What mad bullet was Márton Dárdai’s? 30 meters from the goal, the 21-year-old central defender gets the ball from new signing Tolga Cigerci (30) on the left slipper. A second later, the ball slammed into the net from the underside of the crossbar in the top right corner, unstoppable for Jonas Omlin.
It may have been the highlight and sticking point of this game on Sunday afternoon yesterday, at the end of which the Hertha BSC supporters were able to savor the long-forgotten feeling of victory after catastrophic weeks full of setbacks. Dárdai and his dream shot alone were not the decisive factors in the 4-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Goal debutant Scherhant
Two other young Hertha players also left their mark on the first win since the 2-0 win against 1. FC Köln on November 12 – albeit not quite as memorable. Nevertheless: Jessic Ngankam (22) initiated the four-goal turnaround with the enormously important 1-1. Derry Scherhant (20), on the other hand, brought the win over the line with his professional debut to make it 3-1.
With Dodi Lukebakio (25) one of the established players was allowed to enter the list of goalscorers, but it was Hertha’s young professionals who took their old lady on their shoulders, showed responsibility and paved the way to victory. So this is the one “Hertha way”to which club president Kay Bernstein has sworn so persistently in recent weeks.
“More Hertha DNA”
This path was announced with the dismissal of sports director Fredi Bobic. “We need our Hertha way. We need more passion, more conviction, more Hertha DNA, also in past life, in the daily passion for the club.”, said Bernstein in this connection. What he saw yesterday should have confirmed that.
Dárdai, Ngankam, Scherhant – all three are native Berliners, all three have advanced to professional level through Hertha’s youth. Now they are keeping their club alive – and possibly in the Bundesliga at the end.
