Hertha BSC has been waiting for a win for 70 days. The bad series does not end with 0: 3 in Freiburg!
12 minutes: Gechter touches Sallai slightly in the penalty area – penalty! Freiburg’s Grifo thunders the ball in at the top left. Already his fifth converted 911 this season. Lotka is in the right corner but has no chance – 1:0.
83 minutes: Hertha does not get the ball cleared after a cross in the box. Schade switches quickly and pushes the ball into the right corner – 2:0.
86 minutes: Björkan tries to clear a cross but misses the ball. Höler dusts off – 3:0.
For Berliners and coach Tayfun Korkut (47), things are getting tighter in the relegation battle. Augsburg can overtake Dortmund with a win on Sunday. Korkut (taken over at the end of November) does not have to be afraid of being eliminated despite only two wins in twelve games.
Relief for the coach: In Freiburg, the substitute from the substitute-substitute-substitute goalkeeper has to go in goal. Because Schwolow (Corona), Christensen (thigh problems), Jarstein (rehab after knee surgery) and Körber (training deficit) are out, Marcel Lotka (20) is in the box for the first time in the Bundesliga. Gechter, a 17-year-old, and Boyata, who is back in the starting XI after a month out injured, play in central defense.
Hertha sells well with the Notelf for a long time, fires just as many shots on goal as Freiburg. But now only points count in the relegation battle!