1:2 - HSV lose friendly against Eintracht Braunschweig

Braunschweig's serene ...

Without the nine internationals who were away, as well as captain Sebastian Schonlau, Jean-Luc Dompe, Filip Bilbija (all stress management) and Miro Muheim (private reasons), HSV coach Tim Walter sent a mix of regular players, reserves and young talents onto the pitch. In this constellation, the Rothosen initially took control of the game with a lot of possession. The Lower Saxons, who were set up in a 4-4-2 system, again scored the effective goals. And they did so twice: First, ex-HSV player Manuel Wintzheimer completed a brilliant counter-attack to make it 1:0 (12th), then Niko Kijewski made it 2:0 seven minutes later after an attack on the flank (19th). The 16th-placed team in the 2nd division was thus in the game, while Hamburg tried to find answers in their own attacking play, but lacked creativity in their offensive actions. It was not until the 42nd minute that Robert Glatzel had the first shot on goal for the Rothosen, but he failed to hit BTSV keeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann from an acute angle. A short time later and practically at the break, Elijah Krahn missed a top-class chance with his head after a fine Megeed cross.