March 11, one of the matches of the 24th round of the championship of Germany was held. Hertha (Berlin) and Mainz (Germany) met.
German Championship, Week 24
Hertha (Berlin) - Mainz (Germany) - 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: J. Ngancam (18) - Adjork (57)
Warnings: Chigerci (22), A. Hanche-Olsen (52), Tusar (66)
The match between Hertha Berlin and FSV Mainz 05 at Berlin's Olympiastadion was exciting and ended in a 1-1 draw. In the first half, Hertha Berlin took the lead thanks to a J. Ngankam penalty in the 18th minute. However, the hosts' joy was short-lived, as T. Ciguerci picked up a yellow card four minutes later. In the second half, Mainz 05 got back into the game with renewed vigor. On 46 minutes, they made the first substitution: A. Kaci came out instead of A. Martin. Just six minutes later, A. Hanche-Olsen earned a yellow card for his team. However, Mainz 05 didn't let up and managed to level the score on 57 minutes thanks to a goal from L. Azhorka. On 58 minutes, Mainz 05 made three substitutions in a row. Lee Jae-Sun came on instead of A. Barkok, M. Ingvartsen replaced K. Onisivo and D. da Costa took the place of S. Widmer.
Hertha Berlin made their first two substitutions in the 64th minute: T. Cigerci replaced I. Sunjic and F. Niederlechner was replaced by S. Jovetic. In the 66th minute, L. Tusart earned a yellow card for Hertha Berlin. On 72 minutes, the hosts made two more substitutions: M. Richter and J. Kenny replaced two players. Near the end of the game both teams made one last change each. FSV Mainz 05 released L. Barreiro instead of D. Cora in the 80th minute, and Hertha Berlin replaced J. Ngancam with D. Lucebacchio. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with both teams having to settle for one point. Despite the result, both teams could be proud of their performance on the day. Hertha Berlin took the lead early in the game, but could not hold on to the lead. FSV Mainz 05 showed great resilience and fought hard to get back into the contest. The draw left both teams in the Bundesliga with great chances of success.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Hoffenheim - Hertha, Mainz - Freiburg.
| Hertha | Mainz | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 11 | Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 3 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 10 | Violations | 15 |
| 7 | Corner | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 260 | Total assists | 403 |
| 143 | Accurate passes | 274 |
| 55% | Accuracy of transmissions | 68% |