Nils Petersen (11th), Nicolas Höfler (17th) and Vincenzo Grifo from a penalty kick after video evidence (35th) scored the Freiburg goals in the 3-1 (3-0) away win in Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion, which was packed with 57,000 fans. Shortly before the end, Robert Glatzel scored the Hamburg consolation goal (88th).
“We make history”
“It’s indescribable, we’re making history”said goal scorer Höfler on ARD. “We are happy that we were able to take the step.” it do “brutal fun”the crew could “still a lot to achieve this season”. “Freiburg was extremely effective”said Hamburg’s Moritz Heyer. “We tried everything. The atmosphere was outstanding.”
“If we work with concentration and courage, we can annoy any opponent”, HSV coach Tim Walter announced before the game. Accordingly, his boys started briskly, wanting to buy the guts from Freiburg with a lot of effort and power.