HSV enforcer hits out at VfB: "We always do something daft against them" | OneFootball

With a rehearsed free-kick trick, VfB Stuttgart wanted to outsmart HSV in stoppage time. But this plan backfired.

The Volkspark was shaking as Hamburger SV, down to ten men, still managed to secure a late 2-1 victory against VfB Stuttgart. This moment was triggered by a scene that even the Hanseatic players could hardly believe after the final whistle. At the center: a botched free-kick trick by the visitors that turned the match completely on its head.

“They just do some stupid move,” scoffed HSV’s midfield enforcer Nicolai Remberg, shaking his head as he pondered the moment that decided the game. In the third minute of stoppage time, Stuttgart actually had the big chance for a lucky punch: a free kick from 20 meters out, almost a perfect position. But instead of going for goal directly, Angelo Stiller tried a rehearsed pass to Deniz Undav. The idea failed spectacularly.

The ball ended up with Nicolás Capaldo, who reacted quickly and sent Fábio Baldé on his way. What followed was a wild and likely soon-to-be-iconic scene: Baldé sprinted across half the pitch, actually lost control, but somehow poked the ball to Fábio Vieira’s feet, who coolly slotted it in for the 2-1. Within seconds, what could have been a 1-2 turned into a 2-1 victory for HSV.

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HSV took Stuttgart’s B team “personally”

“It’s hard to describe,” admitted Miro Muheim after the final whistle, before adding: “There’s relief and pride.” The Swiss praised the energy sparked by the substituted attacking duo: “Awesome how Fabio sprints down the field.”

For HSV, this last-minute coup was more than just an ordinary success. It was an emotional liberation after five winless games. Perhaps it was also a statement against an opponent whom Remberg had already verbally criticized beforehand: “They come here and start with their B team. Maybe we took that a bit personally.”

In the end, it was a “perfect day,” as Muheim summed up. All triggered by a single, from Stuttgart’s perspective, fatally “stupid move.”

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