Football: Poland’s Piątek nets first goal for Hertha Berlin

Polish football player Krzysztof Piątek scored his first goal for his new side Hertha Berlin against Schalke Gelsenkirchen in the round of 16 of the German Cup on Tuesday.

Krzysztof Piątek (centre) celebrates scoring the 2-0 lead for Hertha against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Tuesday.

Photo: EPA/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL

Despite the 39th-minute strike by the Pole and their initial 2-0 lead, Hertha lost 2-3 after extra time and were eliminated from the German Cup.

46': Der Ball rollt wieder: Weiter so, Männer! 🙌🔵⚪#S04BSC 0:2 #DFBPokal #hahohe pic.twitter.com/KVLizp073y

— Hertha BSC (@HerthaBSC) February 4, 2020

The match marked Piątek’s first starting-lineup appearance for the German Bundesliga club after he joined it on a long-term contract from Italy’s AC Milan at the end of last month.

Piątek made his debut for Hertha in their 0-0 draw at home to Schalke on Friday, coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.

Before joining Jürgen Klinsmann’s side, the 24-year-old Poland international netted 16 goals in 41 appearances for Milan.

Earlier Piątek scored a remarkable 19 goals in 21 games for Genoa, another Italian Serie A outfit for whom he played until January last year.

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP