04.05.2019
HSV defeated 3-0 by Ingolstadt
Dario Lezcano (8‘), Thomas Pledl (69‘) and Marcel Gaus (72‘) scored for the visitors.
HSV lost 3-0 to FC Ingolstadt 04 on Matchday 32. The Bavarian visitors lead at the break and took home all three points in front of a crowd of 50,768 at the Volksparkstadion. Dario Lezcano fired Ingolstadt into the lead in the 8th minute with their first shot of the game. Hamburg were unable to overcome the early deficit and eventually lost by three goals after the visitors added to the scoring through Thomas Pledl and Marcel Gaus in the 69th and 72nd minutes.
Lezcano found space between HSV defenders to put his side ahead in the 8th minute.
An early blow …
After the three-day midweek training camp, Hannes Wolf named a slightly tweaked side with player changes in attack. Berkay Özcan replaced the injured Aaron Hunt in the number 10 role, whilst forwards Hee-chan Hwang and Manuel Wintzheimer returned to the starting XI. However, it was the visitors who began the game more dangerously, and took an early lead. In the eighth minute Lezcano hit the Rothosen on the counter attack and scored a great individual effort to put his side ahead. Julian Pollersbeck did fantastically to save Pledl’s effort three minutes later to keep the deficit to just one goal. After that, the Rothosen looked to attack more against the aggressively defending visitors. Ingolstadt dropped every man back into their own area and tried to shut down any space. As such, the game resembled a handball match at times, with Hamburg playing much of the game in the opposition half, in pursuit of a goal. The only chances fell to Jatta and Hwang but unfortunately the efforts didn’t pay off and the first half ended with the scores at 1-0.
Özcan and co. struggled to break down a tough Ingolstadt defence
… and then the knockout
Hannes Wolf sent his men out unchanged from the break, attacking down the flanks and attempting crosses towards the opposition goal. However, the Bavarian side defended well and adapted quickly, and were able to punish HSV’s errors to devastating effect. After an attacking corner in the 69th minute, the ball fell to Vagnoman in the Ingolstadt half, who unfortunately lost possession and allowed Pledl to run through on goal and slot past Pollersbeck to double the lead. The Schanzer secured victory just four minutes later, when HSV were unable to clear the ball away to safety and Gaus found the back of the net via a deflection. After this goal, there was no catching the visitors, who saw out the game in a clever manner. From a HSV point of view it was a tough game, after which the players acknowledged the loyal supporters in the Nordtribüne. After an emotional moment, the team headed to the dressing room backed by cries of “HSV, HSV, HSV”. The support is more important than ever at this stage of the season, with two finals to go.
Match details:
Hamburger SV:
Pollersbeck - Sakai (63. Vagnoman), Lacroix, van Drongelen, Douglas Santos - Mangala (78. Janjicic) - Narey, Özcan, Jatta - Hwang (63. Lasogga), Wintzheimer
FC Ingolstadt 04:
Tschauner - Neumann, Paulsen, Mavraj, Paulo Otavio - Cohen - Kerschbaumer (62. Krauße), Gaus - Kutschke (83. Kotztke), Pledl - Lezcano (89. Sahin)
Goals:
0:1 Lezcano (8.), 0:2 Pledl (68.), 0:3 Gaus (72.)
Attendance:
50.768
Referee:
Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)
Yellow cards:
- / Kerschbaumer (62.), Pledl (68.)
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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