10-man Fürth hang on for a point in Hamburg

HSV unable to punish 10-man Fürth

The second half began in a similar fashion, chances a rarity on both sides and an intense battle in midfield being fought. The scales tipped in the favour of the Rothosen in the 57th minute, Sebastian Ernst seeing his second yellow card in the space of seven minutes and receiving his marching orders, Fürth incensed by the award of both yellow cards. The man advantage was clear to see straight away, the Rothosen playing the ball round the visitors, Sonny Kittel drawing Burchert and passing to Simon Terodde, who somehow managed to pass the ball into Maximilian Bauer on the line and not into the gaping net. 

The final half an hour saw an all-out assault on Burchert's goal, Stephan Ambrosius and Tim Leibold firing wide from set-piece situations. The Rothosen had the ball in the net in the 76th minute, David Kinsombi pressing the ball over the line from Khaled Narey's ball across the face of goal, initially given but correctly ruled out for offside by VAR. Despite the siege on his goal, Burchert had relatively little to do until the 87th minute, Tim Leibold's cross being half-cleared to substitute Khaled Narey at the back post, his ferocious volley somehow being clawed out by the Fürth stopper. Despite being fortunate to have a man advantage, the Rothosen will certainly see it as a missed opportunity to secure an important victory in the battle for promotion, having a host of chances in the final half an hour to put the game to bed. As it is, the Rothosen will look to get back to winning ways away to Würzburger Kickers next Sunday (kick-off 1:30pm CET).