Overview
- Hertha beat SV Elversberg 3:0 in the DFB-Pokal, with Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson converting a stoppage-time penalty for his first goal since arriving in 2024.
- Captain Fabian Reese, the designated penalty taker, chose to let Thorsteinsson take the kick and said he delayed handing over the ball to avoid tipping off the goalkeeper.
- The moment followed Thorsteinsson’s glaring miss at Düsseldorf days earlier that prompted online mockery and media criticism.
- Thorsteinsson described the goal as a great relief and said he had been waiting a long time for the moment.
- Coach Stefan Leitl praised Reese’s gesture and the team’s celebrations as evidence of strengthening unity among players and supporters.