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Saturday and Sunday could become a holiday for the HSV. With a victory against Ulm, men’s rise to the Bundesliga would be perfect. The women can follow in Sunday. The NDR news blog for the end of the season in the 2nd league.
Polzin wants “volume that the Volkspark has not yet experienced”
HSV coach Merlin Polzin aimed at an appeal to fans on Thursday. In the game against SSV Ulm in 1846, he would like a “positive burning” stadium: “I want a game in volume that the Volkspark has not yet experienced.” This is also because he believes that the game against the Swabians in which his team can make the promotion perfectly “will not be a spectacle. It will not be a game where everything is running for us.” Therefore, “the fans are needed to push the team at most”.
Not everything for his team will run for 90 minutes, but he assures: “We are burning on this game!”
This is how the HSV women want to celebrate on Sunday
The women of Hamburger SV have the chance to get to the Bundesliga in the home game against the second team of SC Freiburg on Sunday (11 a.m.). Last weekend with the success of the already increased 1st FC Nürnberg, a big step that was celebrated. The coach Marwin Bolz, who was overwhelming at the end of the season, says: “We are now going through it to the end.” Then there should be more exuberant pictures than this …
Source: Julian Krüger/HSV
Coach Polzin expects “disgusting” Ulmer
While many in the area of the HSV speak of the possible rise of men on Saturday, the Hamburg coach initially sees a difficult piece of work against SSV Ulm in 1846. You know, not least because of the experience from the first leg in the Danube Stadium (1: 1), “that they can be really gross”. Last December, the climber had caused a novelty in the now seven-year second division history of the “Rothosen”: the HSV had not succeeded in a single shot in the first half. Because although the Swabians are acutely acute descent threatened, they have a strong defensive: “Ulm has only 40 goals this season, just as many as we do.”
Special admission in Volksparkstadion Against the SSV
The anticipation for the game against SSV Ulm in 1846 on Saturday evening (8.30 p.m., in the NDR Livecenter) is huge around the HSV – and this takes special measures at the club. As the Hamburgers announced, there will be a separate admission for parts of the home area on the north grandstand in the Volksparkstadion: “In order to prevent a not allowed access of seat tickers – by the abusive use of tickets for the standing area – to the A rank of the north stands, deviating regulations apply on this home game day.”
Specifically: For tick holders of the Stehplatz blocks 22a to 28a, access will “only be possible via the north stairs”. “Owners of standing places in the north-a rank receive a ribbon around the wrist at the turnstile. This must be shown in conjunction with the ticket at the entrance of the respective standing block.”
Huwer: Ticket request more than ever
At HSV, the euphoria before the possibly decisive home game in the promotion race against Ulm is huge. “The ticket demand was in the middle six-digit range. It has never been as high as now,” said HSV board member Eric Huwer in front of the home game in the Volksparkstadion against the penultimate with 57,000 spectators.
“We already had City Derbies here, we already had relegation second legs like against Stuttgart or Hertha BSC Berlin. But this tops everything that has been there so far. It tingles throughout the city. Everyone wants to be there, but unfortunately we cannot fulfill all ticket requests,” continued Huwer. “There is a lot of anticipation. We have a big game ahead of us on Saturday.”
This is how the HSV women rise at the weekend
The HSV football players have four points ahead of SV Meppen two game days before the end of the season. A victory on Sunday (11 a.m.) against SC Freiburg II would seal the promotion to the Bundesliga – regardless of the result of the (simultaneous) game of the Meppener at Eintracht Frankfurt II. If the Emsländer did not win, the team of coach Marwin Bolz is already sufficient – even with a separate defeat, the HSV would have been practically as a result of 17 goals.
Schonlau: Positive mood in the city
Sebastian Schonlau determines a change in mood in the city. “In the meantime there is no longer the feeling ‘Hopefully it will work this year’, but the feeling ‘This year we pack it,” said the HSV captain. The HSV professionals also felt this on Wednesday at the last public training this week, to which many fans had come. The Schonlau, against Ulm yellow -locked, demands everything from his team again. “Because everyone is aware of one thing: we are not yet at the goal, but only very close.”
Pherai breaks off training injured
HSV threatens the next failure for the game on Saturday evening (8.30 p.m., in the NDR LiveCenter) against Ulm. Immanuel Pherai had to stop training on Wednesday, the midfielder was close to tears. An exact diagnosis is still pending. Already on Sunday, the Dutch in training during a duel with Tom Mickel suffered a blessing on the right foot.
If Pherai actually fails, he would already be the third player that HSV coach Merlin Polzin has to replace at short notice: For Dennis Hadzikadunic, the season is already over because of a jumping and knee injury, captain Sebastian Schonlau is missing yellow.
“Welcome home” – Schlach has the promotion song
With a win on Saturday evening against Ulm, the HSV would be Bundesliga team again after seven years of suffering – the Hamburg band Schlach has had the promotion song for almost as long in the drawer. Now “welcome at home” should finally be performed.
HSV warns of fake tickets
The game on Saturday (8:30 p.m., in the NDR Livcenter) in the Volksparkstadion has been sold out for weeks, but the demand for tickets is still high. The HSV warns that criminals take advantage of this situation and offer fake tickets through classifieds or non-licensed online marketplaces. More than 100 fraud cases have already become known.
The HSV therefore urges once again that cards can only be secured via the official HSV ticket exchange in individual cases and can be passed on to HSV members at the original price. Anyone who has already bought a ticket through an unauthorized platform can contact HSV ticketing for checking: [email protected].
Polzin: “As much looseness as possible and normality”
“Please go on, there is nothing to see here.” So, or something similar, HSV coach Merlin Polzin wants to keep it in the home game against Ulm before his team’s first promotion match ball on Saturday (8:30 p.m., in the NDR LiveCenter). “We will not make anything extraordinary this week, but bring as much looseness and a lot of normality as possible, because the around it is already very special,” said the 34-year-old. “The tingling is already there, we don’t have to stitch that extra.”
As the final, he does not see the game against the penultimate table. “That would mean that it is over afterwards, but we still have a game afterwards and therefore another chance. But it is clear: we have a very big chance against Ulm – and we want to take it.”
Ex-football star Gerard Piqué hopes for the rise of HSV
Spanish ex-professional footballer Gerard Piqué keeps his fingers crossed that the second division HSV creates the Bundesliga promotion. “It’s a very important game this Saturday. You told me that,” said the 2010 world champion at the digital and marketing fair OMR in Hamburg. “I hope Hamburg can climb and come back to the first division. I know it’s a very important club. You have suffered a bit in the past few years.”
Gerard Piqué at the digital and marketing fair OMR in Hamburg.
Hadzikadunic is injured in the rest of the season
Hamburger SV has to convert its defense for the showdown for promotion to the Bundesliga – central defender Dennis Hadzikadunic fails for the rest of the season. The 26-year-old suffered a partial tear of the inner ligament on the right ankle in the 4-0 victory in Darmstadt and a partial tear of the inner ligament on the right knee.
“It hurts us and most of them for the boy. Now we are working on solutions to close the gap.”
-HSV coach Merlin Polzin
The acute problem: For the game on Saturday (8:30 p.m., in the Livcenter at NDR.de) at home against Ulm, Backup Sebastian Schonlau is closed.
Last home game for veteran Tom Mickel?
Keeper Tom Mickel has been under contract with a two -year interruption at HSV since 2009. Although the goalkeeper from Hoyerswerda has never been able to fight for a regular place with the Hamburgers, he enjoys a high reputation with the coaching staff, his teammates and fans. The decisive factor for this is his great identification with the HSV and its loyalty. The 36-year-old never came over the lips of the 36-year-old.
HSV professional service: Tom Mickel.
On Saturday against SSV 1846 Ulm, his last HSV home game could be a professional for Mickel. His contract expires in summer. And whether the veteran gets a new working paper again is open. With a victory against the “Spatzen” and the associated climb, the circle would close for the goalkeeper: In addition to Bakery Jatta, he is the only player in the current squad that was already part of the HSV’s line -up in the 2018 club history.
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HSV opponent Fürth releases coach Siewert
The SpVgg Greuther Fürth, opponent of HSV on the last matchday (May 18, 3:30 p.m., in the Livecenter at NDR.de) broke up with coach Jan Siewert on Monday evening. The Franks have thus responded to the negative run of the past few weeks.
The “Kleeblatt” has been winning for eight games and has only three points ahead of relegation site 16. Siewert had only started his office in October as the successor to the released Alexander Zorniger.
What is the starting point for the HSV?
A victory against Ulm on Saturday is definitely enough for the HSV to make the Bundesliga return perfect on the 33rd matchday. If SV Elversberg (against Braunschweig) and SC Paderborn (against Magdeburg) do not win their games on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.), the Hamburgers would also be determined by a draw against Ulm.
There is also a lot at stake for the guests. The SSV is penultimate and has three points behind the relegation rank 16, the Prussia Münster.
Tickets are in great demand
Although the HSV has the highest ticket prices in the league, the games in the Volksparkstadion are almost always sold out. And everyone wants to be there at the possible promotion ceremony anyway. There are said to have been more than 100,000 inquiries for the 52,000 tickets in the home area.
Some HSV fans even wanted to become club members in Ulm to secure tickets for the guest block. But nothing came of it.
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Sports club | 11.05.2025 | 10:50 p.m.
