In his starting eleven debut for Hamburger SV, Robert Glatzel was able to celebrate after just 17 minutes in the Bundesliga against VfB Stuttgart, before the striker had to be substituted injured after 17 more minutes. Then Deniz Undav scored to make it 1-1 before joker Fabio Vieira crowned the “HSV fairy tale” in stoppage time.
Capaldo. Balde. Vieira. Three ball stations until Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion was completely upside down. An unsuccessful free kick variant by VfB Stuttgart enabled the decisive counterattack and the 2-1 (1-0) home win in the 94th minute. Glatzel, who was recently sidelined, had previously scored for HSV for the first time in the Bundesliga.
Stuttgart’s top scorer Undav cannot avert defeat
Minutes later, the striker was bid farewell by the fans with chants of “Robert Glatzel” after he injured his knee in a duel with Jeff Chabot. With his seventh goal of the season, the in-form Deniz Undav equalized the deficit at the start of the second half (54th minute). Favored by the mistake of HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes, who only let a long-range shot ricochet. Rossing-Lelesiit also saw a yellow-red card in the final phase (81′), then Vieira took over.
VfB Stuttgart started after the much-discussed 4-0 away win in the Europa League Go Ahead Eagleswith a lot of offensive urge. Things got dangerous for the first time after six minutes when Josha Vagnoman tunneled past Jordan Torunarigha and Badredine Bouanani shot over the goal from close range. The promoted team also had a good opportunity early on. For example, when the deflected cross from Glatzel, who had been rotated into the starting line-up, hit the crossbar (9th).
Unstoppable: Hamburgs Rossing-Lelesiit with the perfect preparatory work
The game then leveled off for the time being before thousands of fans celebrated frenetically to the goal anthem “Always Hamburg” in the Volkparkstadion. The 18-year-old Alexander Rossing-Lelesiit prevailed against four opponents in a strong duel and served Glatzel, who started on the right, with precision. The striker ran freely towards Nübel and shot from 14 meters into the near corner to make it 1-0 (17th). But that didn’t change the fact that VfB was clearly the team that dominated the game.
Puts Hamburger SV in the lead: crowd favorite Robert Glatzel
Despite 64 percent possession of the ball, the guests were unable to create any chances. In the 34th minute, HSV had to make a substitution due to injury. Goalscorer Glatzel had to leave the field and coach Merlin Polizin brought in Ransford Königsdörffer. The Stuttgart team left the field at halftime without another dangerous shot on the HSV goal.
Stuttgart’s Undav takes advantage of mistakes by HSV goalkeeper Heuer Fernandes
After the restart, it took less than ten minutes for the guests to celebrate. Substitute Jamie Leweling simply shot from the left side of the box and presented Daniel Heuer Fernandes with seemingly no big task. The 33-year-old unfortunately let the ball bounce off his chest and the rushing Undav punished the mistake with the 1-1 equalizer (54th). Afterwards, both teams tried to create chances, but it was rarely dangerous, except for Könisgdörffer’s shot (69th) over Alexander Nübel’s goal.
Mixed feelings: Alexander Rossing-Lelesiit with a great assist and sending off
Four minutes later, the substitute offensive man prevented his colleague Luka Vuskovic’s attempt, who came free to head the ball after a corner. The action was the starting signal for a wild final phase. Undav was almost able to punish an insecurity in the HSV defense with his second goal (80th), but only hit the side netting under pressure. Then assist provider Rossing-Lelesiit had to be sent off with a yellow-red card in the 81st minute, a tough decision from referee Sören Storks.
Late winning goal: Hamburger SV counterattacks when they are outnumbered
The guests overwhelmingly pushed for the decision. The hosts hardly had any relief and defended with the remaining ten men. But instead of a late winning goal for the guests from Stuttgart, HSV, being outnumbered, was able to mount a decisive counterattack and caused the Volksparkstadion to shake. Thanks to the last-minute victory, the North Germans climbed to 13th place, while Stuttgart slipped to sixth place.
HSV against Kiel, Stuttgart in Bochum
HSV welcomes Holstein Kiel in the DFB Cup on Wednesday evening (8:45 p.m.). Stuttgart will be visiting VfB Stuttgart in the DFB Cup on Wednesday evening (6 p.m.).