Hertha BSC came from two goals down to beat Eintracht Braunschweig 5-3 in a remarkable 2. Bundesliga match. The visitors trailed 2-0 after 33 minutes but levelled before half-time and then pulled clear in the second half.
Yann Sturm gave Braunschweig the lead on 9 minutes and Kevin Ehlers doubled it on 33. Hertha responded swiftly: Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson scored on 43 and Josip Brekalo equalised on 45. An own goal from Kevin Ehlers on 53 put Hertha ahead, Brekalo added a fourth on 69 and Oluwaseun Adewumi made it 5-2 on 87. Jan Urbich pulled one back for Braunschweig a minute later, but it was too late.
Josip Brekalo's brace was the key contribution, and Hertha were ruthless in front of goal: they scored five from six shots on target, while Braunschweig had nine on target and managed three. Hertha also edged possession (55%) and expected goals (3.47 to 2.40), though the hosts will wonder how a game they led 2-0 slipped away so completely.
