BERLIN. Kaiserslautern beats Hertha BSC 3-1. Kaiserslautern was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Jan Elvedi (5′), Richmond Tachie (38′) and Filip Kaloč (69′). Hertha BSC reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by Fabian Reese, but there was not much to do for them. Hertha BSC was much better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck who was helped by Robert Kempter and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Richard Hempel. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 20 Total 13
- 7 On Target 5
- 12 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 71
- 43 Dangerous attack 17
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Hertha BSC had a superior ball possession 69% while Kaiserslautern was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hertha BSC was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Kaiserslautern found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Hertha BSC shot 20 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kaiserslautern shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (Aymen Barkok and Haris Tabakovic). On the opposite side, Kaiserslautern received 1 yellow card (Richmond Tachie).
Match Timeline
Standings
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Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC
46'
78'
90'
Hertha BSC adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Pál Dárdai decided to play with the following team: Marten Winkler, Marius Gersbeck , Toni Leistner , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Márton Dárdai , Jonjoe Kenny , Deyovaisio Zeefuik , Aymen Barkok , Michał Karbownik , Florian Niederlechner , Derry Scherhant and Haris Tabakovic .
The home team had on the bench: Peter Pekarik , Smail Prevljak , Fabian Reese , Nader El-Jindaoui, Gustav Christensen , Palkó Dárdai, Tony Rölke, Tjark Ernst and Andreas Bouchalakis .
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 4 changes: Deyovaisio Zeefuik for Andreas Bouchalakis (46′), Márton Dárdai for Fabian Reese (46′), Derry Scherhant for Gustav Christensen (63′) and Florian Niederlechner for Smail Prevljak (63′).
Player of the match: Fabian Reese
The most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Fabian Reese.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Kaiserslautern – Formation
Kaiserslautern
Also Kaiserslautern adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Dimitrios Grammozis played with: Julian Krahl , Jan Elvedi , Boris Tomiak , Almamy Touré , Frank Ronstadt , Filip Kaloč , Julian Niehues , Tymoteusz Puchacz , Marlon Ritter , Richmond Tachie , Ragnar Ache .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jean Zimmer , Kenny Prince Redondo, Nikola Soldo, Aaron Opoku , Tobias Raschl, Ba-Muaka Simakala, Filip Stojilković , Avdo Spahić and Dickson Abiama .
Kaiserslautern could not rely on the presence of Jean Zimmer (injured).
Substitutions
Kaiserslautern made 4 changes: Ragnar Ache for Dickson Abiama (85′), Frank Ronstadt for Jean Zimmer (49′), Richmond Tachie for Filip Stojilković (63′) and Marlon Ritter for Aaron Opoku (63′).
Player of the match: Julian Krahl
The player that probably impressed the most for Kaiserslautern was the goalkeeper: Julian Krahl. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the DFB Pokal.
