2023-05-20 17:02:02
BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin were relegated to the second division on Saturday following conceding a goal in the fourth minute of added time to draw Bochum 1-1 in the Bundesliga.
Former Berlin Union defender Keven Schlotterbeck headed in the goal that sent Hertha back to the second division.
It is the seventh time that Hertha has been relegated from the Bundesliga. Only Nuremberg (9) and Arminia Bielefeld (8) have been relegated more times.
Hertha needed victory to postpone their potential relegation until the final day of the season and things seemed to be going well for the home team following Lucas Tousart finally opened the scoring with a header from Marco Richter’s corner the 64 minutes.
Both teams hit the post in the final minutes before Schlotterbeck was left to head home.
With this result, Hertha remains last with 26 points and with no opportunity to climb to 16th position. Bochum, which did not have a guaranteed permanence either, has 32 units.
Schlotterbeck and his Bochum teammates ran to celebrate in front of the away fans, while the rest of the stadium fell silent. Some Hertha fans set off firecrackers that were heard in the Olympic Stadium, while others booed and hissed at the team as it approached following the final whistle.
Schalke have 31 points in the relegation playoff zone following drawing 2-2 with Eintracht Frankfurt at home.
The Berlin Union might not consolidate its position to qualify for the next Champions League with the 4-2 defeat once morest Hoffenheim.
Later, Bayern Munich receives Leipzig. A win would bring them closer to their 11th straight Bundesliga title. Bayern have one more point than Borussia Dortmund, who still have two games to play.
Dortmund faces Augsburg on the road on Sunday before the last round next weekend in which Bayern visits Cologne and Dortmund hosts Mainz.
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