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Gechter gets a booking Gechter lunges into his opponent around the halfway line in a rather clumsy manner and is shown a yellow card.

Saved with his shoulder! Thorsteinsson has another great opening and unleashes a powerful strike from seven yards out on the right side of the penalty area. Krumrey prevents the ball from going in with his shoulder, but the offside flag is then raised.

Great Gómez effort! Gómez skilfully drives down the left and gets to shoot from a tight angle inside the penalty area. The ball is struck sharply and Gersbeck needs both fists at the near post to punch clear for a corner. The resulting set piece is dealt with well by Hertha.

A perfect tackle Jacobsen throws himself into a sliding tackle two yards out to prevent Thorsteinsson from slotting home. The Hertha player had been perfectly set up by Grønning in the middle and looked certain to score!

Big chance for Hertha! Right in the middle of the hosts' period of sustained pressure, the visitors almost take the lead. A cross from Thorsteinsson is only parried by Krumrey into the path of Grønning, who fails to put the ball in the net.

Osnabrück playing their part Hertha have seen more possession - but Osnabrück are covering more ground, winning more duels and also have gained more and better chances (5-4 shots on goal, xGoals 0.6 to 0.2).

Osnabrück onto the roof of the netting The hosts keep pushing forward. Once again it is Meißner who sets himself up and shoots just outside the penalty area. A Hertha foot gets in the way just in time, but sends the ball bouncing up awkwardly for Gersbeck. The ball comes down on the top of the net. Gómez cannot turn the subsequent corner on target.

That has to be the opener! A catastrophic back pass to Hertha goalkeeper Gersbeck goes right to the feet of Osnabrück striker Meißner. When going one-on-one with Gersbeck, the attacker's nerves get the better of him somewhat, but Hertha's last man throws his body on the line and manages to block the ball!

From a turn The industrious Brekalo gets on the ball 25 yards in front of the home side's goal, turns quickly and fires the ball over the bar of Krumrey's net, but it goes too high.

Brekalo booked Brekalo commits a foul near the halfway line, which the referee deems too aggressive, and receives the first booking of the match.

First chance of the match Wiemann curls a ball from 25 yards out over Hertha's goal. Beck had previously laid it off brilliantly with a header, though he could have had a shot himself. That's the best attacking move so far.

Hertha in control The visitors are on top, and the hosts are trying to press high up the pitch - yet are not willing to abandon their compact defensive block.

Adewumi away Adewumi drives forward on the left past two opponents and can only be stopped by a foul, giving the away side a free-kick. It is easily cleared after being crossed in, but Hertha are pressing.

Osnabrück on the attack Jonathan Gómez hurls two throw-ins from the left flank into the Berlin area. Hertha have quite a bit of trouble clearing these, but eventually manage to get out of their own half with a long ball.

We're off! The visitors have kicked off the match at the second time of asking, after being order to retake the kick-off.

All set The fans are in full voice, the teams are on the pitch and the coin toss is about to take place.

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Harmless Civeja takes aim centrally from 17 metres, but doesn't strike the ball cleanly. The ball rolls straight towards the goal and Lotka collects the low shot with ease.

Karlsruhe aerial dominance The hosts win 60 percent of the aerial duels, with centre-backs Kobald and Franke even boasting a 100-percent success rate in the air.

Just under five minutes to go The first half is slowly drawing to a close. Will either of the two sides manage to score the opening goal before the half-time whistle?

Too inaccurate Zor receives the ball on the right side of centre in the penalty area and gets a shot off from ten metres, albeit in a somewhat rushed manner, firing the ball straight into the arms of Lotka. If the youngster had kept his composure there, he could have picked his corner.

Creative play Karlsruhe build up calmly from the back even under pressure and refrain from playing the long ball forward. The Baden side try to combine their way through to the front, right up to the Lausitz side's penalty area - but that final ball evades them.

Manu takes a risk The defender attempts to clear the ball on the right side of the penalty area against Ben Farhat, but initially only catches the striker's foot before making contact with the ball. Hartmann waves play on, and the VAR has no objections either.

Bernat grabs it Ciğerci crosses infield from the right - the ball lands in the hands of the Karlsruhe keeper.

The next big chance It's slowly becoming negligent! Ciğerci plays Michelbrink in on the right side of the box, there he carries the ball a few more metres and then shoots at full stride from five metres out on the right. He aims for the bottom left corner and sends the ball past the post by millimetres.

Narrowly wide Boziaris plays in Ciğerci, who then takes aim from a right, 19 metres out, targeting the bottom right corner. Bernat can only watch on motionlessly, but the shot goes half a metre wide of the post.

High-tempo match Both teams allow themselves no breathing room and keep pressing forward relentlessly. It could quite easily already be 2-2 here, but both clubs have an exceptionally strong goalkeeper between the sticks.

Bernat fully on top of his game Karlsruhe's custodian has already made four saves so far, posting an xSaves value of 2.8. Also thanks to him, the score remains 0-0 from the perspective of the Baden side.

Lotka makes a superb save Fukuda plays in Ben Farhat, who finds himself alone on the left side of the box and is denied by the onrushing goalkeeper Lotka from six metres out.

It's heating up in the box At the other end, Cottbus win a corner from the right, where Ciğerci delivers it high into the box. At the near post, Fukuda lets his marker Boziaris slip away, then heads the ball unchallenged from five metres towards the near corner. Once again, however, Bernat is on hand this afternoon and makes a brilliant save.

Crossbar! Bad luck for Karlsruhe! Fukuda picks up pace on the right and lets fly from the edge of the penalty area. The ball is deflected by Erlein and flies in a high arc straight onto the crossbar.

Yellow card for simulation Bittencourt is booked by Hartmann, the referee judges the fall as a clear act of deception and an attempt at simulation.

VAR intervenes Winkmann asks Hartmann to step outside, who now reviews the incident himself at the monitor. They come to the conclusion that Bittencourt took a dive.

Penalty for Cottbus And the ensuing corner from the right results in a penalty for Cottbus! The away side play the set piece short, Bittencourt then gets on the ball in the box ahead of Civeja and is brought down by him. Hartmann doesn't hesitate for a second and points straight to the spot.

Copado! The forward cuts in from the left, leaves Pinto Pedrosa standing and then shoots from 14 metres. He aims for the top right corner, Bernat stretches himself and clears for a corner.

Butler with the shot At the other end, the visitors' striker tries his luck from 19 metres out on the left, but Bernat secures the poorly placed shot at the second attempt.

At full pace Ben Farhat lets fly from around 20 metres, aiming for the top right corner, but puts the ball a metre wide of the post.

Lotka with a punch clearance Wanitzek whips the resulting free-kick in from the right, but Lotka is alert in the centre and clears with both fists.

First booking of the match Copado tracks back defensively and pulls Wanitzek down by his shirt in midfield. That is a clear tactical foul, and he is consequently shown a yellow card for it.

Wanitzek draws the foul Bittencourt challenges the home side's captain around the halfway line, but with foul play. The match continues with a free-kick for the Baden side.

Cautious start Both clubs are feeling each other out in these opening minutes. Neither side are really pushing forward.

The match is under way Referee Hartmann blows his whistle to start the match. The away side kick off and are playing in red shirts, while Karlsruhe take to the pitch in all blue.

The teams emerge Led by referee Hartmann, both teams are now stepping onto the pitch. The match will kick off shortly!

First starting eleven appearance for Civeja The new signing from Saarbrücken has so far accumulated only 25 minutes of second division experience and has come off the bench just twice. Today he gets his first opportunity to show what he can do from the first whistle.

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From distance After a throw-in from the left flank, Busch gets the rebound and lets fly from around 30 metres out. The shot goes well wide of the goal.

There was more in that! Brilliant attack from Heidenheim! Busch plays the ball on the right flank to Mhamdi, who takes it in his stride and then plays it from the byline into the centre. Weiner reads the danger and is able to collect the ball before Heule gets to it.

Best chance Heidenheim! Heule shoots from a tight angle and forces Weiner into a save at the near post. Heidenheim are making their presence felt.

The flag goes up Following a headed flick-on from Honsak, Mhamdi suddenly finds himself through on goal, bears down on Wagner and shoots from 16 metres into the inside of the post. However, the flag goes up – offside.

It can't always be a spectacle 2-2 shots on goal after more than half an hour - today it doesn't look like the next goal fest on the Ostalb, where in the first two home matches 15 goals were scored, meaning on average one goal every 12 minutes.

Aerial dominance After a corner from the away side, Honsak has no trouble at the near post and is able to head the ball clear of the danger zone.

No respite for Heidenheim The home side are barely managing to hold onto the ball at the moment. Kiel are very venomous in this phase of play.

Over the bar Costly cuts inside from the edge of the penalty area and plays the ball out to the right again. The ball is crossed into the centre, but Honsak pokes it well wide of the goal under pressure. The flag goes up afterwards, though – offside.

Quiet Phase Heidenheim are largely allowing the visitors to have possession of the ball. In the last few minutes, however, the visitors have been unable to capitalise on this and have not managed to get into any promising positions.

Gift During a clearance attempt, Niehues fails to make proper contact with the ball and gifts the visitors a corner kick. However, it comes to nothing.

Blocked Costly receives the ball at the edge of the box and shoots, but Parduzi is in the way and blocks the shot.

Over the bar Costly crosses from the left, but Mhamdi's attempt goes over the crossbar.

Good chance Kiel! Ugoh gets through on the left flank with a bit of luck and skill, and drives into the penalty area. From around nine metres out he shoots with his left foot and is denied by Dähne, who makes the save with his foot.

First free-kick After a foul on the right flank by Ugoh on Schöppner, a free-kick is awarded. Heule delivers the ball into the centre, but a Kiel player is able to head it clear at the near post.

Possession phase Kiel, who lead the league in the possession table, are also taking the initiative here in the early stages. Apart from Harres' shot, the Storks have not yet managed to get into any promising positions.

One of a kind Kiel As Darmstadt and St. Pauli have won this weekend, the Storks are now the only side in Bundesliga 2 still waiting for their first three points

First shot The Storks get an early first chance! Ugoh plays a through ball to Harres, but the striker misses the target and sends the ball wide of the right post.

Kick-off Kiel get the game under way, playing in their blue home kit.

Kiel are significantly younger Heidenheim's starting eleven has an average age of 28.2 years. For the Storks, it is only 25.0 years.

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