Hertha BSC Vs Hamburger SV
47,353 Fans and I were at the Olympiastadion in Berlin to see Hertha BSC beat Hamburg SV 2:1.
On the way in there were many jibes - Hamburg has never been relegated in the Bundesliga but it is at the bottom of the table and it is looking inevitable. “Zweite Liga - Hamburg ist dabei, Hamburg ist dabei” went the chant.
Hamburg played stronger in the first half and even though Hertha got a penalty after 8 minutes, Pantelic missed and HSV got a goal in the 33rd minute. The second half was better for Hertha but time was ticking away. Finally, Arnie Friedrich got a goal in the 78th minute to equalise. Hertha brought on Mineiro, their new Brazilian defensive midfielder. Incredibly, in the 2nd (and last) minute of extra time, he fired the ball into the back of the net from 20 meters.
Atmosphere was quite good - the Hertha Fans love the Ostkurve and when they get going it is a sight to behold. I got a better view of the Hamburg fans too as the were at our end but on the other side of the Marathontor (the big gap).