Safety within reach: HSV grab huge points in Frankfurt! | OneFootball

HSV have pulled off an absolute breakthrough in the battle to avoid relegation! After a wild second half, the Red Shorts beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1.

At first, both teams treated their fans to a rather subdued summer-friendly type of game. HSV had a slight edge in play: the Polzin side repeatedly moved the ball quickly through midfield and pushed dangerously toward the penalty area. However, the newly promoted team often lacked the necessary precision in the final third.

Eintracht had the first shot through Can Uzun, but Daniel Heuer Fernandes made a comfortable save (15). HSV remained the more active side, though. Sambi Lokonga tested SGE keeper Michael Zetterer with a shot on the turn (26). Shortly after, Fabio Vieira struck the crossbar with a long-range effort (26).

Frankfurt only became more dangerous toward the end of the first half. Uzun was denied twice in quick succession by the sharply reacting Heuer Fernandes (38, 39). In the end, the teams went into the break with a deserved 0-0 scoreline.

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HSV respond strongly after going behind!

Eintracht came out of the break with pressure and took an early lead through Uzun, who fired into the left corner from the right half-space after Bakery Jatta lost possession (48). But HSV responded immediately: after a cross from Warmed Omari, Albert Grønbaek took advantage of some disorder in the defense and, with a little luck in the finish, scored the equalizer (51).

The Dane went on to become the key man of the match in the second half: after Zetterer had still managed to save his powerful free kick, he brilliantly set up Vieira for the 2-1 shortly afterward. The playmaker controlled the ball superbly and made it 2-1 (59).

In an incredibly scrappy closing phase featuring several injuries and a second yellow card for Rasmus Kristensen, Frankfurt pushed hard but could not find a way past HSV’s solid defense. After a total of fourteen minutes of stoppage time, the visitors from Hamburg were ultimately able to celebrate an immensely important 2-1 away win. With their lead over the relegation playoff spot temporarily stretched to eight points, survival is now within touching distance!

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Eintracht Frankfurt – Hamburger SV 1:2 (0:0)

Frankfurt: Zetterer, Knauff (82' Amaimouni-Echghouyab), Koch, Skhiri (61' Kristensen), Amenda, Brown, Höjlund (61' Chaibi), Larsson (82' Ebnoutalib), Uzun, Kalimuendo, Burkardt (61' Bahoya)

HSV: Heuer Fernandes, Jatta (68' Gocholeishvili), Capaldo, Torunarigha (82' Poulsen), Omari, Grønbaek (78' Vuskovic), Remberg, Lokonga (78' Elfadli), Vieira, Königsdörffer, Glatzel (68' Downs)

Goals: 1:0 Uzun (48), 1:1 Grønbaek (51), 1:2 Vieira (59)

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