Defeat despite taking the lead: HSV women’s poor run goes on | OneFootball

Unlike the men's team, the HSV women couldn't find a way out of their predicament. However, things initially looked good in the home game against 1. FC Nürnberg.

The bitter 1-2 defeat on Wednesday evening against Bayer Leverkusen, due to a goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, was quickly digested by Liese Brancao's team. In front of 4,252 fans at the Volksparkstadion, they immediately sought to move forward. The guest team acted similarly offensively, resulting in great chances on both sides in the early minutes. The biggest opportunity for Hamburg was missed by Mia Büchele from a distance.

On the other side, Selma Licina headed the ball against the crossbar. In the 27th minute, the HSV women finally celebrated the lead. A counterattack put Sophie Hillebrand in position, her shot was inadequately deflected by Larissa Rusek, allowing Melanie Brunnthaler to score from close range to make it 1-0. The Hanseatic women carried the lead into the break.

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Coach Brancao used halftime for three substitutions. However, her measures fizzled out. The second half clearly belonged to 1. FC Nürnberg. In the 57th minute, one of the many corners directed towards the goal by Oliwia Wos resulted in the equalizer. Substitute Klara Svensson Senelius headed in unchallenged from a few meters to make it 1-1.

A quarter of an hour later, a Brunnthaler header hit the post. In return, FCN exploited the space created by a misplaced pass through Nastassja Lein, who left several opponents behind and accurately finished into the left corner for a 1-2 lead. In the final phase, the HSV women applied pressure once more. The best chance for an equalizer came for the agile Brunnthaler, but she was thwarted by Rusek.

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This marked the third consecutive defeat. "We deserved to lose, it was not enough. Even though we led in the first half, not everything went well in that period either. It was not a good day for us. I am very disappointed with our performance," Brancao stated after the game. The lead over the relegation zone remains three points, as Jena and Essen ended their basement duel in a draw. Next weekend, the HSV women continue in the esteemed DFB-Pokal. For the round of 16, Bayer Leverkusen, currently fifth in the standings, will travel to the Volksparkstadion.

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