2-2 Draw at Fortuna Düsseldorf

... and a wild final phase 

After the break, the Rothosen tried to continue where they had left off before the whistle: They repeatedly played into the last third of the game with pressure and combination confidence, without initially generating the decisive power in the form of goals. Afterwards, the game shifted more and more to midfield, where both teams received two yellow cards each for intense duels, before Tim Walter brought fresh wind into the game with Anssi Suhonen around the hour mark. The lively Finn brought out a free-kick, which Sonny Kittel took with the best HSV chance of the second half, but found his master in Kastenmeier. The resulting corner also brought a top chance, which Meffert, standing free in the penalty area after a good variation, just missed (72.). Two minutes later, HSV equalised at the third attempt: a fine combination via Reis, Glatzel and Kittel was tapped into the net by F95 centre-back Christoph Klarer (74) - 2:2!

Kittel, who had decisively forced the own goal to make it 2:2, almost ensured the 3:2 lead minutes later, but put his shot just past the goal (77.). It was the starting signal for a wild final quarter of an hour, in which both teams played for victory due to the league situation and both coaches brought in fresh personnel with further changes. Javi Montero, on the other hand, was sent off with a second yellow card in the 89th minute. In the five minutes of stoppage time, the Hamburg side was outnumbered and had Daniel Heuer Fernandes to thank for keeping the upper hand in a one-on-one duel with substitute Daniel Ginczek (90.+3). It was the final point of a wild top game that ultimately deserved no winner and a share of points.