Contested northern duel
In the penalty shootout: the second division knocks HSV out of the cup
Updated 12/3/2025 – 11:44 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
In the first half, HSV remained largely invisible. Kiel was the more active team. The decision was only made on penalties.
Bitter end for Hamburger SV in a turbulent cup thriller: Coach Merlin Polzin’s team failed in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup against Holstein Kiel. The Hanseatic League lost to the second division team 3:5 after penalties. Previously it had been 0-0 within the 90 minutes.
Things got exciting in extra time: First Bakery Jatta, who had recently been ignored, scored to give HSV the lead (107th minute), then a free kick from Phil Harres saved Kiel into a penalty shootout (118th). Harres also scored decisively from the spot.
The hosts thus botched the dress rehearsal before the northern derby in the Bundesliga on Sunday against Werder Bremen. The Hamburg fans also had to bury their hopes of a cup duel against city rivals FC St. Pauli – they had reached the round of the remaining eight teams the day before.
Three days after Fabio Vieira’s liberating last-minute goal in the 2-1 win against Stuttgart, HSV went into the game with great confidence and wanted to take the chance to win the bonus of 1.7 million euros. Kiel, with two recent league defeats in a row, drew hope primarily from recent history. In recent years, the KSV has always looked good, especially at the Volksparkstadion – Marcel Rapp wanted to see that again in his 150th competitive game as Holstein coach.
HSV initially got off to a more energetic start and pushed the guests into their own half. However, the initially mobile offensive around playmaker Vieira did not develop a real goal threat.
It took the Kiel team a few moments, but then they found the intensity in their game and became noticeably stronger. Holstein also combined quite well, which almost led to the lead. However, striker Phil Harres failed with his finish because of the strongly positioned Bayern loanee Daniel Peretz in the HSV goal (26th). Kiel then stayed on the trigger and had their next big chance shortly before the half-time whistle with a header from the completely unmarked Adrián Kaprálik (43′).