Host superior and with good chances
There was no trace of scanning, Halle went at high speed from the first minute and put Munich on the defensive. The hosts had the first promising chance in the sixth minute when Jan Shcherbakovski pushed through to Julian Derstroff, who failed from a tight angle at Munich keeper Franco Flückiger. As a result, the Türkgücü goalkeeper came up to operating temperature, because the Halle team continued to press his box.
Jan Löhmannsröben had a big opportunity in the 14th minute from close range, but Flückiger was there again. And it went on well. A few minutes later, the Munich team cleared after a shot from Eberwein on the line. There was very little to be seen of the guests, who were lucky again shortly before the break when Jonas Nietfeld only hit the top edge of the Munich goal with an arc lamp.
Foul penalty – Huth takes responsibility
After the break, the Upper Bavarians became a little more active, but found only a few resources against the Halle team. Albion Vrenezi tried with a shot and Nico Gorzel with a flick, but missed the HFC goal. The hosts, on the other hand, continued to look for the offensive, fought for every ball and wanted to force the lead. Michael Eberwein almost made it 1-0 in the 67th minute, but he aimed centimeters over the goal.
So a penalty had to provide salvation. Seven minutes before the end of the game, Guttau was put down in the penalty area by Alexander Sorge. Clear thing for referee Riem Hussein, who immediately pointed to the point. Huth, who came on for Derstroff in the 57th minute, sent Flückiger into the wrong corner – and it was 1-0. Now the people of Saalestadt had all the trumps in their hands, which they didn’t give up until the end. With 26 points, the team from Halle climbed to 15th place in the table.
Comments on the game:
Halle’s goalscorer Elias Huth: “As it looked, it was a clear penalty. The goal is worth as much to me as it is to the team. We’ve waited a long time for it and we’re glad we scored the goal. The ban is broken . The three points are incredibly important for us.”
HFC trainer André Meyer: “I’m overjoyed. We knew it would be a game of patience. We provoked the standard situation and the penalty was right.”
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