Highlights from the first half:
3rd minute: Hertha win the ball back in midfield and move forward quickly. Marco Richter plays to Dodi Lukebakio, who hits his shot straight at Jiri Pavlenka.
6th minute: Plattenhardt crosses on the edge of the six-yard box. Pavlenka is alert, however, and dives to punch the ball away from danger, but the flag was already up on the sideline for offside against Lukebakio.
6th minute: Goal for Werder! Jens Stage has lots of space and drives forward to the edge of the box, where he plays a through ball to Marvin Ducksch, who slides the ball past Oliver Christensen! Werder take an early lead!
14th minute: The guests are in a good position again. Marvin Ducksch stands over a free-kick around 25 yards from goal after a foul on Mitchell Weiser, but hits the ball comfortably over the crossbar.
25th minute: Ducksch plays the ball with speed into the penalty area towards Philipp, but Oliver Christensen stands strong against a shot with no real danger.
27th minute: Goal for Werder, and it’s Marvin Ducksch again! The Green-Whites make their way down the right-hand side, before Christian Groß plays a cross into the centre. Marvin Ducksch is there waiting and heads the ball into the corner to make it 2-0.
29th minute: A long ball breaks down the Hertha defensive line. Philipp controls the ball and sets himself to shoot, and Dardai deflects the ball so that it just goes wide of the right post.
39th minute: Hertha’s striker dribbles through into the Werder penalty area, but is pushed out wide on the left. The cross into the middle is defended well by Milos Veljkovic.
42nd minute: Leonardo Bittencourt makes his way down the left wing and attempts to play the ball to Marvin Ducksch in the centre. He is pressed and therefore has to take the shot first time, and the ball goes just past the left post!
45th minute: Another long ball over the defensive line poses a danger for Hertha! Jens Stage controls the ball and tries to loft it over Oliver Christensen, but over hits his shot and the ball flies over the crossbar.
