2nd Bundesliga Second Bundesliga
HSV loses its first home game, Hertha celebrates a dream goal from an overhead kick
Status: 09.12.2023 | Reading time: 3 minutes
HSV suffered a setback in the fight for promotion and lost a home game for the first time this season. Hertha’s cup heroes also won in Kaiserslautern thanks to a fantastic overhead kick. The second league at a glance.
Hamburger SV suffered another setback in the Second Bundesliga promotion race and lost at home for the first time this season. Due to the deserved 1:2 (1:1) against SC Paderborn, coach Tim Walter’s team missed their eighth home win in a row. HSV only got four points from the last four league games.
Former HSV professional Filip Bilbija (21st) equalized the lead in front of 52,244 spectators thanks to a dream goal from Laszlo Benes (11th minute) for the Paderborn team. After a serious defensive error, the strong SCP attacker Ilyas Ansah took the lead (62nd). Shortly afterwards, goal scorer Bilbija received a red card for a hard start (69th), while on the other side Miro Muheim (78th) received a red card for an emergency stop.
Both teams delivered an even first half. Benes delighted the HSV crowd with his long-range shot from around 20 meters. The second half didn’t start to the home team’s liking. First, the strong central defender Stephan Ambrosius had to be replaced injured after almost 50 minutes. Then his replacement Dennis Hadzikadunic caused SCP’s second goal due to a slip: Ansah ran freely towards the HSV goal and just had to push in. In stoppage time, Bakery Jatta hit the crossbar with a long cross.
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Hertha BSC 1:2
Hertha BSC has continued its unbeaten streak and spoiled the debut of Kaiserslautern’s new coach Dimitrios Grammozis. Three days after winning the cup over Hamburger SV, Hertha coach Pal Dardaida’s team turned their game around and won 2-1 (0-1). Lautern’s new signing Almamy Touré gave the hosts the lead in the 16th minute at the Fritz Walter Stadium, and after the break Florian Niederlechner (49′) and Marc Oliver Kempf (82′) scored for the third away win.
Dardai made the previously announced rotation to four positions. Toni Leistner, Kempf, Marten Winkler and Smail Prevljak came into the starting line-up for the ailing Linus Gechter, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Haris Tabakovic and the recently outstanding Fabian Reese. But captain Leistner made a mistake in the 16th minute when the ball bounced uncontrollably off his chest after a corner and Toure artistically scored. Hertha then let the hosts, who played very aggressively, lose their edge and only rarely came in front of the goal of Lautern goalkeeper Julian Krahl.
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For the second half, coach Dardai sent the offensive Reese, Tabakovic and Gustav Christensen onto the field and was rewarded just four minutes after the restart with Niederlechner’s wonderful overhead kick to make it 1-1. After the red card against Afeez Aremu, who was substituted at half-time (59th), the guests played in the majority for 30 minutes and now controlled the game for their part. Kempf scored after Niederlechner’s shot in the 82nd minute and rewarded Berlin’s efforts.
Greuther Fürth – 1. FC Magdeburg 1:1
The Fürth team gave up the win at the last minute and, after five wins in a row, had to settle for a 1-1 (0-0) draw against 1. FC Magdeburg and fourth place for the time being. Tim Lemperle gave Fürth the lead in the first half, Mohammed El Hankouri equalized in the fifth minute of injury time.
