Saarbrücken vs Hertha Berlin, 2026-27 German Cup, First Round

· Hertha Berlin win 4-2 on penalties
Saarbrücken
  • 90'+2': Philip Fahrner
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Hertha Berlin win 4-2 on penalties
Hertha Berlin
  • 69': Paul Seguin

About

Saarbrücken are hosting Hertha Berlin at Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 60': Kai Brunker (Saarbrücken) Substitution at 60'
  • 61': Sebastian Vasiliadis (Saarbrücken) Substitution at 61'
  • 64': Márton Dárdai (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 64'
  • 65': Linus Gechter (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 65'
  • 65': Kai Brunker (Saarbrücken) Yellow Card at 65'
  • 69': Paul Seguin (Hertha Berlin) Goal at 69'
  • 73': Jan-Luca Schuler (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Oluwaseun Adewumi (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 73'
  • 74': Kelsey Meisel (Saarbrücken) Substitution at 74'
  • 84': Calogero Rizzuto (Saarbrücken) Substitution at 84'
  • 84': Abdoulaye Kamara (Saarbrücken) Substitution at 84'
  • 86': Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 86'
  • 87': Pascal Klemens (Hertha Berlin) Substitution at 87'
  • 90'+2': Philip Fahrner (Saarbrücken) Goal at 90'+2'
  • 98': Oluwaseun Adewumi (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 98'
  • 117': Kevin Sessa (Hertha Berlin) Yellow Card at 117'
  • 118': Sebastian Vasiliadis (Saarbrücken) Yellow Card at 118'
  • 121': Josip Brekalo (Hertha Berlin) Penalty - Scored at 121'
  • 122': Mladen Cvjetinovic (Saarbrücken) Penalty - Scored at 122'
  • 122': Linus Gechter (Hertha Berlin) Penalty - Scored at 122'
  • 123': Florian Pick (Saarbrücken) Penalty - Missed at 123'
  • 124': Jan-Luca Schuler (Hertha Berlin) Penalty - Scored at 124'
  • 125': Calogero Rizzuto (Saarbrücken) Penalty - Scored at 125'
  • 125': Kevin Sessa (Hertha Berlin) Penalty - Scored at 125'
  • 126': Kai Brunker (Saarbrücken) Penalty - Missed at 126'

Statistics

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20 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 8
62.6 Possession 37.4
33 SHOTS 7
9 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
554 Accurate Passes 279
655 Passes 395
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
10 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 25
13 Tackles 31
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Effective Clearances 0
21 Clearances 51

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Ludwigsparkstadion
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany

Line-Ups

FCS Saarbrücken (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Kevin Broll (GK)
4 Siemen Voet
21 Mladen Cvjetinovic
28 Niko Bretschneider
42 Philip Fahrner
10 Christian Kühlwetter
6 Patrick Sontheimer
5 Daniel Gleiber
29 Alexander Staff
17 Abdenego Nankishi
20 Florian Pick
Saarbrücken Substitutes:
Anton Bauerle, Kai Brunker, Lee Seung-Joon, Abdoulaye Kamara, Kelsey Meisel, Gökdeniz Gürpüz, Sebastian Vasiliadis, Matteo Bignetti, Calogero Rizzuto.

BSC Hertha Berlin (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
35 Marius Gersbeck (GK)
27 Niklas Kolbe
44 Linus Gechter Yellow Card
42 Deyovaiso Zeefuik
2 Julian Eitscberger
33 Soufian Gouram
8 Kevin Sessa Yellow Card
30 Paul Seguin
17 Sebastian Gronning
7 Josip Brekalo
23 Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson
Hertha Berlin Substitutes:
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, Jelani Ndi, Tim Goller, Jerome Diallo, Oluwaseun Adewumi, Boris Lum, Jan-Luca Schuler, Pascal Klemens, Márton Dárdai.

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