🤯 Penalty drama in Wolfsburg: HSV pile more misery on VfL | OneFootball

It’s quite a curious scene unfolding this Saturday afternoon in Wolfsburg. After a penalty converted by Eriksen in the first half put VfL in the lead (22’), HSV managed to equalize before the break. Once again, a penalty was awarded following a foul before the goal.

Shooting star Luka Vuskovic was fouled, took the penalty himself, and converted the spot kick from eleven meters—though not exactly convincingly.

Even after the teams returned from the locker rooms, the story of this match continued to revolve mainly around penalties.

Once again, it was Vuskovic who was fouled, brought down in the penalty area by Adjetey. After a brief discussion, Jean-Luc Dompé stepped up as the taker and converted—much more confidently than his teammate before—into the bottom left corner to give Hamburg the lead (58’).

In the end, that goal sealed the final result and HSV claimed an away win at VfL.

In terms of the standings, the club from the north now moves a full nine points clear of the highly relegation-threatened Lower Saxony side.

Even before the match, there were rumors that today could be Coach Bauer’s do-or-die game. With the defeat, Wolfsburg remain in 17th place in the table—potentially four points away from safety after this matchday in the worst-case scenario.

As an HSV fan, you’ll certainly be delighted once again this afternoon that Hamburg have the “cheat code” Luka Vuskovic in their ranks. Winning two penalties in a single game—after all, that doesn’t happen every day.

As a center-back, the 19-year-old is now also HSV’s top Bundesliga scorer with five goals, together with teammate Rayan Philippe.

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

📸 Stuart Franklin - 2026 Getty Images