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When Sascha Stegemann kicked off the Berlin derby in the Bundesliga, it got loud right away.

For three minutes, countless rockets and firecrackers rang through the An der Alten Försterei stadium.

A video that the "Bild" newspaper published online shows that fireworks were set off on the stadium roof.

A fire broke out on the roof of a stall directly below.

The flames could be seen from outside the stadium.

Stewards rushed over to clarify the situation and put out the fire.

The game was initially not influenced by this, rather a phase of extremely competitive game developed, as Pal Dardai had prophesied before kick-off on the Sky microphone.

The 1: 1 (1: 1) in the city duel at Union Berlin should not have made Hertha's coach entirely satisfied.

There was no lack of commitment in the Berlin derby.

Union midfielder Robert Andrich and Hertha's striker Jhon Cordoba fought for the ball

Source: AFP / ANNEGRET HILSE

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Dardai had wished for a 1-0 through a beautiful long-range goal in the 90th minute.

Hertha got an early deficit.

After ten minutes, Robert Andrich started the shot with his left foot, slipped a little, and still hit the right corner of the goal of Alexander Schwolow, who replaced the goalkeeper Rune Jarstein, who tested positive for Corona at Hertha.

Hertha fan Andrich meets for the lead

Andrich, of all people, was born in Potsdam, trained with the blue-whites and outed as a Hertha fan during the week by Dardai's assistant Andreas “Zecke” Neuendorf.

Andrich lived out his passion for fans secretly, Neuendorf had poked.

Union midfielder immediately denied: “I think it's funny that he made the statement.

Of course he allowed himself a joke and thought something up.

I'll talk to him about that on Sunday, ”said Andrich.

The 26-year-old definitely followed suit.

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And Union, 14 points ahead of its rival from the West in the table, followed suit.

Hertha's defense did not defend consistently enough, so a shot from Julian Ryerson hit the crossbar before Petar Musa missed the iron's second goal in the margin (12th).

In midfield of Hertha, Sami Khedira, who was at least back in the squad after recovering from a muscle injury, was missing at this point in time.

Matteo Guendouzi was lucky, who only saw a yellow card after an elbow stroke.

Urs Fischer, coach of the home side, had audibly demanded more drastic consequences on the sidelines.

A clear assault was Guendouzi's use.

Dardai was unimpressed by the assessment of his coaching colleague.

Hertha under pressure

Instead of having to go to the dressing room early, Guendouzi prepared the compensation for Hertha.

The Frenchman gratefully accepted an impetuous entry from Marvin Friedrich in the penalty area.

Dodi Lukebakio chased the due penalty to make it 1-1 into Unioner Tor (35th).

There was no getting through for Hertha in half two

Source: Pool via REUTERS

After the break, the Unioners gradually took control of the game.

While chants continued to be heard in front of the stadium, the Fischer team repeatedly forced the guests to make mistakes, but missed the goal.

So it remained in the end with a draw, which does not help Hertha much in the fight against relegation.