When Felix Magath and Hertha BSC players were already in the cabin, the players of Arminia Bielefeld celebrated with their fans before the curve for a long time.
Although the Hertha is much better and the Arminia continues with its back to the wall, the East Westphalia looked like the winner after the basement duel.
The 1: 1 (0: 0) by Joakim Nilsson in added time caused this curious mix of emotions after the Berliners had felt saved for 40 minutes after the goal of Lucas Tousart (55.) - and the Bielefelds in the same period Relegation.
Although he had suffered the early rescue by Stuttgart in the parallel game against Wolfsburg and the goal in a few seconds, Magath was emphasized after the game.
"Now there are two games going on," said the 68-year-old. And he was more fun than he said: "When I took over this job, I was sure that we would play against the HSV in the relegation. I don't work that it would come to this constellation. "
At this point, Magath's heart club from Hamburg took the relegation place in the 2nd league, but for the Berliners there would have to be a lot of bad things if they were still slipping into 16th place. The Hertha has four points ahead of the Stuttgarters in two outstanding games.
trainer praise from Boateng and Castro
"Nothing has changed," said voutine Kevin Prince Boateng: "We now have a home game in which we can close the sack." In the event of a victory against Mainz next week, the Berliners don't have to look at other places. For Boateng a merit by Magath. When he came in mid -March, "we would not have thought that we would have it our hand at that time".
A veteran also praised the new trainer at the Arminia. Gonzalo Castro, around four months younger than Boateng, raved about Marco Kostmann, who was only on the bench against Hertha as head coach for the second time.
"He gave a new impulse," said the ex-international: "The boys believe in themselves. He takes a lot of pressure from them with his dad."
And on closer inspection, the situation is not that bad for the Arminia. Despite place and despite two points behind Stuttgart with only two games.
"We will be playing in Bochum next week. We can really build pressure," said Castro: "And Stuttgart has to go to Bayern on Saturday. Then let's see what it looks like afterwards."
Hertha missed chance
One thing is certain: the emotional world on both sides would have looked different on Saturday if the Hertha had not given a huge opportunity in the 88th minute.
The 19-year-old Bundesliga debutant Luca Wollschläger had put the ball across Maxmilian Mittelstädt, who played back. Wollschläger had already turned off.
"What should you say?!" Asked Magath, and blamed the six -year older Mittelstädt: "I was surprised that in such a situation you come up with the idea of passing the ball again."
But that didn't get him even upset either: "We all have to live with that now."
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