🎥 Fan takeover pointless, HSV defend like an amateur side! | OneFootball

For everyone present today at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim, it might not be easy to distinguish TSG Hoffenheim's stadium from Hamburg's Volksparkstadion—at least in terms of atmosphere. HSV scarves and jerseys are visible everywhere, and the chants of the traveling fans of Hamburger SV are predominantly heard.

Although there are no official numbers yet, it is estimated that 10,000 to 15,000 fans from the north are in the Sinsheim stadium. As a reminder: the arena has a total capacity of around 30,000 spectators. Presumably, about half of the seats today are occupied by guest fans.

In the city of Sinsheim, things must have been turbulent around the game, as the approximately 15,000 supporters didn't have much space to spread out. The city itself has only about 37,000 inhabitants—today, exceptionally for a match day, it's around 52,000.

This is what it looks like:

So far, however, the "home game feeling" has not paid off. Currently, the guests from Hamburg are trailing 0-1. Grischa Prömel headed his team into the lead after a cross from Burger (8th minute). He managed this feat mainly because Miro Muheim, in the left-back position for HSV, lost his orientation and stood too far away—similar to the other defensive players in white and blue.

A similar scene unfolded after about half an hour: TSG brought the ball from the left baseline into the middle, let it run impressively over several stations, and finally directed it straight from Prömel to Ozan Kabak in the penalty area. The returnee to the starting eleven took the ball with the outside of his foot and then placed it in the goal. And although it was a beautiful attack, the northern defense line appeared maximally overwhelmed here as well. 

After 65 minutes of play, Tim Lemperle increased the score to 3-0 from close range, and just seven minutes later, Hoffenheim's Asllani also scored.

By now, the Hamburg fan invasion has turned into more of a goal fest that only those supporting Hoffenheim are enjoying. At least: about ten minutes before the end, Rayan Philippe scored the consolation goal for Hamburg, making it 1-4. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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