Hertha Stage Impressive Comeback In Thriller
29 February, 2020
Bundesliga
Result: Fortuna Dusseldorf 3-3 Hertha Berlin
Date: 28 February 2020
Venue: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Hertha Berlin returned from three goals right down to force a 3-3 draw with Fortuna Dusseldorf in an exciting Bundesliga come across on Friday night.
Fortuna manager Uwe Rosler kept the same side that got him his first win charge away at Freiburg while Hertha new manager Alexander Nouri made wholesale changes, with only Krzysztof Piatek, Matheus Cunha, Dedryck Boyata and Karim Rekik keeping their places.
Rosler's charges got off to a flying start after Kenan Karaman broke the deadlock in only the sixth minute of the match with a close-range strike from Kevin Stoger's lofted through ball.
Fortuna were two goals up three minutes later after Erik Thommy drilled home a excellent strike from the left side of the box that found underneath corner after he was setup by Matthias Zimmermann.
The visitors were pilled on the pressure on Fortuna from then on however they were only limited to long range strikes which were smothered by shot-stopper Florian Kastermeier.
Rosler's men were a threat on counter-attacks and eventually bagged the 3rd goal on the stroke of halftime after Karaman slotted a shot from close range to complete his brace after he as teed up by Zimmermann.
Hertha were thrilled in the first stages of the next stanza and started the comeback in the 64th minute thanks to an own goal by Thommy.
Mattheus Cunha pulled another goal back for Nouri's troops four minutes later with a well put shot from the edge of the box into the bottom corner after spotting Kastermeier off his line.
With quarter-hour remaining in the contest, Hertha were awarded a penalty after chaos inside the box. January acquisition Piatek stepped up and converted the spot-kick for his first Bundesliga goal as parity was restored.
Second-half substitute Opoku Ampomah found the trunk of the web for the hosts in the last eight minutes but his goal was disallowed for offside.
Ultimately, the sides settled for a share of the spoils as Fortuna remain in 16th spot while Hertha climbed up to 13th on the log.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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