Hertha hang on to escape with all three points

Saturday’s 2. Bundesliga action concluded with an enthralling primetime encounter between Kaiserslautern and Hertha.

Stefan Leitl’s side came up trumps again with a perfectly executed game plan, leaving the Fritz-Walter-Stadion victorious as Luca Schuler’s first-half strike proved decisive, with goalkeeper Tjark Ernst and defender Toni Leistner producing heroic performances. 

Kaiserslautern began brightly, dictating possession and pressing high, but struggled to break through Hertha’s compact low block. Then, against the run of play, the visitors struck first. In the 20th minute, Marten Winkler’s teasing cross…