Reis flanks – and hits
Surprisingly, but not undeservedly, Hamburger SV took the lead: Reis initiated an attack himself and worked his way forward with a one-two with Muheim on the left. His cross was probably intended for the box – but it turned dangerously into the far corner, the ball flew over keeper Christensen and hit the top right with the help of the inside post. “We enjoy the whole thing because we deserve it. That’s the nice thing, we’ll take the euphoria with us. We’re the youngest team in the second division, it’s worthy of all honor to survive here like this.”said Hamburg coach Walter after the game.
The Bundesliga-16. Hertha have their backs to the wall and in the second leg have to offer a lot more attacking than on Thursday in order to prevent the seventh relegation in the club’s history and the first of coach Felix Magath. The HSV icon is threatened with this humiliation with his old love of all people. After the game he said: “We acted like a Bundesliga club. But so did HSV. HSV now has a little better chances. But we don’t go to Hamburg without a chance. I still believe that we can turn things around in Hamburg.”