2.Bundesliga
Hertha BSC Berlin 2-1 FC Augsburg
Attendance: 77,116
This game was the original reason for this excursion to Berlin.
Apart from the obvious reasons of visiting an iconic, historic stadium, when the trip was booked way back in January, the teams were neck and neck in the race for the Bundesliga 2 title, so this game looked like shaping up as a championship showdown.
However as the season progressed, Hertha slowly edged in front and wrapped the title with a couple of games to go. Augsburg also confirmed second place and promotion so this game therefore took on the role of an end-of-season party.
Both teams were going through the motions as the hard work had already been done and the teams were locked at 1-1 until Levan Kobiashvili scored the winner from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.
Pierre-Michel Lasogga gave Hertha the lead when he bundled in a corner from a couple of yards out in the 44th minute. Augsburg were level on the hour when Stefan Hain shot home. The game was petering out to a draw but Kobiashvili’s intervention sparked the party.
The Bundesliga 2 championship shield was presented and the majority of the 77,116 crowd went wild.
The ground is an awesome arena and quite a sight with all the flags being waved. The only slight disappoinment for me, from an asthetics point of view, was that the famous Marathon Gate had been 'filled in' with temporary scaffold seating.
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