First a gala, then a rearguard action! BVB celebrate first win | OneFootball

With Svensson on the left of the back three and Beier on the left flank (team news), and in their usual 3-4-3 formation, BVB took on an HSV side that, when out of possession, initially only pressed behind the halfway line and packed their own half tightly. So from the very start, it turned into black-and-yellow powerplay. Nmecha fired just over the bar from 20 meters, and Guirassy was more precise with the next attack: from a slightly right-sided position, exactly 16.9 meters from goal, he drilled Karetsas’ pass low into the bottom-left corner at 101.4 km/h (9’).

Black and yellow barely gave their opponents room to breathe, applied intense counter-pressing, created more top chances through Karetsas (10’/33’), and lit up the stadium. Heuer Fernandes saved Karetsas’ rocket with his foot and prevented the second goal (41’). The atmosphere inside the sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, packed with 81,365 spectators, was extraordinary. And usually it’s already outstanding…

The stadium exploded when Konstantelias made it 2-0 in stoppage time. Beier, who had cleared off the line seconds earlier after an HSV free-kick (though the goal would not have counted because of offside), got the ball from Svensson, broke through down the left wing, and passed to Konstantelias, whose shot—slightly deflected by Bornauw—ended up in the net. With a tally of 14:0 in shots and 68 percent possession, as well as a fully deserved 2-0 lead, the teams headed into the dressing rooms.

Things continued at a furious pace. Kobel did well to keep out Grönbaek’s tricky shot (49’), and at the other end Karetsas was denied by Heuer Fernandes, while Konstantelias sent the rebound just wide of the left post (50’). Unfortunately, that was his second-to-last action. Shortly afterward, he was injured while trying to nick the ball off Jatta and had to be replaced by Sabitzer.

Throughout the second half—even before the substitution—BVB could not build on the intense, stirring display of the opening 45 minutes. Hamburg, however, were also much more active than in the first period. So it became an open game in which HSV began to threaten a comeback: Daka shot just wide (67’). Kovac responded with a triple substitution: Mane, Inacio, and Veerman replaced Ryerson, Karetsas, and Nmecha (74’). Less than 120 seconds later, Inacio was shown a red card for a hard challenge on Grönbaek.

BVB battled their way back into the game, kept HSV away from their own goal, and only just missed the final decision through Veerman (90’)

BVB: Kobel – Gadou, Anton, Svensson – Ryerson (74’ Mane), Nmecha (74’ Veerman), Bellingham, Beier (84’ Prates) – Karetsas (74’ Inacio), Guirassy, Konstantelias (54’ Sabitzer)Bench: Meyer, Silva, Albert, Reggiani

HSV: Heuer Fernandes – Capaldo, Bornauw, Torunarigha (82’ Nadir) – Jatta (82’ Poulsen), Lokonga, Remberg, Lemke (89’ Philippe) – Adeline (67’ Stange), Grönbaek – Daka (67’ Moffi)Bench: Tangvik, Elfadli, Nandja, Amoako

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