51.
21:41
Best chance for Hamburg! Suhonen beats Ritter on the left side of the penalty area, moves to the baseline and plays a low pass into the five. Glatzel is in the center but too far back to get the ball.
49
21:38
Yellow card for Nicolas de Préville (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
de Préville prevents Heuer Fernandes from making a quick throw and is shown a yellow card.
48
21:38
Great action by Ritter! Muheim has the ball taken away from the build-up game, Ritter picks up the pace and pulls into the penalty area. He dances out several HSV players, but is pushed aside while dribbling.
47
21:36
The hosts are awarded a free-kick from the left-hand position – that’s a task for Ritter, but he can’t check Heuer Fernandes from 18 meters. The ball comes over the wall, but clearly too central for a goal.
46
21:35
The second round begins without a change in personnel. The FCK is now playing towards its own fan curve!
46
21:34
Kick-off 2nd half
45
21:21
Mid-term conclusion:
Kaiserslautern and Hamburg say goodbye to the dressing room with a 0-0 draw. From the very first minute, the duels are high, without it becoming grossly unsportsmanlike. Hamburg generally have more of the game, but the Red Devils are lurking for counterattacks and also had a good chance thanks to de Préville’s goal. Basically, there were only a few goal area scenes on both sides. HSV is still struggling offensively and can’t really find gaps in the well-organized defense of the home side. So we can expect a completely open game in half-time number two!
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21:19
End of 1st half
45
21:18
Once again, Glatzel is the focus, whose pass does not get through to Kittel. It’s a shame from HSV’s point of view, because the ball comes behind the attacker, so that the defense can intercept the ball in time.
45
21:17
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
44
21:16
Finally a goal again! Glatzel claims the ball on the left and has the overview for the Suhonen who has started. The Finn takes a shot from the half-left position, but misses the goal by a good two meters.
42
21:14
In the duel between Zimmer and Muheim in the middle circle, things are going well, but a yellow card for Muheim, who has already been charged, would be overkill. Therefore, the free kick remains, which FCK takes briefly.
40
21:12
The final phase of the first half has begun and both sides are currently grabbing balls that are far too high. However, these do not remain successful.
37
21:09
Jatta brings a great cross into the penalty area from the right and Luthe resolutely comes out of his six-yard box, goes to the ball with his fist and also hits Glatzel. The striker stays on the ground for a short time after the collision, but gets back up quite quickly.
35
21:07
The FCK sometimes gets the guests mad with their pressing. Again and again there are tough duels in the Hamburg half, which the red trousers don’t like at all. The match plan of the hosts, on the other hand, is working perfectly.
31
21:03
Redondo puts his foot in Glatzel’s good turn around his own axis and is responsible for a free kick from the right half due to the foul. HSV pulls the ball to the far post, where Luthe resolutely plucks the ball out of the air.
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21:00
Yellow card for Boris Tomiak (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
Tomiak goes to his limits in the running duel with Jatta and can only separate the opponent on the outside line from the ball with a nudge to the outside. The defender is rightly given a yellow card.
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20:58
After a few moves with a lot of speed, the game calms down again. HSV builds up calmly and also includes Heuer Fernandes, who is well in front of his box and almost acts as a libero. There is still no way for Hamburg to get through – so far there has been a lack of depth in the game of the guests.
22
20:54
Again, de Préville is in focus: In the running duel against Muheim, he puts his body in well and comes to a half-right from 14 meters to the end. Heuer Fernandes is on the post with this unplaced shot and clears away to the side.
20
20:51
Yellow card for Miro Muheim (Hamburger SV)
Muheim follows up in the opposing penalty area and falls to the ground in a duel. The referee evaluates the scene as a swallow and shows him a yellow card.
20
20:51
Slowly Kaiserslautern is also taking the offensive! de Préville directs the run of Redondo with a hoe, which is well worth seeing.
18
20:50
Ritter hits a free kick from the center line in the direction of the HSV penalty area and the guests actually have their problems with this ball. The HSV only prevented the shot on goal in the follow-up, here Lautern could not take advantage of the uncertainties in the center.
15
20:47
FCK, on the other hand, prefers long balls and finds Zolinski on the right with such a ball. At full speed he hits the ball inside, but Katterbach heads the cross out of the dangerous zone.
13.
20:45
Hamburger SV’s first notable attack: Glatzel was lucky in a duel against two opponents and was able to shift to Jatta on the right. The winger wants to use the run-in Kittel in the center with a pass, but the low cross is a bit too steep and Kittel can only accept the ball out of the goal.
10
20:41
Schonlau on the HSV side suffered a minor injury in an unfortunate collision near the center line and needs treatment on the field. But it looks like the captain can continue right away.
8th.
20:40
Now the guests manage to shift the game into the opposing half, but Lautern sticks to the dense staggering and attacks well in front of the penalty area to keep the opponent far from their own box.
6.
20:37
HSV cannot end the first standard situation dangerously, so it continues with Kaiserslautern’s goal kick.
5.
20:37
Luthe played it safe with a cross from Suhonen and deflected the cross from close to the goal over the crossbar.
4.
20:36
Hamburg tries to play a controlled game, but FCK counteracts this with good pressing and thus poses difficulties for the hopefuls for promotion. The early stages mostly take place in midfield.
2.
20:32
The Lauterer players, who are playing in red, are cheered on loudly from the ranks right from the start and start the first attack from the right. But it won’t be really dangerous for Hamburger SV.
1.
20:31
The ball on the Betzenberg is rolling!
1.
20:30
game start
20:30
The FCK supporters present a great choreography across all stands and the Hamburg team also brought many flags and a few firecrackers with them – so the best conditions on this Saturday evening!
20:21
The players on the pitch can look forward to an atmospheric backdrop, because the Fritz Walter Stadium is of course sold out and up to 7,000 fans from Hamburg are also expected. In a few minutes it will finally start!
20:12
For decades, the game between Lautern and HSV was a classic in the Bundesliga and the first leg in October 2022 was the first meeting between the two clubs in the second division. The two teams drew 1-1 about half a year ago – Hamburg led for a long time and even missed a penalty. Kaiserslautern punished this mistake and equalized in the closing stages.
20:06
There was a lot to celebrate for Hamburg in the 6-1 win against Hanover, so the mood before this traditional duel should be good. Therefore, the changes in the starting XI for the guests are rather restrained: Muheim returns to the full-back position after his yellow card suspension and David has initially established himself alongside captain Schonlau in the center of defence. In the three-man midfield, however, there are the last changes with Suhonen for Meffert (ill). On the offensive, HSV relies as usual on the trio Jatta, Glatzel and Kittel.
20:00
FCK lost 1-0 at Eintracht Braunschweig last weekend and changed their starting XI compared to this game as follows: The back four made up of Zimmer, Kraus, Bormuth and Zuck start unchanged. On the double six, Niehues plays instead of Rapp and the offensive in particular is being massively rebuilt. Only Ritter stayed in the top 10 as a 10-man and today he’s going to hunt for goals together with Redondo, Zolinski and de Préville. Hanslik, Hercher and Boyd, on the other hand, have to sit on the substitutes’ bench.
19:41
The Red Devils have established themselves really well as promoted teams and especially due to the good first half of the season, Kaiserslautern has nothing to do with the direct relegation battle in the final phase of the season. After the winter break, however, the hosts were no longer able to maintain their strong form and only picked up eleven points from ten games, which is currently enough for seventh place in the table. FCK last won at home against Fürth in February – that was a long time ago! The demands from Hamburg, on the other hand, are of course different, because this year the return to the Bundesliga should finally succeed! Heidenheim submitted against Hannover and overtook HSV with the three points. With an away win, the Hamburgers want to regain second place in the table, of course. However, the performances of the Hanseatic League have been inconsistent in recent weeks: HSV has only won two of the last five league games, which made the promotion race really exciting again.
19:32
Good evening and welcome to the Saturday evening game in the 2nd Bundesliga. At 8:30 p.m., two traditional clubs, 1.FC Kaiserslautern and HSV, meet.