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HSV News

It was not an easy week for Tim Walter and his team. The derby defeat was lingering, but the coach and his players had used the days to turn the existing frustration into energy. During Friday's Press Conference Walter said, "We worked a lot, focused on the new task and the players trained with extremely great passion," On team news... Josh Vagnoman was added to the injury last following a tendon tear in the Stadtderby last week. "Our long-term absences are known, but beyond that, all men are on board. Marko Johansson is also fully participating and doing very well, as are the other goalkeepers. Since I haven't talked to them yet about who will be in the squad for Sunday's game, I don't want to reveal it at this point." added walter.

Elsewhere Youngster Anssi Suhonen recieved a call up to the Finnish U21 squad starting at the end of the month! 
 

The Match Facts 

To date, six 2. Bundesliga  matches have been played between Hamburger SV and SV Darmstadt 98 - and the balance could not be more even. Each team has two wins, and the statistics also include two draws. So far, the games have gone as follows: Win HSV, win Darmstadt, draw, draw, win HSV, win Darmstadt. If the sequence stays in rhythm, there can only be one winner on Sunday (22 August, kick-off: 13.30)...

Morten Behrens (64), Frank Ronstadt (53) and Patric Pfeiffer (23) have played a total of 140 competitive games for the HSV II team. Klaus Gjasula (16) and Lasse Sobiech (twelve) even have a combined total of 28 appearances for the professionals. All five current SVD professionals have a HSV past and will return to their old stomping grounds on Sunday. Unfortunatley for the Lilies: There is a question mark over the use of defender Sobiech due to muscular problems.