HSV storm to 4-0 win at Braunschweig

Glatzel at the double

HSV head coach Steffen Baumgart made two changes from the side which started against Kiel, with Dompe and Poreba returning to the starting XI in place of Öztunali and the injured Van der Brempt.

Hamburg made a rapid start to the game – the Rothosen carved out their first scoring opportunity of the day after just 37 seconds as Königsdörffer narrowly missed out on putting his side in front. That chance proved to be a sign of things to come for HSV, who continued to pile the pressure on their opponents. That pressure proved before long to be too much for the Braunschweig defence to deal with, and in the 10th minute Glatzel was the beneficiary of a wonderful piece of interplay between Pherai and Poreba to slot home the first goal of the game. The hosts briefly threatened an immediate response and had a great opportunity to find one through Phillippe, but before long they would find themselves facing a two-goal deficit. 22 minutes in, Glatzel got his second of the afternoon, this time producing an improvised finish to turn in a cross from Königsdörffer. That goal appeared to be a punch in the gut for the hosts, who were noticeably subdued for the remainder of the half as Baumgart’s men continued to dominate. Glatzel almost completed his hat-trick on the stroke of half-time, but Eintracht ‘keeper Hoffmann produced a fingertip save to keep his side in the game.