2. Bundesliga: Five-star Paderborn maintain promotion hopes with big win over Hertha<\/p>\n
SC Padeborn repeated Schalke\u2019s feat by providing a five-star performance in their win over Hertha BSC. Ralf Kettemann\u2019s side are back in fourth place and only three points off the league leaders.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Klaas opened the scoring before an injury forced him to be substituted off ten minutes before half-time. His replacement, Nick B\u00e4tzner, put the hosts two goals ahead at the break after Tjark Scheller and Luca Schuler scored at either end.<\/p>\n
Mika Baur\u2019s penalty-kick and Raphael Obermair\u2019s first home goal of the season added more damage to the capital city club in the second-half. Half-time substitute Josip Brekalo scored his first goal for Hertha, but he couldn\u2019t prevent a third successive defeat in all competitions.<\/p>\n
Paderborn won all three games at Home Deluxe Arena since the turn of the year. Their next assignment would be achieving a first win on the road in 2026 when they travel to Kaiserslautern. Hertha, who are now ten points off third-placed Elversberg, will host N\u00fcrnberg on matchday 24.<\/p>\n