Cologne (AP) – The professionals at Hamburger SV loudly celebrated the coup in Cologne. The upset FC players, on the other hand, no longer understood how this bitter end in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup could have happened.
In a dramatic penalty shootout, the second division side HSV won 4: 3 (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0) against the higher-ranking Rhinelanders – because the last FC shooter Florian Kainz touched the ball twice when he shot. As a result, his goal didn’t count and Hamburg made it into the quarter-finals for the fourth time in eight years.
Robert Glatzel (92′) had already given the Hanseatic League the lead in extra time, FC striker Anthony Modeste saved the hosts in practically the last second with a converted penalty kick to decide the point (120′). In this, the Bundesliga club missed the chance to make it into the top eight clubs for the first time in twelve years.
“It was a deserved win and a really great evening,” said Glatzel. “We understood the decision correctly when the Kainz penalty was taken, it was clear that he had shot his own leg”. Cologne’s Benno Schmitz spoke of a “bitter and strange” defeat. “The penalty spot was very slippery,” said the 27-year-old. FC goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe said: “We have to accept this decision.”
Class difference was hardly recognizable
With six changes to the starting eleven compared to the 0:4 against Bayern, the Bundesliga ninth had determined the initial phase, Sebastian Andersson tested HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes early on from close range with a header (7th). In the 108th competitive game between the two traditional clubs, the people of Cologne made too little of the available space. In addition, Mark Uth missed a huge chance in the 21st minute when he was unable to get the ball into the goal after a bad pass from Heuer Fernandes despite being in the best position in front of the goal. Goalscorer Modeste initially only sat on the bench, the 33-year-old came on in the 60th minute.
HSV initially made too many play errors, especially when trying to build up the game with short passes in their own half. The second division team was only rarely able to develop dangerous scenes in the first half, Glatzel’s wasted chance came about more by chance than intended (35′). However, full-back Moritz Heyer was unlucky when he hit the post after a solo (45+1).
A minute after the restart, Heuer Fernandes thwarted another great Cologne chance against Jan Thielmann (46′). FC briefly increased the pressure, Andersson had the next good chance with a header (49′). But then HSV got into the game better. Sonny Kittel tested FC goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe with a free kick (72′), Heyer hit the post again after a free kick (83′). A little later it went into extra time, in which Glatzel scored an early header. The class difference was hardly recognizable as a result, the FC only managed a little. The penalty after a foul by Sebastian Schonlau saved Cologne from the point.
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