He screamed out the relief: HSV star struck twice in no time | OneFootball

Twice, Albert Grønbaek screamed out all his relief. Twice, the Dane was not the goalscorer himself. Instead, he set up both HSV goals against 1. FC Köln.

While goalscorers Nicolas Capaldo and Yussuf Poulsen, along with outstanding goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes, were in the spotlight after the 2-1 win, Grønbaek was something of the hidden hero of Hamburg’s breakthrough.

His celebration after Poulsen’s 2-0 goal was especially striking. Grønbaek jumped over the advertising boards, ran toward the north stand with his eyes wide open, and practically screamed out the tension of the past few weeks. “That energy felt really special,” the 25-year-old explained afterward. And he made no secret of how much the team’s first win of the season meant to him and the squad: “For us, it was a huge relief.”

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Grønbaek had already played his part in the opening goal. His two assists were HSV’s first of the current Bundesliga season and therefore incredibly important. After three defeats and a 0:12 goal difference, the pressure ahead of the Köln match was enormous. Now the Dane sees a chance for a fresh start: “This win could be a turning point for us.”

HSV’s Danish duo impresses

The fact that Poulsen of all people emerged as the match-winner will likely have pleased Grønbaek in particular. The two compatriots get along well off the pitch, but they also combine effectively on it. “When Yussi came on after half-time, he changed the game,” Grønbaek praised his teammate. “He was really strong.”

But the support from the stands also played its part in the sense of relief. After the backing in Leipzig, the Vuskovic training session in front of nearly 7,500 fans, and Merlin Polzin’s contract extension, the team has grown closer together. “The connection with the fans is fantastic,” Grønbaek said happily, and he likely would not mind celebrating more goals in front of the stand again in the near future.

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