0-1: Hamburg beat Hertha and are one step away from promotion

Dutch midfielder Ludovit Reis’s goal at the start of the second half brought historic Hamburg closer to the long-awaited promotion to the Bundesliga after beating Hertha Berlin 0-1 in the first leg of the playoffs.

Neither the poster of the scapegoat where the tie began, given its status as a Second Division team, nor the nearly 75,000 spectators that filled the Olympic stadium in Berlin, was intimidated by a Hamburg, which was higher.

Only in the early stages of the rivalry did Tim Walter’s staff seem a bit intimidated, allowing Hertha Berlin, who finished third from last in the Bundesliga, to star in the occasional dangerous arrival, though not really approaching the goal.

Hamburg top

Hamburg’s contrast, who in the 32nd minute had a good chance in the boots of striker Robert Glatzel forced local goalkeeper, Danish Oliver Christensen, to show off with a shot that seemed to hit the hand of a defender at first.

But the referee, after reviewing the images, not only pointed out the maximum penalty, but also allowed an alleged first hand of a Hamburg player at the start of the action.

One occasion that seemed to convince the visitors that eight minutes later, in the 40th minute, they again brought terror to the Olímpico stands with a Glatzel header falling on the side of the net.

not allowed purpose

If Robert Glatzel, Hamburg’s top scorer with 22 goals, failed to put the ball in goal, the one who managed it in the 44th minute was Hertha’s Algerian attacker Ishak Belfodil, but the the North African’s goal was not entered on the scoreboard, after pointing out the referee’s illegal position.

A decision in which the local team seemed to remain anchored throughout the second half, which despite the departure of a Montenegrin stature player Stevan Jovetic, was fully overtaken by Hamburg in the second forty-five minutes.

the king decided

Superiority was able to move the visitors to the scoreboard in the 57th minute with a goal from Dutch Ludovit Reis, who surprised the Hertha goalkeeper with a center from the left wing that was gradually poisoned until it became a goal ( 0-1). ).

Something that resulted in the sinking of a Hertha Berlin, which apparently never had a chance to match the tournament, quite the opposite of Hamburg, which had the occasional chance to judge the tournament.

But the visitor’s second goal did not come, allowing Hertha to come up with options to avoid relegation in the second leg to be played next Monday at the Volksparkstadion, where Hamburg, a true champion in Europe, to prove their return to the top. flight of German football four years later.