Overview
- A VAR review in the 20th minute led to a red card for Wolfsburg defender Cleiton, leaving Wolfsburg with ten men and shifting the balance of the match.
- Hertha took advantage late in the first half with Oluwaseun Adewumi opening the scoring and Deyovaisio Zeefuik sprinting on a midfield turnover to make it 2-0 in stoppage time.
- Wolfsburg substitute Kento Shiogai scored a early second-half consolation but Hertha held on for the 2-1 final at the Olympiastadion.
- Former Hertha favorite Fabian Reese returned as a Wolfsburg player to loud boos from the crowd, had limited influence on the game, and was described by Wolfsburg’s coach as engaged and decent.
- The match drew 70,928 spectators and moved Hertha twelve points clear of Wolfsburg, a gap that materially strengthens Hertha’s push for promotion and raises the stakes for trailing clubs.