Relief before the derby: HSV women storm past Hoffenheim! | OneFootball

After weak results, the HSV women traveled to TSG Hoffenheim as clear underdogs, but surprised everyone across the board.

From the start, they managed to keep the action open in the not particularly well-filled Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion. In the 18th minute, the Hamburg women were awarded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area following a foul on Melanie Brunnthaler. Camilla Linberg stepped up and blasted the ball into the keeper’s corner to make it 0:1. Linberg was also responsible for the second goal. She finished off a wonderful counterattack, calmly slotting home after an assist from Sophie Hillebrand.

Defensively, the HSV women allowed very little, so goalkeeper Lea Paulick only had to intervene against national player Selina Cerci in the opening phase. Even after the break, they defended with concentration. TSG Hoffenheim, who had won the first leg 4:1 at Volkspark and enjoyed over 60 percent possession, found no solutions and instead ran into another counterattack. Brunnthaler played the ball on to Lotta Wrede, who finished through Laura Dick’s legs to make it 0:3 (54’).

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Even as the match went on, the hosts continued to give the HSV women plenty of space. This was consistently exploited and led to further chances. In the 69th minute, the almost unstoppable Brunnthaler set up the advancing Hillebrand, who took a few more steps and finally chipped the ball over the onrushing Dick from a half-right position – 0:4. In the remaining time, the guests were closer to a fifth goal than TSG were to a consolation goal. The result did not change.

The HSV women thus celebrated only their third win of the season, and at an extremely important time, after recently losing the crucial home game against Leipzig and with their rivals continuously picking up points. Even today, SGS Essen managed a surprising draw in Wolfsburg, which the Hamburg women impressively countered. As a result, they left the relegation places and go into the northern derby against Werder Bremen in high spirits. Kickoff is on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Volksparkstadion.

TSG Hoffenheim – Hamburger SV 0:4 (0:2)

TSG Hoffenheim: Dick,-Byrnak (71’ Grabowska), Diehm, Doorn,-Hahn (84’ Rankin), Harsch, Kaut (58’ Grimm), Gloning (85’ Bitzer), Ampoorter,-van Dijk (71’ Alp), Cerci

Hamburger SV: Paulick,-Doucouré, Böhler, Stoldt, J. Wrede (58’ Croatto),-Machtens, Hillebrand, Linberg (71’ Mikolajkova),-Bartz, L. Wrede,-Brunnthaler

Goals: 0:1 Linberg (18’), 0:2 Linberg (33’), 0:3 Wrede (54’), 0:4 Hillebrand (69’)

Photo: IMAGO

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