Sent away at first, then a success: Stange on penalty debates | OneFootball

Otto Stange gave HSV the temporary lead against OSC Lille from the penalty spot. At first, however, there was some confusion over who would take it.

112 minutes had been played in the XXL friendly, which was held over three periods of 45 minutes, when Stange charged into the box at pace after a purposeful counterattack and went down following slight contact from Loun Srdanovic. Referee Konrad Oldhafer immediately pointed to the spot. The fouled player then grabbed the ball and was already set to take the kick until Miro Muheim ran over and passed it to Patson Daka.

Rayan Philippe then also got involved, having scored the 1-1 with a dream free kick just under 15 minutes earlier. In the end, the brief discussion was settled when Daka handed the ball back to Stange. To the delight of the fans, the Hamburg academy product stepped up, finished into the right corner with a striker’s confidence, and celebrated the goal with one or two ball kids who had run over.

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Stange is one of the standout winners of preseason so far

After the match, Stange said (via Bild): “I asked Rayan and Pato if I could take it. They said yes straight away. The two of them gave me a really good feeling. I had already spoken a lot with Pato during the training camp. That helped me.” It was his first goal of the current preseason. Regardless, he has made a strong impression since joining up late — due to the U19 Euros, which went very successfully for him with the Golden Boot win.

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Stange was especially lively against Everton, but he also caused plenty of problems during his 87-minute showing on Saturday. Coach Merlin Polzin has liked what he has seen so far. Against Lille, only Sander Tangvik, Warmed Omari, Louis Lemke and Nicolai Remberg played slightly longer. Whether he can break into the starting lineup and make his full breakthrough with the HSV first team remains to be seen. But it is already clear that the confident 19-year-old is one to watch.

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