Selke brace hands HSV last-gasp victory in Münster

…and then the winner

HSV picked up where they left off after the break and put Münster under pressure straight away. Their best chance came in the 54th minute, when a well-crafted attack culminated in Richter’s shot hitting the bar. The Rothosen were also denied a huge chance to take the lead after an hour’s play. Selke already had the ball on the spot after a penalty was awarded, when the referee was called over to the VAR screen and eventually overturned the original decision. In the meantime, the hosts had not recorded an effort on goal for almost half an hour and were almost exclusively defending. Suddenly, they had another opportunity to take the lead in the 65th minute through Kinsombi. Shortly afterwards, they had Frenkert to thank again, this time at the other end of the pitch. He scrambled to clear Königsdörffer’s effort off the line after it had already beaten Münster keeper Schenk. Depsite having 70% possession and 12 shots to the home side’s three, Hamburger SV headed into the closing stages on level terms, only to be denied by the woodwork once again. This time, it was Muheim’s half-cross, half-shot that came close to giving HSV all three points. Just like in the first half, though, the Rothosen saved the final flourish for added time. Selke was holding the ball up in the box when he was brought down. He insisted on taking the penalty himself and smashed it into the bottom-left corner to make it 2-1 in the 94th minute. What a finale!