Chemie Leipzig celebrates a 3-1 win against Hertha II – Ratifo scores and shines!

Chemie Leipzig celebrates a 3-1 win against Hertha II – Ratifo scores and shines!

On October 25, 2025, an important duel in the Regionalliga Northeast took place in the Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark. BSG Chemie Leipzig met the second team Hertha BSC and triumphed 3-1, securing their third home win of the season. The Leutzscher fans turned up in large numbers and created an excellent atmosphere, which made the stadium sell out for the seventh time in a row lvz.de reported.

The game got off to a difficult start for Chemie Leipzig, as Hertha took the lead in the first minute through Selim Telib. But the team was not impressed and equalized in the 9th minute through Stanley Ratifo, who not only scored one goal that day but also prepared two more. With his strong performance, which made him the team's life insurance, he once again demonstrated his talent and importance for the team.

Time after time, very close to the goal

As the first half progressed, Chemie Leipzig increasingly took over the game. Julius Hoffmann gave the team a 2-1 lead in the 38th minute, and Janik Mäder made it 3-1 in the 74th minute after celebrating a perfect week with the birth of his child. His joy at scoring the goal was obvious.
Coach Adrian Alipour then praised his team's strong defensive performance, which only allowed Hertha a few chances to score. Goalkeeper Horenburg also showed himself well and parried several final attempts from the guests, which brought the three points safely to Leutzsch, according to the report from MDR.

Despite the early deficit, the chemistry team proved that they could not be disturbed. After the game, Ratifo and Mäder emphasized the learning process the team is going through. Rajk Lisinski emphasized the need to decide games earlier in the future so as not to become unnecessarily nervous at the end.

Next challenges

With this victory, Chemie Leipzig has restored contact with the competition in the lower midfield and can look optimistically to the next game against Zehlendorfer, who are a direct competitor in the relegation battle. While other teams such as 1. FC Lok Leipzig are already at the top of the table, Chemie is still required to continually deliver in order to stay in the league. According to Kicker, this is particularly important in a less demanding October schedule, which other teams' coaches see as an opportunity to strengthen their players and secure their rankings.