Defence stands firm: HSV battle to earn a point at Union Berlin | OneFootball

In the last match of the 5th Bundesliga matchday, Union Berlin and HSV ended in a 0-0 draw. The result was fair after an intense but overall chance-poor 90 minutes.

The "Rothosen" had to rely on their lifesaver early on: After an extremely clumsy challenge by Rayan Philippe in their own penalty area, Union was awarded a penalty. However, Daniel Heuer Fernandes brilliantly saved against Andrej Ilić (10').

Apart from this scene, HSV was well in the game, showing grit in the duels and occasionally playing attractively forward. The best chance fell to the noticeable Philippe, who was denied by FCU keeper Frederik Rönnow from the right edge of the penalty area (18').

With 68 percent possession and 7:3 shots on goal from the perspective of the promoted team, they went into halftime – even though the big chances were still missing.

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Königsdörffer has the HSV victory at his feet

In the second half, the course of the game initially changed little. Both teams primarily sought their salvation in defensive work, with HSV still having more of the ball. The Hanseatics generated goal threats mainly from a distance: Both Jean-Luc Dompé (52') and Fabio Vieira (63') came close to success. The best opportunity, however, was for Ransford Königsdörffer, who missed the goal from a sharp angle by only a few centimeters (72').

Union, offensively inactive for a long time, became dangerous especially after set pieces: A direct corner from Christopher Trimmel (77') and a header attempt by Ilyas Ansah (79') were the biggest threats to the HSV goal.

Ultimately, both teams lacked the decisive punch. Shortly before the end of the 10-minute injury time, Vieira even saw the red card for dangerous play against Leopold Querfeld. But it remained: Union Berlin and HSV parted with a deserved 0-0 draw!

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FC Union Berlin – Hamburger SV 0:0 (0:0)

Union: Rönnow, Trimmel, Leite, Querfeld, Doekhi, Köhn (80' Rothe), Khedira, Haberer (59' Schäfer), Burke (59' Skarke), Ilic, Ansah (89' Jeong)

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, Gocholeishvili (90.+7 Mikelbrencis), Omari (76' Ramos), Vuskovic, Elfadli, Muheim (82' Capaldo), Remberg, Vieira, Philippe (76' Lokonga), Königsdörffer (76' Glatzel), Dompé

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