3:0! HSV with confident win over Ingolstadt

Early HSV lead...

HSV coach Tim Walter relied on the same team against the "Schanzer" that had won 4:1 against Regensburg the week before and had shown a great game. And against Ingolstadt, too, the Red shorts started offensively, with Kittel firing the first serious warning shot in the fifth minute against the visitors, who started high and were in man-to-man defence all over the pitch. And it was Hamburg's form player who, after a quarter of an hour, served Alidou, who had started on the left, and who then crowned his wonderful individual performance with the early 1:0. So from HSV's point of view, the start had gone according to plan, but against Ingolstadt, who were mainly lurking on the counterattack, it was not easy for the Reds to find the decisive gaps in the offensive. Nevertheless, they managed to create a few good opportunities. Almost always in the centre of attention: right-winger Jatta, who could well have been awarded a handball penalty in a duel with Preißinger and also twice missed extending the lead from very promising positions. But HSV kept the ball - and so did Jatta. The Gambian was rewarded for his persistence shortly before the break when he headed a Kittel corner kick over the line from close range to make it 2-0 and thus ensure a fair half-time score.