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Wolfsburg (AP) - Well played, lost again.
The situation at Hertha BSC is getting more and more precarious despite a decent performance in Wolfsburg.
The Berliners, who started the season with great investments and ambitions, lost 2-0 (0-1) at VfL and set their negative record from spring 2014 with the ninth game in a row without a three.
Coach Pal Dardai's team was even the better team, especially in the second half, against a Champions League aspirant who was not concentrating this time.
But because Lukas Klünter (38th minute) scored his own goal and Wolfsburg's defense chief Maxence Lacroix headed the game shortly before the end (89th), the crisis in Berlin continued.
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Dardai, who is still waiting for the first win after his return, smiled a bit smugly after the second Wolfsburg goal.
«I thought what a fate.
It can't be that the game ends 0: 2, ”said the Hungarian after the game.
But Dardai still believes in the turning point.
«We just have to work.
It's spinning, I know that, but I have to convince the boys. "
After their 13th defeat in the season, Hertha are still level on points with promoted Arminia Bielefeld, who continues to hold the relegation place after the 3-0 defeat in Dortmund.
FSV Mainz 05 can overtake the duo on Sunday with a win against FC Augsburg.
“We have to be honest and realistic: We're down there, it's going to be a relegation battle.
Every point, every game is very important, »said goalkeeper Rune Jarstein.
Hertha is also worried about the staff before the next game against FC Augsburg.
Matheus Cunha and Sami Khedira had to be replaced on Saturday.
"I can't say anything more specific about either of them," Dardai said after the game.
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The Wolfsburg, however, continued their impressive streak of success with the happy victory.
The Lower Saxony are now unbeaten in the Bundesliga for nine games.
With the seventh game in a row without conceding a goal, coach Oliver Glasner's team consolidated third place in the table and used the mistake of pursuers Eintracht Frankfurt, who lost 2-1 at Werder Bremen on Friday evening.
"I love talking about the Champions League than about the relegation ranks or relegation," said Glasner.
"That is the result of our work over the past few weeks."
Wolfsburg had a very difficult time this time, the lead at break was already happy.
After a sharp cross from Ridle Baku, Klünter shot the ball into his own goal.
Even after the break, Hertha made life difficult for the hosts and was even the better team at times.
Ten minutes before the end, referee Bastian Dankert initially decided on a penalty for the guests, but withdrew his decision after viewing the video images.
Shortly afterwards, substitute Krzysztof Piatek only hit the post, the compensation for Hertha would have been deserved.
Instead, Lacroix headed a corner and made it all clear.
The fact that Wolfsburg's Marin Pongracic saw yellow-red (90 + 4) in stoppage time no longer played a role in the outcome of the game.
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