HSV record deserved 3-0 home win against SVWW

Unlucky to hit the woodwork three times…

HSV head coach Steffen Baumgart was without Ambrosius, Van der Brempt, Katterbach and Dompe for the visit of SV Wehen Wiesbaden due to injury, while Heyer also missed out due to suspension. Baumgart also decided to tinker with the formation slightly, meaning HSV played more with a back-three in possession, allowing more of an attacking threat right from the very start as the team pushed forward.

Jatta, playing his 200th competitive game for the Rothosen, had already hit the woodwork within a minute, firing a shot against the post, while Hadzikadunic came up from the back in the 21st minute and saw his header turned onto the bar. There was plenty of action in the Wiesbaden box and a minute later Schonlau was knocked over in the box and everyone from a Hamburg perspective thought a penalty would be given. This wasn’t the case, however, meaning despite three extremely dangerous situations in front of the visitor’s goal the game was still level-pegging. It would have been a deserved lead against an SVWW side who looked to sit back and break on the counter, with their best chance coming through a counter in the 11th minute, but Heußer fired wide. HSV finally got their just rewards slightly later in the half. Muheim took aim from well outside the box after having been set up by Benes and his shot deflected off Mockenhaupt’s back, looping up into the far corner to give HSV an overdue lead. The Rothosen continued to pile on the pressure, with Muheim via a freekick and later Pherai, who drilled a shot into the near post, having good opportunities to double the lead. This meant the lead was only 1-0 at half time, but a strong HSV performance was greeted by loud applause from the fans as the team walked off for half time.