On 27 May, one of the matches of the 34th round of the German football championship took place. Wolfsburg (Germany) and Hertha (Berlin) met.
German Championship, round 34.
Wolfsburg (Germany) - Hertha (Berlin) - 1:2 (1:0)
Goals: J. Kaminski (2) - I. Maza (55), Richter (68)
Warnings: Serdar (44), Kenny (45+5), Marvin Plattenhardt (48), Sebastian Bornau (68)
In a Bundesliga match at the Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin clashed in a thrilling encounter. The halftime scoreline was 1-0 for Wolfsburg thanks to a well-timed goal from Jacek Kaminski on 2 minutes. Kaminski in the 2nd minute.
Hertha Berlin started the second half with a sense of urgency, and this showed as they made several early substitutions. The substitutions paid off when I. Maza equalised in the 55th minute to make it 1-1. Hertha Berlin continued to put pressure on the Wolfsburg defence and were soon rewarded with a second goal, scored by M. Richter in the 68th minute. The match was tightly fought, with both teams receiving plenty of yellow cards. First in the referee's book was Hertha Berlin's Suat Serdar, who received a yellow card in the 44th minute for a rude challenge. The second yellow card for the game was given to Jonjo Kenny in the 45th minute. Both teams made substitutions in the second half: Wolfsburg released M. Swanberg instead of F. Nmechi in the 45th minute, while Hertha Berlin introduced D. Scherhant instead of J. Ngancam and I. Masu instead of S. Serdar in the 46th minute. Sebastian Bornau soon added to the list of players receiving yellow cards in the 67th minute, giving Hertha Berlin a chance to consolidate their lead. T. Röhlke came on in place of F. Niederlechner in the 71st minute, making the last substitution of the match for Hertha Berlin. Wolfsburg made several late substitutions in an attempt to get back into the game: L. Waldschmidt replaced P. Wimmer in the 66th minute and C. Paredes replaced J. Kaminski in the same minute. In the 80th minute, D. Pejcinovic came on as a substitute for J. Gerhardt and Omar Marmusz replaced J. Vinda. In the 90th minute, Jean-Paul Boethius and Marko Richter received yellow cards for Hertha Berlin. It was a tough defeat for VfL Wolfsburg, who could not hold on to the lead, but Hertha Berlin deserved the win thanks to some impressive play in the second half. Both teams will be looking to improve in their next matches as they continue their fight for success in the Bundesliga.
| Wolfsburg | Hertha | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 20 | Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 14 | Kicks from the penalty area | 6 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 9 | Offences | 18 |
| 7 | Corner | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 63% | Possession of the ball | 37% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 7 |
| 556 | Total assists | 324 |
| 469 | Accurate passes | 245 |
| 84% | Accuracy of transmissions | 76% |