The former descent fighter from Hertha BSC to the Europa Cup candidates. The Berlin to celebrate the coming success under their new coach Bruno Labbadia. A shaky victory, but a victory. Also because Labbadias personnel decisions sting.
Berlin (Reuters) – Bruno Labbadia step on the lawn of the empty Olympic stadium in Berlin, and clapped each of his players. Third victory in the fourth game after the Corona-forced break, continue unbeaten, just four points from an international rank.
Can be, but this time also a lot of luck: After a dominant first half Labbadias team collapsed at the end of the English week powerful, saved but in the end a 2:0 (1:0)-victory against FC Augsburg.
“all in All we are incredibly happy,” said Labbadia, but “we had to really suffer.” The mid-term will not have done you good, “what I had suspected. The Tank was completely empty,” said Labbadia, who has since his arrival, but a proud record of self-appointed Big-City Club.
3:0 Hoffenheim 4:0 in the city Derby against Union, 2:2 in Leipzig, and now the 2:0 against Augsburg. Ninth place in the table of the Bundesliga for the team, which has in Labbadia is already the fourth coach this season. After the chaos of weeks and the battle against relegation, the Berliners can set new goals. Only four points are on sixth place, which would mean a participation in the Europa League. “Four points – since a lot is still possible,” said Hertha-Profi, Maximilian Mittelstädt.
Labbadia has instilled in the team new Confidence. The short-term failure of the last strong set up Matheus Cunha because of a slight concussion, the Team put away. The opening goal for Cunha of Labbadia for the first time in the starting lineup, who was appointed to Javairô Dilrosun scored in the 24. Minute.
For the decision Krzysztof Piatek resulted in the stoppage time, Labbadia had him switch in the middle of the second half, as opponents of Augsburg made a lot of pressure and the compensation is significantly closer than Hertha a second goal. Ultimately, a coach, a colleague Heiko must inform Gorgeous and his Team are now looking belonging to the rear, with a further 31 meters of the FCA is on place 13.
That his team was able to continue after the six-Switch in the starting lineup compared to the 0:0 against SC Paderborn, no accents, after the break, but how completely changed was, belonged to the course of the game to notice.
Hertha dominated and controlled, first of all, let the Ball run. And was – the Corona-practices-following – also cheer. After a rebound from Augsburg goalkeeper Andreas Luthe Dilrosun grabbed the Ball, elegantly received him with the left on a counter-player and completed with the same foot, scores to 1:0. The fourth goal of the season for the Dutchman, who had allowed at the end of February, from the beginning ran. The only drawback of the Berliner in this Phase: they went to the gates, although the chances were there. Alone Vedad Ibisevic was none of his four opportunities.
threatening to take revenge. The Augsburg-based company won after the break the two fights, were more alert, more aggressive and more dangerous. In the final minutes of the Berlin begged formally to the goal, substitute Georg Teigl just missed out on, the also substitute Marco Richter hit the bar before Piatek on the opposite side to the body. “It was annoying that we didn’t manage balancing. So we stand here with empty hands,” commented Delightfully.
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