‘Hatchet men worked magic’: Mainz star rubs salt into HSV wound | OneFootball

The controversy surrounding the clash between HSV and Mainz 05 was still far from settled even a day after the final whistle.

It all started when former Hamburg player Ransford Königsdörffer sparked plenty of debate with his provocative celebration after scoring to make it 5:0. A few hours later, Mainz captain Nadiem Amiri added fuel to the fire. The Germany international used his team’s crushing win for a small but pointed dig at the Rothosen. On Instagram, Amiri posted several pictures from the match and captioned them with the words: “The kicking squad worked magic.”

Those words were, of course, anything but accidental. In fact, the 29-year-old was referring to a comment made by HSV player Miro Muheim last season. After the 1:1 draw in Mainz on matchday 23, the Swiss defender had described the Rhineland-Palatinate side as a “kicking squad,” causing plenty of surprise among the 05ers. Clearly, that remark had not been forgotten. After the emphatic 5:0 win, Amiri now saw the perfect moment to settle the old score. Before that, his team had clearly shown Hamburg their limits over the full 90 minutes.

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HSV mockery goes down well online

It quickly became clear that Amiri’s social media jab went down extremely well in the Mainz camp. Numerous teammates and fans celebrated the post. Injured Paul Nebel reacted with a winking smiley, while Silvan Widmer commented: “Love it, bro.”

There was also plenty of thought put into the music choice. For his post, Amiri picked the song “I Got 5 On It” by the US rap duo Luniz — a hard-to-miss reference to Mainz’s five goals that same afternoon.

After Königsdörffer’s celebration, HSV has now been hit with yet another sharp jab from Mainz. And at the Volkspark, there will likely be hardly anyone able to come up with a good response to this one.

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