Official: Hertha Berlin cancels friendly match against Istanbul due to injury

According to official news, Hertha Berlin canceled the friendly match against Istanbul due to injuries to some players.

Announcement is as follows:

We regretfully must cancel the friendly match scheduled for Sunday against Istanbul. The purpose of this pre-season preparation is to allow all players in the lineup to get equal and sufficient game opportunities. It is precisely for this goal that we have also arranged two games today.

However, due to some of the players being injured, other players still not fully recovered, and the load brought by previous friendly matches against Brondby, we regret to be unable to play against Istanbul as scheduled under established conditions.

We have requested to understand this decision, and we deeply regret that it is not easy to make it. But this decision is necessary given the upcoming start of the new season, the responsibility for protecting players, and to ensure that the game can be played in a sportsmanship, seriousness and professional manner.