Hertha must continue to wait for the first win in the new year!
Against Bochum, the Berliners can’t get past a 1-1 draw and can’t overtake the Ruhrpott club like that.
Hertha starts well and then rewards itself.
23 minutes: Free kick from the left. Hertha striker Jovetic crosses to the first post and finds the head of storm partner Belfodil. The Algerian climbs up, nods off and turns away jubilantly. 1-0 for Hertha!
Until then, also fully deserved, because Bochum is playing the weakest half of the season without captain Losilla (Corona).
At the beginning of the second half, however, the equalizer fell out of nowhere. And that’s what an ex-Unioner achieves!
48 minutes: Bochum striker Locadia takes aim from outside the Hertha penalty area. Goalkeeper Schwolow doesn’t look good and can only clap the ball. Sebastian Polter is spot on and equalized just 162 seconds after coming on as a second-half substitute.
Of all things Polter! The clipper played a total of four and a half years for Hertha arch-rival Union and made it 1-0 in 2019 with his penalty goal for the iron team’s derby victory.
Now he’s hurting Hertha again.