Late friendly arranged: HSV fall to VfL Osnabrück! | OneFootball

HSV uses Sunday lunchtime to give playing time to those players who didn’t get a chance during the unfortunate defeat in Leipzig. However, the match against VfL Osnabrück was anything but enjoyable.

Both teams met at the Volksparkstadion behind closed doors. The guests made the better impression, despite having lost 0-4 to TSG Hoffenheim II in the 3rd division just the day before. VfL coach Timo Schultz—who spent many years at FC St. Pauli as a player and coach—also took the opportunity to field some of his second-string players.

One of them was David Kopacz, who put Osnabrück on the road to victory with a quick double strike in the 35th and 38th minutes. The mix put together by Merlin Polzin, consisting of established professionals like Daniel Peretz, Jordan Torunarigha, Jonas Meffert, Bakery Jatta, Emir Sahiti, or Robert Glatzel, as well as players active in the U21s, hardly harmonized. A quarter of an hour before the end, they even had to concede a third goal, scored by Bashkim Ajdini, making it 0-3.

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HSV: Match practice more important than result

Shortly afterwards, substitute Glory Kiveta—currently suspended in the Regionalliga—pulled one back to make it 1-3. However, HSV could not prevent the defeat. According to Glatzel, who has hardly featured in the Bundesliga so far, the result was not the top priority: “The point was for all of us to get minutes and to keep working on the things we can still improve.”

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Coach Polzin, who himself worked in Osnabrück for six years, will have gained some insights for the coming training week and beyond. Preparation for the home game against VfL Wolfsburg (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.) begins on Tuesday. HSV will be aiming for their third consecutive home win, which could further increase their lead over the relegation zone.

The HSV line-up at a glance:

Peretz – Ramos, Posadas (46. Kramer), Torunarigha – Jatta, Pherai (46. Lamce), Meffert, Reimers (72. Tuppeck) – Sahiti, Glatzel (72. Kiveta), Balde (46. Rössing-Lelesiit)

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