Overview
- Hertha BSC beat Regionalliga side Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 6:2 during the international break at the Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld.
- Scorers for Hertha were Sebastian Grönning (two), Yunus Ünal, Dawid Kownacki and Kevin Sessa, with an additional own goal; Zehlendorf replied through Niklas Doll and Jules Hasenberg.
- Coach Stefan Leitl sat several first-team mainstays including Fabian Reese, Toni Leistner and Deyovaisio Zeefuik, and striker Luca Schuler made his return from injury.
- Seventeen-year-old Yunus Ünal impressed and was praised by Leitl for a very noticeable performance after being brought up from Hertha II.
- Out-of-contract Jeremy Dudziak featured as he seeks a new deal, and Hertha resume league play on September 13 at unbeaten leaders Hannover 96 with promotion still publicly targeted.