HSV courageous and offensive: But 0: 4 at the counter team RB Leipzig

Created: 2022-10-18 21:39

Fans cheer for their team before the game starts.

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The HSV has more game shares at the cup defender Leipzig.

But the hosts clinched a clear victory.

The bottom line: learned the hard way, but gained confidence.

Leipzig – It came as feared: Hamburger SV had nothing to gain in the second round of the DFB Cup at RB Leipzig.

With 0: 4 (0: 2) the second division went down on Tuesday evening at the defending champion.

Cup specialist Yussuf Poulsen put the hosts ahead with a brace within three minutes (33rd/36th minute). Mohamed Simakan (68th) and Benjamin Henrichs (82nd) ​​increased in front of 44,787 spectators after the break. That was it second blow to the neck for HSV after the 3-0 defeat in the prestigious city derby against FC St. Pauli last Friday. HSV initially took the initiative and created a few chances to score. The most dangerous was a long-range shot by Miro Muheim, whose Shot from 20 meters first hit the bar and then the post.

If the ball had gone to Hamburg's lead, the game might have taken a different course that evening.

“We put in a good performance today, but unfortunately RB Leipzig was even better.

They were brutally efficient and showed why they are a Champions League team," said HSV coach Tim Walter. The Hamburgers played bravely, looked for their chances, but were not equal to the Saxons over the full game distance.

Some changes in the team probably also contributed to this.

Scorer Robert Glatzel, who had hit the bull's eye seven times this season, was out due to back problems. "The difference today was that Leipzig scored the goals - and we didn't," said HSV defender Jonas David.

who had moved into central defense for captain Sebastian Schonlau, who was suspended in the league.

The 22-year-old delivered a spirited game.

However, he made a positional error before the 0:2.

Anssi Suhonen replaced the powerful Lszlo Benes. But the obligingly playing Hamburger had no executor like Poulsen.

The Denmark international made his first starting XI appearance this season - and Leipzig's Mr. DFB-Pokal delivered.

With his two goals, the striker, who had been plagued by injury problems for a long time, increased his goals account in the cup to twelve goals.

In his now 28 appearances, the 28-year-old also prepared 14 goals.

The bitter realization for the 5,000 HSV fans who traveled with them: HSV makes the game, is happy about almost 60 percent possession of the ball - and thus falls into the Leipzig counter trap.

Leipzig's coach Marco Rose had previously described the HSV game as "not rocket science".

"We're not amused because of the four goals we conceded, but the lads did well for a long time.

We didn't lose face today," said Walter.

The game didn't change in the second half either: HSV had the ball but no chances.

Leipzig mainly limited themselves to counterattacks.

Central defender Mario Vuskovic has nevertheless recognized something positive: "We were able to keep up well over long stretches, we'll take that with us." dpa

but no chances.

Leipzig mainly limited themselves to counterattacks.

Central defender Mario Vuskovic has nevertheless recognized something positive: "We were able to keep up well over long stretches, we'll take that with us." dpa

but no chances.

Leipzig mainly limited themselves to counterattacks.

Central defender Mario Vuskovic has nevertheless recognized something positive: "We were able to keep up well over long stretches, we'll take that with us." dpa