A yellow-red card and two dream goals broke Gladbach's neck in Hamburg
Muheim, Nandja and Grönbaek score for HSV, Gladbach plays outnumbered for almost an hour
Quick Look
- Hamburger SV ended an emerging crisis with a 3-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
- Miro Muheim, Shafiq Nandja and Albert Grönbaek scored the goals for HSV.
- After Ko Itakura's yellow-red card, Gladbach had to play outnumbered for almost the entire second half and remained at the bottom of the table.
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Why It Matters
HSV had an emerging crisis before the game, while Gladbach were on an upward trend after the first four points in the last two games. Gladbach is at the bottom of the table with four points, HSV has twelve points.
Hamburger SV has ended an emerging crisis and increased Borussia Mönchengladbach's worries. A dream goal from Miro Muheim (11th) from 30 meters, the debut goal from Shafiq Nandja (60th) and another dream shot from Albert Grönbaek (70th) made it 3-1 (1-1) against the bottom of the table. Shortly before the break, Joe Scally (44th) equalized for the guests.
The Gladbachers had to play almost the entire second half outnumbered after the yellow-red card for Ko Itakura (49th). It was the crux of the game. The defeat brought Gladbach's upward trend to an abrupt halt. Super talent Wael Mohya was also unable to assert himself decisively. The 17-year-old remained conspicuously inconspicuous one day after being nominated by national coach Jürgen Klopp for the Nations League games against Serbia and the Netherlands.
While the Gladbachers (4 points) remain at the bottom of the table on matchday nine, the Hamburgers (12) initially made a jump from 15th place to eighth place.
HSV coach Merlin Polzin was able to rely on the recovered defense chief Sebastiaan Bornauw. The Belgian replaced Jordan Torunariga. Patson Daka replaced Terem Moffi in attack. Polzin's Gladbach colleague Alexander Blessin only had to replace the ailing Daiki Hashioka in the center of defense with Itakura.
After the first four points in the last two games, the guests started confidently. Shuto Machino (4th) missed the lead early on. It took Hamburg a few minutes to get into the game. Gladbach's Joe Scally (9th) also helped, after whose unsuccessful return HSV striker Daka was defeated by Borussia's keeper Daniel Batz. The scene acted like a wake-up call for the hosts. Nevertheless, the lead thanks to the Muheim blast – his third such goal of the season – came as a bit of a surprise at the time.
After the goal the game became livelier. The Gladbachers created a number of chances, HSV had the more promising opportunities. Zakaria El Ouahdi (14th) and David Möller Wolfe (36th and 43rd) missed the best opportunities and couldn't get the ball past goalkeeper Batz.
When it looked like Hamburg might go into the break with a lead despite missed chances, Gladbach managed to equalize with Scally's shot from the edge of the penalty area.
After the break, less than five minutes had been played when Itakura had to leave the field with a yellow-red card for repeated foul play. HSV subsequently gained dominance. Borussia switched to defense. After an hour of play, Nandja cracked the bulwark with his first professional goal for HSV.
Hamburg almost put themselves in trouble when Bornauw (67th) just cleaned up a pass error in his own penalty area. It was the last excitement for the Hamburgers. After the outstanding Grönbaek's goal, the game was decided.
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Open Questions
- How long will Ko Itakura be suspended for the yellow-red card?
- What impact does the victory have on HSV's future planning for the season?
- Will Wael Mohya get more game shares in the future?
