2nd League: Darmstadt draws on Cologne – Hertha wins thanks to two penalties

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Hornby scores twice

2nd League: Darmstadt draws on Cologne – Hertha wins thanks to two penalties

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1. FC Köln suffered a debacle at SV Darmstadt 98. The Rhinelanders lost 1:5 (1:2) against the Hessians in a duel between the two relegated teams from the first division. After three matches without defeat, Cologne once again left the field losing. Fraser Hornby scored a double for Darmstadt (11th/40th) in front of 17,810 spectators in a sold-out stadium at Böllenfalltor. The Lilies’ other goals were scored by Isac Lidberg (54th), Philipp Förster (65th) and Aleksandar Vukotic (.90th+). 4). For FC, which is currently four points behind second and third places, Tim Lemperle scored to make the score 1-1 (38th).

Hornby took advantage of Darmstadt’s second good chance to take a 1-0 lead with a well-placed low shot from twelve yards out. Cologne then had more possession of the ball, but were unable to create top-notch chances against the smartly defended hosts. After a counterattack, the Domstadt team managed to equalize thanks to Lemperle, but Hornby quickly regained the lead for the South Hessian team against the guests who did not seem to be sorted.

Shortly before half-time, Linton Maina (42′) missed the equalizer again, Hornby missed Darmstadt’s third goal (45’+2). But the hosts were undeterred and Lidberg increased the lead shortly after the break with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. Against Cologne, who now had to risk even more, Förster and Vukotic increased the result even further.

After falling behind: Hertha BSC wins against Eintracht Braunschweig

Union loan Lennart Grill from Eintracht Braunschweig helped Hertha BSC out of the home match crisis. The Lower Saxony goalkeeper turned the situation around with his emergency brake, including a sending-off and a penalty, when the Berliners scored 3-1 (0-1) at the start of the ninth day. In front of 45,457 spectators at the Olympic Stadium, Michaël Cuisance converted the penalty to make the score 1-1 (54th) during Hertha’s 300th home match in the 2nd league, Ibrahim Maza with a new penalty (72nd) and Florian Niederlechner ( 83rd) took the upper hand. Berlin’s second perfect victory at home after three defeats. Levente Szabó gave the visitors the lead in the 38th minute.

Hertha controlled the action and let the ball circulate well within their own ranks without becoming dangerous. The guests went on the counterattack and quickly reached the Berlin penalty area after Kevin Sessa lost the ball. Fabio Kaufmann brought out Marton Dardai with a feint and passed from the right to the middle, where Szabó finished.

Four minutes after the restart, Braunschweig goalkeeper Lennart Grill wasted the ball in front of the penalty area. Cuisance then wanted to run towards the empty goal alone and was knocked down like a wrestler by Union loanee Berlin. Grill had to leave the field and Cuisance gave replacement goalkeeper Marko Johansson no chance at the time of the penalty (54th). 18 minutes later, Maza turned things around with the second penalty. Niederlechner, who had been substituted shortly before, had already been fouled in the penalty area. The veteran also scored the final score in the 83rd minute.