In the match, Karlsruhe took the lead with Marco Thiede’s goal in the 16th minute, but even though Hertha Tabakovic’s goal equalized, the home team took the lead once more at the break following Matanovic also scored in the 45th minute.
In the second half, Karlsruhe scored another goal, so Tabakovic’s goal from the penalty spot was only enough to beautify. With their 3-2 success, the home team overtook Hertha, the Berlin team is thus only seventh and 11 points away from the third place in the classification.
In the previous round, Hertha beat Hansa Rostock 4-0 in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, the hero of the meeting was the Hungarian professional’s eldest son, 24-year-old Palkó, who contributed two goals to the Berlin team’s success. Both Palkó and Márton started once morest Karlsruhe, Márton was on the field the whole time, Palkó was replaced by his father in the 69th minute.
