Second half highlights:
62nd minute: Hertha add a third. Substitute Jhon Córdoba beats Niklas Moisander and finds Matheus Cunha, who squeezes his effort under Jiri Pavlenka to make it three.
69th minute: Werder get one back! The team from the capital waste a good chance, before the Green-Whites get their first of the season down the other end. Ludwig Augustinsson carries the ball down the left and finds Davie Selke in the box with a great cross. Werder’s number 9 makes no mistake, rising higher than his marker to head into the back of the net.
71st minute: Pavlenka keeps it 3-1 with a fantastic save. Jhon Córdoba finds himself through on goal with just the Werder keeper to beat, but the Werder keeper rises to the challenge and saves with his feet.
90th minute: Hertha strike late to seal the result. Jhon Córdoba once again finds himself in space in a dangerous area and this time is able to capitalise on the chance, making no mistake to finish past Pavlenka for the Berliners’ fourth.
Conclusion: SV Werder Bremen failed to win on the opening day of the season for the seventh year running, as Pekarík and Lukébakio set up the win for Hertha with two quick goals just before the interval. Cunha struck again for Hertha before Selke pulled one back for the hosts with his 69th minute header. Despite Werder putting some good pressure on the opposition, Hertha never looked like losing their two-goal cushion, before Jhon Córdoba made sure of the away victory in the 90th minute. Kohfeldt’s team will be hoping to make amends for the loss on matchday 2, as Werder take on FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen next Saturday (18:30 CEST).