Highlights
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Summary
SC Paderborn surprise on the first matchday of the Bundesliga 2 with an opening win at Hertha BSC. The East Westphalians won 2-1 (1-0) in the capital. Felix Götze (42nd minute) after a corner and Filip Bilbija (48th minute) shot the guests into a 2-0 lead, Ibrahim Maza could only score a consolation for Berlin (72nd minute).
Full-time
88'
Yellow card for Schuler
After a foul on Götze.
87'
Cross
Maza wants to cross the ball from the left flank into the middle - but instead hits it towards goal. An easy save for Boevink.
83'
Almost 1-3
Kinsombi could have decided the game there. He asserts himself strongly against two Hertha players in the middle, goes into the penalty area, shoots. But Ernst parries outstandingly and keeps Hertha in the game.
82'
Not struck cleanly
A deflected cross from Demme comes to Schuler at the six-yard box. The striker takes the ball down with his back to goal, turns - but doesn't catch it cleanly.
78'
Maza at home
Ibrahim Maza scored a goal at the Olympic Stadium in the Bundesliga 2 for the first time. His only previous goal was in February against Braunschweig.
78'
Substitution
77'
Hertha pushing
The capital city team have got their second wind, pushing for the equaliser. But Schuler just fails to get on the end of a pass into the penalty area.
72'
Hertha pulls one back!
What a great solo effort from Maza. He turns with the ball on the left edge of the box around Castaneda, then cuts inside - and curls a beautiful right-footed shot into the far corner to make it 1-2.
69'
Substitution
69'
Substitution
68'
No way through
Hertha are trying, but unable to break down the solid Paderborn defence.
67'
Substitution
67'
Substitution
65'
Paderborn clever
The away side have only committed four fouls so far.
62'
Cleared
Paderborn takes their fourth corner. But this time Hertha can clear.
61'
Substitution
60'
Blocked
Dardai takes a volley from a cross from 20 metres - but it hits an opposing player.
58'
Paderborn now more dangerous
xGoals
0
1.13
1.32
2
Goals
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55'
Substitution
54'
Stone-cold
Of the visitors' first four shots on goal, two found the back of the net.
52'
Paderborn now favourite
Paderborn currently has an 83 percent chance of winning. At the start of the match this was only 26 percent.
49'
Bilbija equally strong with left and right foot
Filip Bilbija scored for the first time on the opening matchday of the Bundesliga 2. Out of his 14 goals in the Bundesliga 2, he has now scored 5 with his supposedly weaker left foot.
48'
Goal - Paderborn extend their lead
On one hand, keeper Boevink makes a great save - on the other hand, Paderborn make it 2-0 on the counter. Bilbija is played through on the ground in the penalty area and slots home from ten metres.
47'
Great save
That should have been the equaliser. Great pass from the right into the box. Mickaël Cuisance has a left-footed shot from 14 metres - but Boevink makes a brilliant save.
46'
Strong Winkler
Marten Winkler made the most sprints on the pitch (17), recorded a top speed of 36km/h and has not misplaced a pass yet.
Kick-off!
That one's gone in
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45'
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Hertha looking good
Hertha had more of the play (57 percent possession), without creating huge pressure (four to three shots).
45'
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Half-time summary
SC Paderborn go into the dressing room in Berlin with a 1-0 lead. In a game with few chances, Hertha were more offensive and put on the pressure. They were unlucky when Tabaković hit the post. Paderborn had not had a shot on target until the 42nd minute - then Felix Götze scored with a header from a corner.
Half-time
45'
Hertha up against it
For the second time in the Bundesliga 2, a corner kick from Aaron Zehnter led to a goal. The first time was also against Hertha (on April 5).
45'
Hope
Last season Hertha picked up twelve points from losing positions.
44'
Like brother, like brother
Felix Götze scores his first goal in the Bundesliga 2 with a header. Felix is known for his heading ability, unlike his brother Mario. However, Mario Götze also scored his first Bundesliga goal with a header (2010 against Stuttgart).
42'
Goal - The away team takes the lead
Paderborn had not had a shot on target yet - and then they take advantage of their third corner to make it 1-0. The corner comes in from the right with a left-footed inswinger into the six-yard box. And Felix Götze comes running in and heads home from four yards to make it 1-0.
41'
Uneventful
No shot on goal so far, the goalkeepers have not had to save a shot yet.
37'
Another cross
This time the ball comes in from the right into the penalty area. But Götze is there and heads the ball out again for the away side.
35'
Substitution
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31'
Paderborn having more of the ball
Possession
4555
28'
No one there
Winkler runs onto a long ball on the right, puts in a cross - but no one in the middle can get on the end of it.
24'
Post!
The first huge chance of the game! A poor backpass from Castaneda - and Tabakovic is through on goal. He beats another defender, then shoots from 18 yards - and hits the left post. What bad luck.
22'
Corner chaos
Paderborn wins a corner. The ball comes into the six-yard box on the second attempt. Ernst throws a punch in the scuffle. Ultimately the Hertha goalkeeper is awarded a free kick.
20'
Hertha more aggressive
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16'
Defensive start
Both teams produced a combined xGoals value of 0.03 goals in the opening 15 minutes. We'd hope to see a bit more action in front of the goals.
16'
Clearance from Hertha
Free kick for Paderborn from 35 metres out in a central position. The ball is chipped into the penalty area - and immediately cleared out again.
12'
Searching for a goal
Hertha are coming again down the left. Dárdai puts in a cross - but it goes behind the goal.
11'
Ball into the box
Paderborn with the long ball into the box, looking for Bilbija. But Kempf is alert and clears into the stands.
8'
First chance
Hertha down the left, Maza puts in a cross from the flank and in the centre Tabaković meets it with a header. But he doesn't connect with it properly, and the ball goes wide.
6'
Hertha on the offensive
The home side are pushing from the start, already pressing high up the pitch in the opposition's half.
2'
The first yellow straight away
Kempf collides with Bilbija in an aerial duel. Bilbija has to receive treatment and gets a bandage around his head. Kempf sees the first yellow card very early on for the challenge.
Kick-off!
Starting line-up: Hertha BSC
Four New Players for Paderborn
Paderborn have four new signings in their starting eleven: Castaneda, Götze, Scheller and returnee Michel.
Highlights
Only two new signings start for Hertha - both have played in the Champions League before: Diego Demme featured in the competition for RB Leipzig and Napoli, Mickael Cuisance for Marseille.
Consistent Berliners
Eight of the eleven starting eleven players of the Berliners started on matchday 34 of the last season, and actually it would be nine, because superstar Fabian Reese is injured.
The Paderborn starting eleven
Boevnik - Scheller, Musliu, F. Götze, Obermair (c), Castaneda, Klaas, Zehnter, Michel, Kostons, Bilbija
Here is Hertha BSC's starting lineup
Ernst - Kenny, Gechter, Kempf, Dudziak, Cuisance, Demme (c), Winkler, Palkó Dárdai, Maza, Tabaković
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13:47
50 years of the 2.Bundesliga: The teams, dramas and the records
15:39
Jürgen Klopp's Bundesliga 2 journey
Closing the gap
Hertha will look to close the gap on Paderborn, who finished two places above them last season in 7th. Hertha will be confident ahead of this fixture, though, as they beat their opponents both home and away in the league last season.
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