0:4 in Leipzig - HSV eliminated in DFB Pokal

... and yet with a clear defeat

But as is so often the case in football, things turned out differently this evening. It took Leipzig about half an hour to get the first shot on goal against a strong and secure defence, but then they counter-attacked quickly twice down the right - and turned the game on its head with a double strike: Simakan and Silva served RB veteran Poulsen twice in the 33rd and 36th minutes, and both times the Danish international scored with ice-cold precision to make it 2-0 at half-time against HSV, who continued to set the tone. After the break, the game remained exciting and evenly balanced as the Reds kept the ball and Königsdörffer had a great chance to tie the game after an hour. But then came the momentous 68th minute, when first Jatta was injured after an unfortunate action and had to be escorted off the field supported by the doctors - and RB right-back Simakan headed a corner into the goal for 3:0. It was the preliminary decision in this match, in which HSV had been the better team at the beginning and then at least on a par for a long time, but finally had to leave the field and this year's DFB Pokal competition empty-handed after Henrichs had scored the late 4:0 for Leipzig in the last attacking efforts of Hamburg.