'Turning point': HSV win thanks to Heuer Fernandes blunder? | OneFootball

It was the scene everyone was talking about after HSV’s 3-2 win over Union Berlin. Of all people, it was Daniel Heuer Fernandes himself who brought up the topic in the mixed zone.

“Let’s talk about the 47th minute,” he said. Here’s what happened: After a through ball, the HSV keeper rushed far out of his goal and tried to clear with his head, but missed the ball by a wide margin. Union’s Andrej Ilic ran alone towards the goal, but his shot went just wide to the left, partly because Jordan Torunarigha crucially disrupted him. In the immediate counterattack, Nicolás Capaldo scored the celebrated 2-1 lead for the Red Shorts just seconds before halftime.

“That was maybe a key moment, one I wouldn’t have wished for,” Heuer Fernandes later explained with a grin. At the same time, he defended his aggressive style: “But that happens, my goalkeeping is bold. I’m glad Jordan gave it his all again and put the opponent under pressure. Maybe that was the reason he couldn’t score.”

He continued: “That way, we were able to catch Union off guard and take the lead. I was relieved, because I know it was a huge chance for the opponent just before.”

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While Union’s coach Steffen Baumgart lamented – “We have to be leading 2-1 there, I don’t think there’s a clearer chance than that” – HSV coach Merlin Polzin spoke of a “curious scene that of course helped us a lot.”

But Heuer Fernandes is also in the spotlight off the pitch. His contract expires in the summer, and talks about an extension have recently begun. “We’re just getting started, not much has happened yet, there’s no direction,” he said, adding: “You know how happy I am here.”

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