28.10.2017
1:2 - HSV loose unlucky in Berlin
HSV came out 2-1 losers against Hertha BSC after a competitive match at the Olympia Stadion. Jann-Fiete Arp scored with 73 minutes on the clock but HSV couldn’t cancel out Hertha’s 17th and 50th minute headers.
HSV succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against Hertha BSC on matchday 10. The game was evenly contested, but the Rothosen defence switched off during two corners, as Hertha scored one either side of half-time. Jann-Fiete Arp, making only his second ever Bundesliga appearance, pulled one back for HSV but it came too late and he couldn’t prevent his team heading home with zero points.
Early setback
Markus Gisdol fielded a team with the same formation as for the Bayern match. There were two changes in personnel though, as Kostic played on the left wing in the place of Hunt, while Ekdal came in for the suspended Jung. The three-at-the-back formation kept Hertha at bay for most of the first half, but it didn’t prevent the Blue-Whites taking the lead with 17 minutes on the clock, as Plattenhardt rose well to glance a header into the side netting. Santos had HSV’s best chance of the first half, receiving the ball outside the box from a well-worked corner, but his curling effort was tipped millimetres wide by Jarstein. The first half had a draw written all over it, but the Rothosen nevertheless found themselves a goal to the bad with 45 on the clock.
Fiete Arp scored his first Bundesliga goal after only his second appearance, but it couldn’t prevent a defeat.
… late push
The second half started as the first had ended. Again, a corner led to a Hertha goal. Plattenhardt turned provider, whipping in a corner-ball that Rekik headed in. This led Gisdol to turn to the bench and the head coach brought on Ito and Arp for Wood and Ekdal. Hunt came on for Hunt ten minutes later. The substitutions brought much-need offensive impetus to HSV’s game and Arp pulled one back for the away side in the 73rd minute. The 17-year old volleyed it in off the inside of the post after a Diekmeier cross was controlled by Papadopoulos. The last 15 minutes were almost entirely spent in the Hertha half, as HSV applied continued pressure, but the team’s effort wasn’t ultimately rewarded and the match ended 2-1.
Match Facts:
Hertha BSC:
Jarstein - Pekarik, Stark, Rekik, Plattenhardt - Langkamp, Skjelbred - Weiser, Lazaro (87’ Maier) - Ibisevic (73’ Selke), Kalou (90+1’ Torunarigha)
Hamburger SV:
Mathenia - Papadopoulos, Mavraj, van Drongelen - Diekmeier, Ekdal (56’ Ito), Sakai, Santos - Hahn (67’ Hunt), Kostic - Wood (56’ Arp)
Goals:
1-0 Stark (17’), 2-0 Rekik (50’), 2-1 Arp (73’)
Attendance:
52,129
Referee:
Felix Brych (Munich)
Yellow cards:
Kostic (30’) / Stark (9’), Pekarik (52’)
No show from HSV
HSV head coach Markus Gisdol was forced into changing his team ahead of the trip south. Long term injured first choice keeper Adler was still recovering from a broken rib before his understudy Mathenia also got injured and was ruled out of the matchday 31 encounter. Up stepped under-21 stopper Mikel to the fray. Key winger Kostic who scored the only goal of the game between the two sides on matchday 14 was suspended so his place went to Austrian Gregoritsch. Ostrzolek got the nod at left back ahead of Douglas Santos while Walace replaced Jung in defensive midfield. Gisdol made four changes in all to the side which lost 1-2 at home to relegation certainties Darmstadt last time out. The new-look formation struggled early on. Augsburg created three top scoring opportunities within the opening 20 minutes. New keeper Mikel managed to keep out efforts by Kohr and Schmid and was grateful to be able to watch a Stafylidis free kick fizz narrowly wide of target. On 22 minutes the visitors were in luck again as an Altintop effort struck the left hand post with Mikel beaten. It seemed to the capacity crowd including yet another sold out contingent of travelling HSV faithful that it weould only be a matter of time before the home side would break the deadlock and they did as Altintop rounded off two counter attacks on 28 and 41 minutes to make the halftime score 2-0 to Augsburg. Mickel was powerless on both occasions and was HSV’s best man before the break.
Deserved defeat
Lasogga came on for Gregoritsch and Jung replaced Walace at the start of the second half as Gisdol opted for a two-pronged attack. Later Jatta replaced Ostrzolek. The ploy simply didn’t work as the Rothosen had more of the ball than in the previous half but were completely harmless in front of goal. Augsburg played a much more intelligent game and struck the woodwork again through Baier. That superior intelligence was underlined late on as Augsburg struck twice through Max and substitute Bobadilla (76., 85.). It was game over for HSV who failed to threaten until the 84th minute for Lasogga and Wood to miss chances. It was simply not good enough and the Rothosen remain just one point above the relegation play off spot in the table. Matchday 22 sees Gisdol and Co. host Mainz who are level on points but two places better due to a superior goal difference. Only a win will do as the teams lock horns at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg next Sunday (07.05.17, 3.30 PM).
Match details:
FC Augsburg:
Hitz - Verhaegh, Gouweleeuw, Hinteregger, Stafylidis - Kohr, D. Baier (88. Callsen-Bracker) - Schmid, Halil Altintop (80. Bobadilla), Max (87. Ji) - Finnbogason
HSV:
Mickel - Diekmeier, K. Papadopoulos, Mavraj, Ostrzolek (63. Jatta) - Sakai, Walace (46. Jung) - Gregoritsch (46. Lasogga), Holtby, Hunt - Wood
Goals:
1:0 Altintop (28.), 2:0 Altintop (41.), 3:0 Max (76.), 4:0 Bobadilla (85.)
Booked:
Baier (48.) / Mavraj (33.), Gregoritsch (44.), Ostrzolek (51.), Holtby (72.)
Referee:
Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
Att:
30.660 (sold out)
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