Heavy defeat to kick off the season: HSV thrashed 4-0 by Lyon | OneFootball

As part of the Volkspark Festival, HSV suffered a significant defeat against Olympique Lyon. The French team triumphed 4-0 after 120 minutes.

Everything was set for a great afternoon of football: Under relatively good Hamburg weather, the "new" HSV presented itself to its fans for the first time. At the Volkspark Festival, both the men's team and the women who were also promoted to the Bundesliga were present. Almost 20,000 supporters gathered at the content party at noon, and a solid 45,757 later watched the test match against Olympique Lyon.

What followed was a clear sporting reality check. The newly promoted team was clearly defeated by the French first division team with 0-4. It was already the third defeat in the third tough test of the preparation. Previously, the Rothosen had lost 0-1 against FC Copenhagen and 1-2 at SK Sturm Graz.

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HSV Defense Overwhelmed

The match was played over 2 x 60 minutes, but a preliminary decision was already made after the first hour. The highly talented Lyon offense consistently exploited HSV's defensive weaknesses: Malick Fofana (17'), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (31'), and Georges Mikautadze (39') ensured a comfortable lead at halftime.

Even after a complete personnel change in the second half, the northern club had to concede another goal: Afonso Moreira sealed the deal with a 0-4 in the 95th minute.

In particular, the newly formed back three around Jordan Torunarigha seemed uncoordinated and repeatedly had major problems against the fast-paced French. HSV coach Merlin Polzin made significant changes at halftime, bringing in newcomers Yussuf Poulsen and Daniel Peretz. While goalkeeper Peretz was rarely challenged, Poulsen remained largely inconspicuous at the front. After 30 minutes, he was replaced by his strike partner Robert Glatzel.

Despite positive approaches in their own ball possession and an overall decent second half, it is clear: Polzin and his coaching team have a lot of work ahead in the coming three weeks. In the training camp in Mallorca, HSV aims to fine-tune their game for the DFB-Pokal duel in Pirmasens (16.08). A week later, the Bundesliga opener against Borussia Mönchengladbach (24.08) is on the schedule.

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