VfL Wolfsburg remains the expert for draws in the league. At Hertha BSC, Wolfsburg played 1-1, it was the fifth draw in the sixth game of the season. Both teams still have only one season win on their account. While VfL is still undefeated, Hertha has already lost four times.
After these four defeats in a row, Hertha was under pressure from kick-off, which made the early lead after six minutes of play all the more important for coach Bruno Labbadia’s team: Matheus Cunha slipped away at the sixteen-meter space when attempting to shoot, but his ball found its way into the long run Eck, the Wolfsburg defense acted far too passively.
The team that Labbadia had looked after two years ago was not very shocking. Ten minutes later, the equalizer fell: Ridle Baku completed a good combination on the left attacking side with a full shot into the corner of the goal. No chance for Hertha’s goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow.
In any case, the guests were the more mature team at the beginning, after two minutes the ball found its way into the Hertha goal for the first time, but the goal was rightly denied due to offside position. There was also a tricky scene for referee Martin Pedersen on the other side. Hertha’s Omar Alderete fell in the penalty area and the referee immediately pointed to the penalty spot. However, after examining the video evidence, he withdrew the decision. So it stayed at 1: 1 at the break.
After the change, the entertaining back and forth continued, Hertha now had more ahead of the game, Dodi Lukebakio had the great opportunity to take the lead after 52 minutes, but VfL goalkeeper Koen Casteels reacted brilliantly. Later, Jhon Cordoba could not score in front of the Wolfsburg goal. In any case, Hertha was now clearly dominant, but that didn’t change the result.
After an hour, Arsenal loan Mattéo Guendouzi celebrated its season premiere. The Frenchman, who has great hopes for in Berlin, had previously not been able to play due to injuries and a corona infection. The 21-year-old was still noticing the longer break in play.
