1:1 - HSV and Schalke with a draw at the end of the year

... and later equaliser

Shortly after the break, however, the lead should have been gone. Schalke's Churlinov suddenly found himself completely free in front of Hamburg's keeper after a misplaced pass from Johansson in the 52nd minute, who somehow managed to glimpse the safe 1:1 around the post. Johansson remained the focus of attention as he had to show all his skills several times against the increasingly pressing visitors, especially against Bülter and Churlinov again in the middle of the second half. But the Reds also had their chances in this now completely open and back-and-forth game, the biggest of which was Kittel, who failed to hit the right post in the 68th minute. And so it went into the hot final phase with the narrow Hamburg lead, in which both teams fought for every ball and every metre. HSV did this with the vehement cheering of the fans, who pushed their team in each of the now almost innumerable duels and were the 12th man in this defensive battle, which the Rothosen delivered against the running Schalkers. But unfortunately without success, because in the 87th minute Itakura still scored the 1-1 equaliser, which was also the final result shortly afterwards. In the end, a deserved draw in a game that lived up to its promise.