Hertha 0-1 Dortmund: Modeste strike gives Die Borussen three road points
Borussia Dortmund beat Hertha with a thumping 1-0 victory on Saturday at the Olympiastadion. With each team arriving on the back of a league defeat, they were both keen to pick up points. Hertha were hoping to get something from this game, following a previous defeat to B Mönchengladbach. Dortmund lost 3-2 in the last match they played against Werder Bremen. As things stand, Hertha and Dortmund sit 17th, (1 point) and 5th, (9 points), spots respectively, after 4 matches.
Dortmund started the first half well, when Anthony Modeste found the net, 32 minutes in, to take a 1-0 lead into half time. Both teams unable to deliver anything further, the score remained at 1-0 at full time.
Substitutions for Hertha included Stevan Jovetic, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Marco Richter and Davie Selke for Jean-Paul Boetius, Suat Serdar, Dodi Lukebakio and Marc Kempf, repectively. Dortmund replaced Karim Adeyemi, Marius Wolf, Anthony Modeste and Raphael Guerreiro for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Thomas Meunier, Niklas Sule and Thorgan Hazard.
The referee booked Marco Richter for Hertha.
Hertha will next play Augsburg away, with Dortmund facing Hoffenheim at home.
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Hertha: | Oliver Christensen, Jonjoe Kenny, Marton Dardai, Marc Kempf (Davie Selke, min.80), Marvin Plattenhardt, Lucas Tousart, Suat Serdar (Kevin-Prince Boateng, min.75), Jean-Paul Boetius (Stevan Jovetic, min.55), Dodi Lukebakio (Marco Richter, min.75), Chidera Ejuke and Wilfried Kanga |
Borussia Dortmund: | Gregor Kobel, Marius Wolf (Thomas Meunier, min.67), Nico Schlotterbeck, Mats Hummels, Raphael Guerreiro (Thorgan Hazard, min.86), Julian Brandt, Marco Reus, Salih Ozcan, Jude Bellingham, Karim Adeyemi (Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, min.61) and Anthony Modeste (Niklas Sule, min.86) |
Stadium: | the Olympiastadion |
Goals: | Anthony Modeste (0-1, min. 32) |