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 Timeline

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

BSC		FCS
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	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
10	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	25
13	Tackles	31
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
21	Clearances	51

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Ludwigsparkstadion
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany

Line-Ups

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.

Hertha Berlin (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
35	Marius Gersbeck (GK)
27	Niklas Kolbe
44	Linus Gechter
42	Deyovaiso Zeefuik
2	Julian Eitscberger
33	Soufian Gouram
8	Kevin Sessa
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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