HSV win 1-0 in Hannover despite going down to 10 men

... before Jatta secures all three points for ten-man HSV 

There were no changes at half time, and the first dangerous chance of the half went the way of HSV. Jatta laid a Dompe cross down for Königsdörffer, whose shot from close range was deflected over by the Hannover defence (51’). Moments later, HSV made the contest more difficult for themselves, with Gui Ramos bringing down Tresoldi with a tug on the shirt as the last man and receiving his marching orders (53’). The Rothosen had a moment of luck shortly afterwards, with Tresoldi’s shot hammering into the crossbar after Dehm whipped in a cross from the right-hand side (59’). Tim Walter reacted to this and brought on another centre-back in the shape of Stephan Ambrosius, sacrificing a winger in Dompe. Königsdörffer then moved out wide, with Reis and Jonas Meffert playing as a double pivot in front of the back-four.

Defending solidly was the name of the game for the remaining half an hour, with the Rothosen dropping very deep at times and defending compactly, while also trying to pose a threat on the counter and to give the defence some of a respite. In the 69th minute, this worked effectively and HSV took the lead. Glatzel found the ball with space in the box, but couldn’t get his effort away. The ball then fell to Reis on the edge of the box and he laid it on to Bakery Jatta, who fired home with his right foot to send the away fans in the left-hand corner into rapture (69’). 1-0 HSV! With a lead and vocal support behind them, the Rothosen found a second wind and continued to deny the hosts good attacking opportunities. HSV put in a mature defensive performance and Hannover 96 only really had a couple of half chances from Tresoldi and Köhn. The game finished 1-0, with Walter’s side winning a challenging game and successfully defending their lead in the table.