4:2 - HSV wins in Regensburg

Dream goals from a distance...

HSV coach Tim Walter not only brought in two new players for the starting eleven compared to the cup semi-final, Muheim and Kaufmann, but also sent them into the race with a different system. As in the 3-0 home win against KSC, the Reds played in a 4-4-2, i.e. with a double front. However, Hamburg's offensive department was not really in focus at the beginning. Until Glatzel scored HSV's first goal after just fifteen minutes, the Walter team had hardly come out of their own half. The home side set off fireworks from the start, even attacking HSV in their own penalty area, constantly attacking and creating a series of goal-scoring opportunities. By the time Glatzel finished, SSV had 8:0 shots on goal, including a number of top-class chances, the first of which came just 23 seconds later when Heuer Fernandes had to prevent the early deficit. In the first two and a half minutes alone, Regensburg fired four times at his goal, won two corner kicks and thus ensured a start to this match that was not at all to the liking of the visitors. But HSV showed their resilience, survived the pressure phase and then struck again. And how! Muheim's 20-metre shot into the corner of the net gave HSV a surprising 1:0 lead. With this lead behind them, HSV suddenly became more relaxed and more confident, the game was now evenly balanced and they were able to calm it down considerably. And so, after a much less eventful second half of the first period, Hamburg went into halftime with this lead.