Hamburger SV beat Hertha BSC 2-1 (0-0) in the 2nd Bundesliga. Miro Muheim and Haris Tabakovic scored for the North Germans.

Substitute Ludovit Reis scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute. The result was only determined shortly after 11 p.m. local time. The game was delayed by half an hour due to a tennis ball protest by Berlin fans. The Berlin fans threw tennis balls onto the field to protest against the investor entry decided by the German Football League.