HSV women: Back to winning ways via their favourite competition? | OneFootball

The HSV women have been waiting for a victory in the Bundesliga for six matches now. They aim to turn things around in the DFB-Pokal, where they shone in the past season.

As a second-division team, the HSV women reached the semifinals, where they lost 1-3 to Werder Bremen after extra time in front of 57,000 spectators at the sold-out Volksparkstadion. A few weeks later, they achieved the long-awaited promotion to the Bundesliga. After a promising start to the season, the team, led by coach Liese Brancao, who was signed from Austria in the summer, began to falter and only managed to secure one point from the last six matches.

The change of pace seems all the more welcome. On Sunday at 3:00 PM, the DFB-Pokal round of 16 against Bayer Leverkusen is on the schedule. Both teams last met on November 5th. The HSV women delivered perhaps their best performance of recent weeks at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, but lost 1-2 due to a goal conceded in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

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"We played a very good game there, we could have even led 2-1. In the end, we conceded the goal – that's obviously frustrating. But we played well against a top opponent, and that speaks for our development. It's a cup match, anything can happen. I believe we are completely ready for such a game," said Brancao regarding the quick reunion.

A large part of her squad was already part of the exciting cup journey last season and is likely to be highly motivated going into the match. "You know exactly that anything is possible, whether you're playing against a team from the first or third league. Every cup match is a gift for us," emphasized the 44-year-old. The current fifth-placed team from Leverkusen poses a significant challenge, but it can be overcome with a similarly courageous performance as in the league match and the loud support associated with the home advantage.

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