HSV suffer narrow 2-1 defeat at home to Darmstadt

…but two quick setbacks after the break 

HSV started well after the break, as Wintzheimer had another shot saved from close range (48’). Gjasula (49’) and Terodde both also came close to the opener, but were unable to take advantage of their chances. Instead, it was Darmstadt who would counter immediately. Schuhen played a long ball to Mathias Honsak, who squared it to Erich Berko for the tap-in (51’). Sven Ulreich then pulled off a quick reaction save to deny Honsak with his fingertips just minutes later (53’). Serdar Dursun would then get the second for the guests, as he got on the end of a rebound from Matthias Bader (60’). 

There was plenty of drama in the final 30 minutes. Berko had another golden opportunity saved by Ulreich (71’). A minute later, referee Dr. Robert Kampka pointed to the spot after Terodde appeared to have been brought down in the box by Dursun. However, after VAR reviewed the incident, the referee reversed his initial decision. As the final 15 minutes got underway, Dudziak and Bakery Jatta combined to put the Rothosen within one (77’). Dudziak would later come within inches of netting the equaliser, but he side-volleyed it just wide. In the end, it was a tough defeat at home for HSV.