HSV can still win! Struggling Rothosen beat Köln at home | OneFootball

What a relief! After the worst start to a Bundesliga season in the club’s history, HSV finally managed a real breakthrough. They beat 1. FC Köln 2:1 after a highly committed performance.

The Rothosen largely sat back in the opening phase and handed control of the game to the visitors. But since Merlin Polzin’s team offered very little at first, the 57,000 spectators at the Volksparkstadion had to wait for any clear-cut chances early on.

HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes was called into action for the first time midway through the first half, dealing with a long-range effort from Mikey Moore (26). Köln were now enjoying their best spell and had further chances to make it 1:0 through Said El Mala (37) and Thijs Dallinga (38). Heuer Fernandes was especially outstanding, though, when dealing with Dallinga’s header.

At the other end, his teammates took their time getting going. The only slight hint of danger came from two long-range shots by debut starter Fabio Vieira (32 and 35). Even so, the Hanseatic side took the lead shortly before half-time: vice-captain Nicolas Capaldo nodded in an Albert Grønbaek corner from close range to make it 1:0. It was HSV’s first goal of the season in their fourth match.

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HSV only briefly shaken after Köln pull one back

The visitors from Cologne continued to struggle with their efficiency after the break. Just moments after the restart, Moore somehow blazed the ball over the bar from around ten meters out with no one around him. That would prove costly: Yussuf Poulsen, who had only just come on, finished off an HSV counterattack involving David Möller Wolfe and Grønbaek, with a bit of luck, to make it 2:0 (50). El Mala (52) at one end and Nicolai Remberg (55) at the other almost added another goal.

Over the final 30 minutes, HSV understandably focused mainly on defending. Even so, they continued to threaten on the counter. The best chance to make it 3:0 fell to the impressive Poulsen after a fine individual move (69). Further chances went begging for Vieira (75) and Poulsen again (88). That meant things briefly became tense after all. Ragnar Ache made it 2:1 with a header (90). HSV, however, held on to their lead and were ultimately able to celebrate their first win of this Bundesliga season.

Hamburger SV – 1. FC Köln 2:1 (1:0)

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, El Ouahdi, Capaldo, Torunarigha, Omari, Möller Wolfe, Remberg, Lokonga (89 Adeline), Vieira, Grønbaek (67 Daka), Moffi (46 Poulsen)

Köln: Schwäbe, Castro-Montes (67 Johannesson), Simpson-Pusey, Lochoshvili, Mensah (64 Sosa), Krauß (81 Waldschmidt), Skhiri, Maina (81 Bülter), Moore, El Mala, Dallinga (64 Ache)

Goals: 1:0 Capaldo (44), 2:0 Poulsen (50), 2:1 Ache (90)

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