05.11.2018
Lasogga decides top of the table clash against Köln in 1-0 win
HSV defeat league leaders 1. FC Köln 1-0 thanks to an 86th minute goal from Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
HSV come away with three points in a huge game in the second Bundesliga. Die Rothosen beat 1. FC Köln 1-0 on Monday evening after Pierre-Michel Lasogga scored the winner four minutes from time. There were 53,876 fans packed inside the Volksparkstadion, including birthday boy Uwe Seeler, who saw an exciting game with decent chances for both sides. In the end, HSV deserved the win and have subsequently leapfrogged Köln in the table to go top of the league.
Khaled Narey had one of the few good chances in the first half.
HSV were courageous but without luck…
HSV head coach only made one change from the 3-0 away win at Wehen Wiesbaden in midweek. Léo Lacroix replaced the suspended David Bates but the Switzerland international did not have much to do in the beginning as most of the game was played in midfield. Both teams were wary of taking risks and kept it tight. HSV had their first big chance of the game after fifteen minutes as Khaled Narey was found at the back post but his shot was well saved by Timo Horn. Shortly afterwards, HSV could have been awarded a penalty for a handball by Rafael Czischos but the referee decided not to point to the spot. Fiete Arp could have opened the scoring after a great strike from outside the area but his effort hit the post. HSV were overall more dangerous than Köln and did not have much defending to do. HSV continued to attack up until the half time whistle however there were not many clear-cut chances for either side.
Douglas Santos was a constant threat down the left and had played a big part in the goal.
… and scored the winning goal just before full time
Die Rothosen came out in the second half full of energy and were more dangerous than Köln however it was the visitors who had the first real chance of the game. Marco Höger almost forced the ball over the line after a short corner was played but Narey was there to clear for the hosts. HSV continued to create openings throughout the second half and Douglas Santos and substitute Hee-chan Hwang could have broken the deadlock but Horn was there to save twice. It looked as though the game was going to finish goalless before the ever-willing Douglas Santos found himself in behind to set up Pierre-Michel Lasogga. The goal was the last action of the half as the visitors failed to put HSV under any intense pressure to find the equaliser. Die Rothosen bagged themselves a home win through hard work and tenacity in a crucial game at the top of the league.
Match overview:
Hamburger SV:
Pollersbeck - Sakai, Lacroix, van Drongelen, Santos - Mangala - Narey, Hunt (88‘ Jatta), Holtby (82’ Moritz), Arp (68’ Hwang) - Lasogga
1. FC Köln:
T. Horn - Risse, Mere, Czichos, Hector - Höger - Guirassy (81‘ Cordoba), Schaub (87‘ Sörensen), Özcan (73’ J. Horn), Drexler - Terodde
Goals:
1-0 Lasogga (86‘)
Attendance:
53,875
Referee:
Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
Yellow cards:
Douglas (29‘) / Höger (43‘), Özcan (61‘), Hector (77‘)
Yellow-red cards:
N/A
Red cards:
N/A
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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