherlands U20s (Estoril) | 0-0 | |
| Thurs | 06.09.18 (20.45) | Rune Jarstein | Norway vs Cyprus (Oslo) | 2-0 | |
| Thurs | 06.09.18 (20.45) | Valentino Lazaro | Austria vs Sweden (Vienna) | 2-0 | |
| Fri | 07.09.18 (16.00) | Dennis Jastrzembski | Germany U19s vs Sweden U19s (Hanau) | ||
| Fri | 07.09.18 (18.00) | Flo Baak | Pálko Dárdai | Germany U20s vs Czech Republic U20s (Elversberg) | |
| Fri | 07.09.18 (19.00) | Jordan Torunarigha | Arne Maier | Germany U21s vs Mexico U21s (Fürth) | |
| Sun | 09.09.18 (15.00) | Ondrej Duda | Ukraine vs Slovakia (Kiev) | ||
| Sun | 09.09.18 (18.00) | Rune Jarstein | Bulgaria v Norway (Sofia) | ||
| Mon | 10.09.18 (11.00) | Dennis Jastrzembski | GermanyU19s vs Slovakia U19s (Rüsselsheim) | ||
| Mon | 10.09.18 (19.00) | Javairo Dilrosun | Netherlands U20s vs England U20s (Katwijk) | ||
| Tues | 11.09.18 (19.00) | Jordan Torunarigha | Arne Maier | Republic of Ireland U21s v Germany U21s (Dublin) | |
| Tues | 11.09.18 (20.45) | Valentino Lazaro | Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Austria (Zenica) |