Hertha BSC wins 4-1 in 2. Bundesliga as Musiala collapses in Bayern preseason victory

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Hertha BSC wins 4-1 in 2. Bundesliga as Musiala collapses in Bayern preseason victory
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Hertha BSC secured its best season start in eight years with a 4-1 victory over 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga on Saturday. Before 41,459 spectators at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, Stefan Leitl’s side dominated the first half, with Sebastian Grönning opening the scoring in the second minute, Marten Winkler adding a solo goal in the 26th, and Deyovaisio Zeefuik netting his third for the club in the 35th. Jan Schöppner pulled one back for Heidenheim in the 49th, but substitute Oluwaseun Adewumi sealed the win in the 90th. Zeefuik was sent off with a red card in the 89th minute for a foul.
Leitl praised his team’s intensity and early momentum, singling out Winkler’s performance: a free-kick assist for Grönning’s opener, a goal of his own, and a second assist for Zeefuik. “We started well despite the heat. The early goal was worth its weight in gold. But we also had very good intensity,” Leitl said. Defender Julian Eitschberger added, “Matte played very well, as we know him—cheeky, with excellent finishing and perfect assists” .
Meanwhile, 1. FC Nürnberg topped the table after a 4-2 win in the Franconian derby against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Coach Miroslav Klose’s side, also unbeaten in its first two matches, saw double strikes from Piet Scobel and Julian Justvan. Fürth’s Felix Klaus scored twice but missed a 63rd-minute penalty that would have leveled the game. The match drew 16,126 spectators .
In the Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich defeated RB Leipzig 3-1 in a preseason test, though the match was overshadowed by a late scare involving Jamal Musiala. The Germany international collapsed on the pitch in the closing stages but left the field under his own power, appearing dazed. Earlier, Luis Díaz gave Bayern a 13th-minute lead, Brajan Gruda equalized in the 52nd, and new signing Nathaniel Brown scored his first goal for the club in the 57th before Musiala sealed the win in the 81st. Moroccan World Cup star Ismael Saibari made his debut in the final 20 minutes, assisting the third goal .
- FC Union Berlin lost 2-4 to Ipswich Town in its final preseason match, with Zeno van den Bosch and Josip Juranovic scoring for the hosts. Union, which won only three of 10 preparation games, opens its DFB-Pokal campaign on Aug. 23 at Eintracht Braunschweig and its Bundesliga season at home to Frankfurt on Aug. 27 .
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