Agency :
Goals from Andrej Kramaric and Sebastian Rudy helped Hoffenheim beat 10-man Hertha Berlin 2-0 and reap its fourth straight win in Bundesliga on Friday.
Hertha started bright into the game on the road as Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann had to be on guard to neutralize Marco Richter’s shot on target in the 7th minute.
It was Hoffenheim though who broke the deadlock against the flow of the game in the 19th minute when Robert Skov’s square pass into the box allowed Kramaric to mark the opener from close range.
Hoffenheim continued to threat Berlin’s defence as the Kramaric unleashed a promising effort on target from 18 meters at the half-hour mark while Skov headed into the arms of custodian Alexander Schwolow moments later. The hosts got rewarded with the two-goal lead in the 36th minute after Skov’s shot dropped off the right post before Rudy tapped home the rebound from very close to stun Hertha.
After the restart, Hoffenheim had the chance to make it three but for all that Ihlas Bebou’s attempt got blocked by Hertha defender Niklas Stark inside the box in the 49th minute.
