3-0 victory still flattering
After a real lesson at VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV needs a miracle for promotion to the Bundesliga. The second division third lost in the first part of the relegation drama on Thursday 0: 3 (0: 1) and has to improve massively in the second leg next Monday (8.45 p.m. / Sat.1 and Sky) to somehow still win the Stuttgart team as a Bundesliga club to detach. To make matters worse, Anssi Suhonen, who had just come on as a substitute, saw the red card after a hard, unsportsmanlike foul (69th).
Konstantinos Mavropanos after a few seconds, former HSV professional Josha Vagnoman (51st) and Serhou Guirassy (54th) put VfB in the best starting position with their goals to avert the third relegation since 2016 in the relegation. Guirassy missed a penalty kick (27th), in the first half the dominant Bundesliga club could have scored more goals in front of 47,500 spectators in the sold-out arena. The HSV-Elf coached by Tim Walter, who once had to leave VfB in strife, did not take part in an offensive for a long time.
Mavropanos celebrated his powerful header into the goal exuberantly with his tongue out. In the block of HSV fans who had traveled with them, who had just detonated smoke bombs, it suddenly became very quiet. Last year, Hamburg failed in the relegation to Hertha BSC with ex-coach Felix Magath – HSV conceded a very early goal in the second leg.
From Cottbus to Hamburg: The Bundesliga relegation since 2008/09
2008/09: FC Energie Cottbus vs. 1. FC Nürnberg 0:3 (first leg)
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2008/09: 1. FC Nürnberg vs. FC Energie Cottbus 2-0 (second leg – Nürnberg promoted)
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2009/10: 1. FC Nürnberg vs. FC Augsburg 1-0 (first leg)
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2009/10: FC Augsburg against 1. FC Nürnberg 0:2 (second leg – Nürnberg remains first class)
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2010/11: Borussia M’gladbach vs. VfL Bochum 1-0 (first leg)
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2010/11: VfL Bochum 1-1 against Borussia M’gladbach (second leg – Gladbach remains first class)
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2011/12: Hertha BSC against Fortuna Düsseldorf 1: 2 (first leg)
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2011/12: Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Hertha BSC 2:2 (second leg – Düsseldorf promoted)
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2012/13: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim against 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3:1 (first leg)
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2012/13: 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1: 2 (second leg – 1899 remains first class)
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2013/14: Hamburger SV 0-0 Greuther Fürth (first leg)
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2013/14: Greuther Fürth 1-1 against Hamburger SV (second leg – HSV remains first class)
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2014/15: Hamburger SV vs. Karlsruher SC 1-1 (first leg)
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2014/15: Karlsruher SC against Hamburger SV 1:2 aet (second leg – HSV remains first class)
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2015/16: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FC Nürnberg 1:1 (first leg)
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2015/16: 1. FC Nürnberg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 (second leg – Frankfurt remains first class)
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2016/17: VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 against Eintracht Braunschweig (first leg)
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2016/17: Eintracht Braunschweig 0-1 against VfL Wolfsburg (second leg – Wolfsburg remains first class)
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2017/18: VfL Wolfsburg vs. Holstein Kiel 3-1 (first leg)
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2017/18: Holstein Kiel 0-1 against VfL Wolfsburg (second leg – Wolfsburg remains first class)
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2018/19: VfB Stuttgart vs. Union Berlin 2-2 (first leg)
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2018/19: Union Berlin vs. VfB Stuttgart 0-0 (second leg – Union promoted)
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2019/20: Werder Bremen against 1. FC Heidenheim 0-0 (first leg)
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2019/20: 1. FC Heidenheim vs. Werder Bremen 2-2 (second leg – Werder remains first class)
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2020/21: 1. FC Köln vs. Holstein Kiel 0: 1 (first leg)
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2020/21: Holstein Kiel against 1. FC Köln 1: 5 (second leg – Cologne remains first class)
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2021/22: Hertha BSC against Hamburger SV 0: 1 (first leg)
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2021/22: Hamburger SV vs. Hertha BSC 0: 2 (second leg)
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2022/23: VfB Stuttgart vs Hamburger SV 3-0 (first leg)
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From Hamburg’s point of view, things could have gotten worse in Stuttgart earlier when Chris Führich showed up with speed in the HSV penalty area. But goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes parried the shot of the 25-year-old (9th). Stuttgart showed a class difference in their attacks, HSV had great difficulty keeping away the VfB offensive around Guirassy.
The 27-year-old striker, who had just signed on permanently from Stade Rennes, was denied by two other huge chances, one from the penalty spot, in the space of minutes by Heuer Fernandes (23′ and 27′). Ludovit Reis caused the penalty. Führich also failed again at the HSV goalkeeper (29th). In the Stuttgart goal, instead of the injured first-choice goalkeeper Fabian Bredlow, there was substitute Florian Müller.
For both clubs, there is a lot at stake in the relegation. The financial cuts for VfB would be in the double-digit million range in the event of relegation, HSV definitely wants to save itself its sixth year in the 2nd division. After a good half hour, the guests briefly came dangerously in front of the Stuttgart goal. A shot by Robert Glatzel was blocked (35′).
Vagnoman then rewarded Stuttgart after submitting Führich and Enzo Millot. The fans in the Cannstatt curve celebrated loudly, the goal scorer, who was born in Hamburg, visibly held back. Guirassy, who finally scored, finally made the decision in the first leg. Even if Glatzel missed Hamburg’s best chance to date with a header (59′). The Hamburgers improved until the final whistle, but the big burden for the second leg remained.
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