Mikelbrencis late goal
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The Hamburger SV reported back in the Bundesliga with a punctual victory. After seven years of second division in the first match in the best German division at Borussia Mönchengladbach, the climber reached a 0-0 and thus contradicted all the criticisms which predicted a lack of first division after a reconstruction of the radical squad. Considering at least compared to the result, the return of the Hanseatic league succeeded.
The Gladbacher, in which the newcomer signed in the short term Giovanni Reyna von Borussia Dortmund was not yet in the team, disappointed by the opening match and lacked a lot. 54,042 spectators in the Borussia park experienced an extremely moderate meeting without big salient facts.
The HSV promotion lost many players from last season, but finally there were still six professionals last season in the departure program of coach Merlin Polzin. The new captain and the new most eminent signature Yussuf Poulsen were initially only on the bench. And in the question of the goalkeeper, the coach of Hamburg had committed to Daniel Heuer Fernandes experienced and not for former goalkeeper of Bayern Daniel Peretz.
Nevertheless, there was a new eleven with a different orientation on the square. Without a bullet, the defensive formed a compact block with five defense. With the ball, the Hamburg game won speed. « It will take a little time for everything to reach together, » said sports director Stefan Kuntz after the tedious success 2-1 in the DFB Cup at the FK Pirmasens Top Division.
The 101st Bundesliga match between the two teams, however, was a typical opening match of two teams who do not really know where they are. The HSV started a small researcher, Gladbach had been looking for rhythm for a long time. In Haris Tabakovic, there was only a new addition to the starting line – the striker Tim Kleinienien and Nathan Ngoumou are still missing. Former captain Julian Weigl is released for discussions with other clubs.
A pass from Kevin Stöger of Gladbach on Franck Honorat in the 27th minute was the first highlight of the game. However, the Frenchman failed this year Fernandes, who was hardly employed before. It was the greatest chance of the game for a long time. The guests only caused a little disorder in the Borussia penalty surface in the initial phase.
Last year in Mönchengladbach was the dominant team, but practically no train for the goal and lost in long ball balls that ended in the Hamburg region. With the replacement Florian Neuhaus, Train returned to Gladbach’s game, but it was not enough for Borussia. Instead, William Mikelbrerencis de Hamburg met shortly before the end, but was out of hand when Poulsen was extended.