Despite improving after the interval: HSV lose 0-2 in Dortmund! | OneFootball

HSV lost 0–2 to Borussia Dortmund in their Bundesliga opener. A disastrous first half proved costly for Merlin Polzin’s team.

BVB had the visitors from the Hanseatic city under control from the very start. One wave of attacks after another rolled toward the HSV goal early on. The 1–0 was the logical consequence: after a superb move, Serhou Guirassy finished brilliantly from a Konstantinos Karetsas assist to give Dortmund a deserved lead (9’).

That goal did absolutely nothing to change the pattern of the game. On the contrary: last season’s runners-up dominated HSV at will and had further chances through Felix Nmecha (13’) and the extremely lively Karetsas (33’, 41’), among others.

Giannis Konstantelias did better just before the break (45+1’). Played in by Maximilian Beier, the Greek let fly from the inside-left channel and had a bit of luck, as Sebastiaan Bornauw deflected the ball awkwardly into his own net. Hamburg, meanwhile, failed to create a single notable scoring chance throughout the entire half. Accordingly, the 0–2 deficit was fully deserved.

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HSV show clear improvement after the break

Shortly after the restart, HSV finally made their first attacking statement of the match. Albert Grønbaek tested BVB keeper Gregor Kobel with a fierce long-range effort (49’). At the other end, Konstantelias nearly made it 3–0 and effectively decided the game (50’).

Even so, the Rothosen had a much better grip on the game now. Patson Daka struck the outside of the post after a quick counterattack and missed the equalizer by just a few centimeters (67’). HSV were also helped by the fact that substitute Samuele Inacio, who had only just come on, was shown a red card for a reckless foul (77’).

The visitors therefore played the final 15 minutes with a man advantage — and used it to create plenty of danger. Both Grønbaek and Sambi Lokonga had the goal to make it 1–2 at their feet. But it was all in vain: despite a clear improvement after halftime, HSV ultimately deservedly lost 0–2 to BVB.

Borussia Dortmund – Hamburger SV 2:0 (2:0)

BVB: Kobel, Ryerson (74’ Mané), Gadou, Anton, Svensson, Beier (84’ Prates), Bellingham, Nmecha (74’ Veerman), Karetsas (74’ Inacio), Konstantelias (54’ Sabitzer), Guirassy

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, Jatta (82’ Poulsen), Capaldo, Bornauw, Torunarigha (82’ Nadir), Lemke (89’ Philippe), Remberg, Lokonga, Adeline (67’ Stange), Grønbaek, Daka (67’ Moffi)

Goals: 1:0 Guirassy (9’), 2:0 Konstantelias (45+1’)

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