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AFilip Kostic sat on the sidelines, on an advertising mat in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, and grimaced. The pain that ran through his body at that moment also could not be alleviated by the busy caretakers. No matter what they did, Kostic kept shaking his head. It quickly became apparent that he couldn’t continue. Steven Zuber, the Swiss, came for Kostic, and the match between Hertha BSC and Eintracht Frankfurt was barely over in fifteen minutes. However, Eintracht won 3-1 on Friday night and is first in the table with four points.
Hertha coach Bruno Labbadia had repeatedly warned about Kostic beforehand, from his point of view the left flank player is a key figure in the Frankfurt match and in fact changed after the injury of the Serbian, whom Jordan Torunarigha had jumped against the knee during a rescue operation. Static of this meeting. Only, contrary to what Labbadia suspected, not to the detriment of Eintracht. Rather than increasingly down the left side, many attacks ran down the right side, where Almamy Touré eagerly struck crosses into the opponent’s penalty area.
One of them headed André Silva just over the gate (minute 25). The Portuguese came back to the fore shortly after when he entered the penalty area and was illegally stopped by Hertha’s Dedryck Boyata. Boyata, who had just been elected a new captain by his teammates, had already caused trouble in his own ranks on several occasions last season and owed three penalties. Silva converted the penalty herself (30th).
For Frankfurt it was the well-deserved advantage, at times the Hessians had more than 70 percent of ball possession. But after several transfers, Hertha has strong individualists, especially on offense, who are able to turn the game around with just one action. The Berliners, who had struggled to get in front of the Frankfurter Tor, suddenly combined very well in the last third, but Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was able to stop Dodi Lukebakio’s attempt (33rd). Before Berliners could get drunk on the hit toy, Frankfurt fought back. After a Daichi Kamada free kick, Bas Dost prevailed hard against his keepers Boyata and Torunarigha and headed for 0: 2. (36.).
The Eintracht presentation seemed more fluid, the processes tested and the interaction between the individual parts of the team more solid. Although Frankfurt led with two set pieces, the goals were an expression of utter superiority. Coach Adi Hütter’s team was ahead in all relevant areas. He won more tackles, brought more and more players behind the ball with a lot of effort, and convinced with smart ball possession.
Based on the facts: Hertha forward Dodi Lukebakio
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Hertha ran behind most of the time in their own stadium, apart from some individual actions, not much happened on offense. The soloists did not join a choir, Hertha continues to seek reinforcements. “In the first half we played almost like a school team,” Hertha’s new goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow told DAZN. “We sleep during the first half and we have to touch our noses. In general, it was not enough today. “
During the break, new sports director Arne Friedrich confirmed his interest in signing former national player Mario Götze. Hertha could have worn an idol in the form of earlier days in the second half as well, even if the existing staff showed that it can certainly provide revitalization. Jhon Córdoba came for the weak Poland Krzysztof Piatek, which had a positive effect on the Berlin offensive.
After nearly an hour, the Frankfurt team was lucky that Dodi Lukebakio’s proven strengths did not necessarily include head play. After a free kick, the Belgian did not catch the ball well (57th). Frankfurt suddenly lost a beat, on defense there were ever-widening gaps. Above all, Matheus Cunha used this deftly and repeatedly posed problems for the Eintracht back team. After a combination on the Brazilian, Córdoba tried over the door (65º).
Just at the moment when the party threatened to overturn, Eintracht made the decision. Sebastián Rode completed a counterattack with a shot placed from the edge of the area at the furthest angle (71.). Hertha did not give up anyway, after an energetic solo by Torunarigha, Martín Hinteregger put the ball into his own goal against Córdoba, who were ready to shoot (78th). But the Frankfurters showed up that night too confidently to give up confident leadership. “We held up very well from the first minute and played well forward,” said Rode.
