Plenty of effort, no reward: HSV suffer narrow defeat at RB Leipzig | OneFootball

This Saturday afternoon, Hamburger SV faced RB Leipzig away from home. The Red Shorts arrived with a three-game unbeaten streak and knew that, on a very good day, they could take something from Leipzig.

But RB had also recently taken several steps in the right direction. After a 0:6 defeat in Munich at the start of the season, Leipzig stabilized their game and picked up many points.

HSV with a Solid Start in Leipzig

Hamburg started the match with good compactness and initially made life difficult for Leipzig. There weren’t many gaps, and Leipzig’s strong pressing often fizzled out. And with a solid Daniel Heuer Fernandes in goal, the Red Shorts didn’t have much to fear. As the game went on, Hamburg began to create their first chances, but they weren’t particularly dangerous yet.

Jean-Luc Dompe tried a lot, but he lacked the necessary precision in the final third. Still, things were going quite well until Antonio Nusa was put in the spotlight shortly before halftime. He made a quick move, crossed into the middle, and Christoph Baumgartner headed in to make it 1-0 for RB. That was the score going into the break.

Thrilling Second Half in Leipzig

Right after the restart, however, the Red Shorts equalized. Albert Sambi Lokonga took a shot, which was deflected and landed directly in the far corner. 1-1! However, this fired up the Leipzig side. Baumgartner scored his brace after a beautiful one-two with Romulo. Now HSV was under pressure again. And the Red Shorts pushed forward, creating two or three decent chances. There was definitely something in it for them. HSV even hit the outside post after a free kick, but Peter Gulacsi would have been there.

The visitors tried everything, bringing on Yussuf Poulsen to boost the attack. However, the real pressure wasn’t quite there. Don’t get me wrong, HSV played a good away game, but they lacked the final determination in the closing phase. There were many duels, play went back and forth, and the game was played at a high tempo. Still, despite some good approaches, it wasn’t enough for HSV, and the Red Shorts lost 1-2.

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