Capital club crisis in league 2
Hamburger SV shoots Hertha to the bottom of the table
08/19/2023 10:56 p.m
Hamburger SV plays cleverly, Hertha shakily, the result is a clear home win for the Hanseatic League. The greet now for the time being in the second division table from above. The relegated from Berlin slides to the other end.
Hamburger SV has exacerbated the crisis of Hertha BSC in the 2nd Bundesliga and at least until Sunday sat at the top of the table. With the 3-0 (2-0) win, the Hanseatic League handed the Bundesliga relegated team their third defeat in the third league game of the season. The Berliners are last for now.
In a one-sided game in the first half, Bakery Jatta (38th) gave the hosts the lead against the generally weak guests. In injury time before the break, Laszlo Benes increased with a converted hand penalty. In the second half, Robert Glatzel (82nd) marked the final score.
Patient and game-determining
In front of 57,000 spectators in the Volksparkstadion, which was sold out for the tenth time in a row, the team coached by Tim Walter initially did without the usual offensive spectacle. The Hamburgers played patiently against the defensive Berliners and waited for their chances. The defensive – otherwise the problem area of HSV – was secure and was only slightly challenged.
The North Germans had bad luck twice with the video referee. First a hit by Glatzel was disallowed for offside after intervention by the VAR, and a little later a penalty kick.
The Hamburgers were not impressed. They continued to dominate the game in the second half. Only in the middle of the second period did the Berliners become a little more active going forward and came up with dangerous actions. When HSV striker Glatzel (82nd) completed a counterattack, the decision was made.