A step too far: HSV women lose out to Hoffenheim | OneFootball

The HSV women had to suffer a clear defeat in their second home game of the current season. The ambitious TSG Hoffenheim proved to be an unbeatable opponent on Monday evening.

The favored visitors dominated, especially in the first half. Dominika Grabowska hit the post early on. However, the Kraichgau team benefited from strong support from Hamburg for the goals. HSV goalkeeper Inga Schuldt, who continues to replace the injured Laura Sieger, hesitated too long with her pass, allowing the oncoming Melissa Kössler to block and the ball flew into the net - 0:1 (19.).

The Hamburg women almost provided a quick response. A sharp long-range shot from Maria Mikolajova hit the crossbar. Otherwise, however, TSG dominated, taking advantage of the next lapse in HSV's defense after a corner kick. Valesca Ampoorter finished unstoppable for Schuldt to the left corner for 0:2 (27.). By halftime, the result could have been even higher. Hoffenheim offered some very attractive combination football, but was inconsistent in converting chances.

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Even after the break, TSG set the tone, although they faced more resistance. Another successful move resulted in the 0:3 by Jamilla Rankin in the 58th minute. The game was thus decided early. However, the HSV women did not give up and energetically sought the way forward. Melanie Brunnthaler finally rewarded the effort with a remarkable header goal following a corner kick by Victoria Schulz (87.).

However, Hoffenheim restored the old distance at the start of stoppage time. Kössler - already responsible for the lead goal - also set the 1:4 final score. Thus, the HSV women had to suffer their first defeat in the second home game. However, they can be pleased about a record. The 4,671 spectators present in the Volksparkstadion were equivalent to the largest crowd ever to attend a Bundesliga Monday game.

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On Saturday (5:45 pm, ARD), the HSV women will play in front of a significantly larger audience. Because they are playing at the Weserstadion against SV Werder Bremen. Ticket sales have been promising so far. The previous record of the northern rivals was just over 22,000 spectators and is likely to be significantly improved. Both teams clashed in the DFB Cup semi-finals in March of the current year. In front of 57,000 fans in the sold-out Volksparkstadion, SVW won 3:1 after extra time.

Accordingly, the HSV women will go into the match motivated. "We have to quickly put the game behind us and focus on the North derby on Saturday," said coach Liese Brancao shortly after the final whistle of the Hoffenheim game. Similar words were also heard from the fans towards the HSV women, who, however, need an improvement in performance to be able to take something away from Bremen.

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