Hertha BSC beats Magdeburg 3-2 with 2 goals from F. Reese

BERLIN. Hertha BSC beat Magdeburg 3-2 thanks to F. Reese who scored in the 33rd and 59th minute.

By
John Ross
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Hertha BSC beats Magdeburg 3-2 with 2 goals from F. Reese

BERLIN. Hertha BSC conquered Magdeburg 3-2 thanks to F. Reese who scored in the 33rd and 59th minute. Magdeburg lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

Jean Hugonet received a red card (37′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Magdeburg lost the match.

The match was played at the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium in Berlin on Friday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 52,652 spectators.​ The referee was Florian Exner with the help of Mitja Stegemann and Luca Schlosser. The 4th official was Timo Gansloweit. The weather was light intensity shower rain. The temperature was cold at 14.13 degrees Celsius or 57.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Hertha BSC

3 - 2

Team 1

Magdeburg

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 59 Attack 129
  • 41 Dangerous attack 42
  • 92 Ball safe 110
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Magdeburg had a superior ball possession 60% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Magdeburg had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Hertha BSC was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Hertha BSC shot 21 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Magdeburg shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Hertha BSC received 2 yellow cards (Pascal Klemens and Jonjoe Kenny). On the other side, Magdeburg received 3 yellow cards (Barış Atik, Tobias Müller and Mo El Hankouri).

Also, Magdeburg didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Jean Hugonet (Magdeburg) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (37′).

Match Timeline

22'
Baris Atik(goal)Jan Luca Schuler
Fabian Reese(penalty)
33'
33'
Baris Atik- Yellow
37'
Jean Hugonet- Red
Palkó Dárdai(goal)
39'
45'
Connor Krempicki - sub ->Xavier Amaechi
51'
Tobias Müller(goal)Silas Gnaka
Fabian Reese(goal)
59'
B. Hussein- sub ->Andreas Bouchalakis
60'
I. Maza- sub ->Palkó Dárdai
68'
D. Scherhant- sub ->Marten Winkler
68'
68'
Tobias Müller- Yellow
73'
Luc Castaignos- sub ->Jan Luca Schuler
78'
Mohammed El Hankouri- Yellow
81'
Alexander Nollenberger- sub ->Connor Krempicki
88'
Tatsuya Ito- sub ->Herbert Bockhorn
Jonjoe Kenny- Yellow
89'
G. Christensen- sub ->Haris Tabakovic
89'
L. Gechter- sub ->Fabian Reese
90'
P. Klemens- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Pauli
63
31
Holstein Kiel
61
31
Fortuna Düsseldorf
56
31
Hamburger SV
52
31
Karlsruher SC
49
31
Hannover 96
46
31
Paderborn
46
31
Hertha BSC
45
31
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
45
31
Elversberg
40
31
Magdeburg
37
31
Schalke 04
37
31
Nürnberg
37
31
Eintracht Braunschweig
34
31
Kaiserslautern
33
31
Wehen Wiesbaden
32
31
Hansa Rostock
31
31
Osnabrück
25
31

After this match, Hertha BSC has 32 points like Fortuna Düsseldorf to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Magdeburg will stays with 27 points like Wehen Wiesbaden to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 2. Bundesliga, Hertha BSC will play away against Eintracht Braunschweig on the 24th of February with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Hertha BSC (2 draws).

Magdeburg will host Schalke 04 on the 24th of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Schalke 04 (0 draws).

Hertha BSC – Formation

Hertha BSC
G
Tjark Ernst  12.Germany
7.0
D
Michal Karbownik 6.Poland
6.3
D
Jonjoe Kenny 16.England
6.7
89'
D
M. Dárdai 31.Germany
6.4
D
P. Klemens 41.Germany
6.8
90'
M
Andreas Bouchalakis 5.Greece
6.6
60'
M
Fabian Reese 11.Germany
10.1
90' Goals33', 59'
M
Aymen Barkok 18.Morocco
7.0
M
Marten Winkler 22.Germany
7.0
68'
M
Palkó Dárdai 27.Hungary
7.5
68' Goals39'
F
Haris Tabakovic 25.Switzerland
7.1
89'
Substitutes
G
M. Gersbeck 35.Germany
D
Peter Pekarík 2.Slovakia
D
Toni Leistner  37.Germany
D
L. Gechter 44.Germany
90'
M
B. Hussein 8.Sweden
6.7
60'
M
Jeremy Dudziak 19.Tunisia
F
G. Christensen 26.Denmark
6.4
89'
F
I. Maza 30.Germany
6.7
68'
F
D. Scherhant 39.Germany
6.3
68'

Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Pál Dárdai decided to play with the following team: Tjark Ernst (7.0), Jonjoe Kenny (6.7), Pascal Klemens (6.8), Márton Dárdai (6.4), Michał Karbownik (6.3), Aymen Barkok (7.0), Andreas Bouchalakis (6.6), Marten Winkler (7.0), Palkó Dárdai (7.5), Fabian Reese (10.1) and Haris Tabakovic (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Pekarik , Bilal Hussein (6.7), Jeremy Dudziak, Gustav Christensen (6.4), Ibrahim Maza (6.7), Marius Gersbeck, Toni Leistner, Derry Scherhant (6.3) and Linus Gechter.

Substitutions

Hertha BSC made 5 changes: Palkó Dárdai for Ibrahim Maza (68′), Marten Winkler for Derry Scherhant (68′), Andreas Bouchalakis for Bilal Hussein (60′), Haris Tabakovic for Gustav Christensen (89′) and Fabian Reese for Linus Gechter (90′).

Player of the match: Palkó Dárdai​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Palkó Dárdai.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Magdeburg – Formation

Magdeburg
G
Dominik Reimann 1.Germany
7.3
D
Daniel Elfadli 6.Libya
7.8
D
Daniel Heber 15.Germany
7.5
D
Tobias Müller 21.Germany
7.0
68' Goals51'
M
Herbert Bockhorn 7.Germany
7.3
88'
M
Mohammed El Hankouri 11.Morocco
7.3
78'
M
Jean Hugonet 24.France
6.0
37'
M
Silas Gnaka 25.Ivory Coast
7.5
F
Xavier Amaechi 20.England
6.3
45'
F
Baris Atik 23.Germany
8.4
33' Goals22'
F
Luca Schuler 26.Germany
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
Noah Kruth 30.Germany
D
A. Hoti 3.Kosovo
D
Leon Bell Bell  19.Cameroon
M
Connor Krempicki  13.Germany
6.8
45'
M
Amara Condé  29.Germany
F
Luc Castaignos 9.Netherlands
6.8
73'
F
Jason Ceka 10.Germany
F
Alexander Nollenberger 17.Germany
6.6
81'
F
Tatsuya Ito 37.Japan
7.3
88'

Magdeburg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Christian Titz played with: Dominik Reimann (7.3), Tobias Müller (7.0), Daniel Elfadli (7.8), Daniel Heber (7.5), Herbert Bockhorn (7.3), Jean Hugonet (6.0), Silas Gnaka (7.5), Mo El Hankouri (7.3), Xavier Amaechi (6.3), Jan Luca Schuler (6.8) and Barış Atik (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andi Hoti, Luc Castaignos (6.8), Jason Ceka, Connor Krempicki (6.8), Alexander Nollenberger (6.6), Leon Bell Bell, Amara Condé, Noah Kruth and Tatsuya Ito (7.3).

Substitutions

Magdeburg made 4 changes: Herbert Bockhorn for Tatsuya Ito (88′), Xavier Amaechi for Connor Krempicki (45′), Connor Krempicki for Alexander Nollenberger (81′) and Jan Luca Schuler for Luc Castaignos (73′).

Player of the match: Barış Atik​

The player that probably impressed the most for Magdeburg was Barış Atik.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 65 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 2. Bundesliga.​