Who played against whom and how?
Which game couldn’t you miss?
The of HSV against Bayern. “A football game like a boxing match over twelve rounds,” wrote colleagues from Spiegel. It was a duel between North and South that was sometimes reminiscent of the big encounters in the 1980s, when HSV was still one of the big names in the Bundesliga. Winning a point against Bayern is now as difficult to achieve as silverware used to be. The newcomer fought for the 2-2 draw against the record champions with the means of an outsider: scratch, bite, tackle. Afterwards, Bayern complained angrily about the referee.
The 2-2 in the 53rd minute was achieved by the 18-year-old Luka Vušković, who made his Bundesliga debut in the first leg and was now named man of the match. He then happily said: “I enjoy every second of playing for HSV.” There are said to have been worse weekends for Hamburger SV supporters. For Bayern, it was the second game in a row without a win after the defeat against Augsburg.
Which game could you have missed with a clear conscience?
Cologne against Wolfsburg. Although the hosts were able to celebrate a narrow 1-0 victory in the end, the quality of the game offered a fitting cross-section of what fans of both camps have had to endure too often since the beginning of the season. Even FC coach Lustwin admitted in the subsequent press conference: “If I had been a TV viewer today, I probably would have made it out sooner… But I’m the coach of this team.” At least the spectators provided a little love in the stadium; as part of the so-called diversity match day, a referee named Pascal Kaiser made a – successful – marriage proposal to his partner.
Who was in the spotlight?
It wasn’t that long ago that Dortmund coach Niko Kovač ennobled his attacker Serhou Guirassy as “life insurance” for his team. 21 goals in the Bundesliga and an incredible 13 in the Champions League were the details of this special insurance policy last season. But Guirassy has so far achieved very little in this regard. The striker scored four of his six goals in the first three games and has struggled through the playing time since then. Kovač had to explain why he stuck with Guirassy. This trust finally paid off in the game against 1. FC Heidenheim. Two goals from the Guinea international player in two minutes put Borussia on the road to victory. A little later he took another penalty, confidently grabbed the ball – and chipped the ball over the goal. Which in turn was indicative of Serhou Guirassy’s strange season. It doesn’t matter to BVB because – oops – they are only six points behind Bayern.
