Narey strike powers HSV to third consecutive win

HSV hang on despite half an hour with 10 men

The guests' task became that much more difficult only eight minutes into the second half as a Fürth counter from a HSV corner saw Nielsen played through on goal and Toni Leistner was caught the wrong side of the Swede. The Fürth striker fell under the challenge of the HSV captain, who as last man was given his marching orders by referee Petersen. The following minute saw Sven Ulreich display why HSV had made such an effort to sign him, as he pulled off two excellent stops from the free-kick and resulting corner after the red card. Despite having the man advantage Stefan Leitl's team found it difficult to genuinely threaten the Hamburg backline, often playing the ball in between the lines but lacking the cross or final ball to bring Ulreich into action.

Whilst playing large swathes of the game without the ball and deep in their own half, the Rothosen weren't completely ineffective as an attacking force, Sonny Kittel only able to play the ball into Burchert's arms from 10 yards out with his left after bullying build-up play from Terodde. Fürth had the ball in the net in the 73rd minute but referee Petersen correctly noticed a hand in the build-up as Leweling had fought his way through the massed ranks in the middle of the Hamburg box. The closing stages saw Fürth dominate possession but fail to create clear-cut chances, the closest they came to levelling things up was a header from 19-year-old Leweling in injury time which Ulreich watched sail over the bar. Thioune will be thrilled to have seen how his side saw the game out, especially given their troubles defensively late on last season, claiming the second away win in a row and third consecutive victory to start the season with a bang. The Rothosen will look to continue their good work at home to Erzgebirge Aue on Wednesday (kick-off 6:30pm), the first of three home fixtures.