HAM 2:1 NUR | Hamburger SV - 1. FC Norimberk (Bundesliga)

Bundesliga

Hamburg – Norimberk

2:1 (end)

Frankfurt – Freiburg

1:4 (end)

final

Hamburger SV

2:1 (0:0)

1. FC Norimberk

Sunday 16.03.2014, 15:30 • Imtech-Arena, Hamburg • Bundesliga

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		Great and very important victory for Hamburg today in this relegations-derby. The first half wasn't a good one, but in the second we saw three goals and many important actions. A deflected shot and an unlucky own goal gave the victory for the HSV, but in the last few minutes Nürnberg played very well, and they were close to a draw. Great match in the end, with three points for Hamburg.
		Game over.
	90+4	Campana's great free kick was brilliantly saved by Adler from the top corner!
	90+3	Mancienne fouled Pekhart just outside the penalty area, free kick for Nürnberg from a good position.
	90+2	Adler saves with the foot after a long through ball to the middle.
	90+1	Goal for Nürnberg!JOSIP DRMIC's got the pass of Feulner inside the penalty area, he makes a great trick, and the shot goes into the bottom left corner of the net.
	90	Three minutes added time.
	90	After the corner there's a cross from the right, headed away by Westermann, and the following through ball by Campana was too long, kick off for HSV.
	89	Great shot by Feulner from 14 yards, Adler saves it, corner for Nürnberg.
	88	The last change by Hamburg today, Rincon replaces Arslan.
	86	Goal for Hamburg!Good cross by Jiracek from the left, inside the six yard box there comes only MIKE FRANTZ, who kicks it home, into the middle of the empty net. That's an own goal.
	85	The free kick of Calhanoglu was well saved by Schäfer from the bottom right corner.
	85	Jiracek replaces Ilicevic now by HSV.
	84	Arslan wins a free kick against Feulner on the left wing.
	83	Hlousek's cross from the left was long, Westermann sends it to Adler with the breast.
	83	Zoua's volley from long range missed the target of Schäfer.
	82	The first change by the HSV, Tesche replaces the skipper van der Vaart.
	81	Pekhart replaces Kiyotake now by Nürnberg – that's their final change today.
	80	Goal for Hamburg!Mancienne stopped Drmic in the middle, and after the counter attack HAKAN CALHANOGLU's got the ball against Balitsch, and his – on Frantz deflected – shot from 16 yards goes into the net.
	78	Campana's pass finds Kiyotake inside the right half of the penalty area, but his shot was well blocked by the defenders.
	78	Petrak fouled Zoua in the middle of Nürnberg's half, that's a yellow.
	77	Long ball by Balitsch for Feulner to the right, HSV's got the ball now.
	77	Campana was easily stopped by Arslan on the right side.
	76	Attacking foul by Zoua on Pinola, after the pass of Ilicevic.
	75	After the pass of van der Vaart the cross by Arslan from the left was too long for Zoua in the middle.
	74	Brilliant save by Schäfer! Diekmeier's cross from the right was headed forth by Zoua, and a shot by Ilicevic was well saved from the bottom right corner.
	73	Westermann's cross from the left was cleared by Pinola, throw for Hamburg.
	72	Zoua's curled shot from the half right position, 18 yards, missed the target to the right.
	71	The second corner from the right wasn't dangerous, after the counter attack Adler stops the attacking try of Hlousek in the end.
	70	After the corner there's a great header by Zoua, Pinola clears from the line!
	70	Following a cross by Diekmeier from the right Zoua and Ilicevic wins a corner.
	69	Campana wins a free kick by the middle of the pitch.
	68	Long ball for Drmic to the left, Djourou can stop him easily, kick off for HSV.
	68	Campana replaces the injured Mak by Nürnberg.
	66	Diekmeier's back pass finds Calhanoglu, his shot from just outside the penalty area clears the bar.
	65	Delay in the game again, this time Arslan is the injured player.
	64	Plattenhardt's cross from the left was easily cleared by the home defenders.
	64	Mak's cross from the right was saved by Adler, that's a corner.
	63	Great cross by Calhanoglu from the left missed the top left corner only by inches!
	63	Calhanoglu's free kick was saved by Schäfer from the bottom right corner.
	62	The first change of the game, Balitsch replaces Angha by Nürnberg.
	62	Westermann wins a free kick just outside the penalty area now.
	61	Bad free kick by Calhanoglu, goes over the bar untouched.
	60	Arslan wins a free kick on the left against Angha.
	59	A cross by Ilicevic from the left was saved again by Schäfer.
	59	Following a cross by Ilicevic from the right there's a great fight inside the penalty area, in the end a shot by van der Vaart from the right edge of the six yard box was saved by Schäfer.
	58	The corner from the left wasn't dangerous, the defenders can clear against Mancienne.
	58	Ilicevic's cross from the left was cleared into a corner by Petrak and Pinola.
	57	Long through ball to the middle, Adler collects it.
	57	Attacking foul by Drmic against Adler inside the six yard box after a cross from the right, free kick for Hamburg.
	56	Diekmeier's cross from the left was headed by van der Vaart, Schäfer collects it easily.
	55	After Calhanoglu's pass from the right Badelj was stopped by the defenders inside the penalty area, but the counter attacks ends with an offside by Drmic.
	54	Van der Vaart's corner from the right was punched away by Schäfer.
	54	Diekmeier's cross from the right was cleared by Pinola, corner.
	53	Long ball by Feulner to the middle, Adler collects it before Drmic.
	52	Kiyotake's long through ball was saved by Adler with the head against Drmic.
	51	Van der Vaart's free kick from the right was headed forth by Mancienne, but Schäfer saves the header before Zoua.
	51	Calhanoglu's pass to the middle was kicked away by the defenders.
	50	After a fine solo there's a tragic long ball by Ilicevic to the left wing, there comes a throw for Nürnberg.
	49	Another delay in the game now, this time because of the injury of Djourou.
	48	Feulner's long through ball was cleared by Mancienne just outside the penalty area.
	47	Djourou stops Drmic well on the left, kick off for HSV.
	46	Badelj fouled Feulner hard, there's a delay in the game because of his hand injury.
	46	Nürnberg started the second half.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Not a great game so far between Hamburg and Nürnberg today. Both teams looking for counter attacks mostly, but with not much creativity. Hamburg's got more chance, but it could be a hard game for them in the second half.
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
	45+1	Ilicevic's cross from the left finds the alone standed Zoua in the middle, but his shot hits the right post.
	45	Calhanoglu's free kick from the left was headed away by Petrak, and the long range shot of Badelj was blocked.
	44	Ilicevic and Zoua wins a throw on the left wing now.
	43	Plattenhardt's cross from the left was well blocked, kick off for HSV in the end.
	43	Mak was stopped easily on the right wing.
	41	Good cross from the right, but Ilicevic's volley from the left side of the penalty area wasn't good, missed the target to the right.
	40	Hlousek's cross from the left was headed away by Westermann after Plattenhardt's blocked shot from long range.
	39	Van der Vaart's free kick was punched away again by Schäfer.
	38	Plattenhardt fouled Diekmeier on the right wing, the first booking of the game, a yellow.
	37	Calhanoglu's cross from the left was headed away by Petrak.
	37	Plattenhardt's corner from the right was blocked by the home defenders.
	36	A long range shot by Calhanoglu was saved by Schäfer, and after the quick counter attack another long range shot by Kiyotake, Adler saves into a corner.
	35	Van der Vaart's free kick was punched away by Schäfer before Zoua.
	35	Diekmeier wins a free kick on the right wing against Hlousek.
	34	Zoua's in a good position inside the penalty area, but instead of shot he tries to pass for Djourou, but that was a bit long for his team mate in the middle.
	34	A cross by Diekmeier from the right side was headed away by the defenders.
	33	Mancienne's long through ball finds Zoua in the middle, but he was easily stopped by the defenders.
	32	Solo by Feulner through the middle, but he was stopped by the defenders, and after the quick counter attack a long ranged shot by Diekmeier was easily saved by Schäfer.
	31	Calhanoglu's cross from the left finds van der Vaart offside in the middle.
	30	Delay in the game now because of the injury of Zoua, who was hit by the goalkeeper a little, but he can continue.
	30	Calhanoglu's free kick was punched away by Schäfer, and Pinola clears in the end.
	29	Ilicevic wins a free kick on the left wing against Angha.
	28	Van der Vaart's corner wasn't dangerous, without a touch goes away on the other side.
	28	Diekmeier's cross from the right was well blocked by Pinola, corner.
	27	Ilicevic tricks himself from the left through the middle, but slips away and the danger is over.
	27	Van der Vaart's great pass finds Ilicevic on the left wing, but his weak cross was kicked away by the defenders.
	25	Short through ball for van der Vaart, the away defense can clear easily.
	24	Mak's cross from the right finds Feulner in the middle, his shot from inside the penalty area hits the left post and goes away.
	23	Plattenhardt's corner was headed away by Mancienne inside the six yard box.
	23	Mak's cross from the right was blocked by Westermann, corner for Nürnberg.
	22	Diekmeier clears well on the left wing against Plattenhardt.
	21	Van der Vaart fouled Frantz, free kick for Nürnberg.
	20	Calhanoglu's free kick was headed away by the Nürnberg defenders.
	19	Great solo by Mak from the right into the middle, but after a long touch the defenders can stop him.
	18	Van der Vaart's corner finds Zoua at the six yard box, but his ball missed the bottom left corner.
	17	A little mistake by Schäfer after the corner, but he can punch away the ball before Zoua.
	17	The corner was headed away, and then came a quick counter attack by HSV with a 3 against 2 situation, but Schäfer saves a long range shot by Calhanoglu.
	16	Westermann clears, corner for Nürnberg.
	15	Plattenhardt's cross from the left was well blocked by the defenders, and then Djourou kicks the ball away.
	14	Calhanoglu falls in the attack, but the ref says that wasn't a foul, the game goes on.
	13	Long ball for Mak to the right wing, that's a throw for HSV.
	13	Following Calhanoglu's free kick the header by Djourou missed to the left.
	12	Ilicevic wins a free kick on the left against Angha.
	11	Long headed pass by Arslan through the middle, Schäfer collects it.
	10	Arslan wins a free kick against Hlousek on the right side, van der Vaart's free kick was headed to Schäfer in the end.
	9	Frantz' through ball was long for Mak on the right wing, that's a goal kick for Hamburg now.
	8	Mak's cross from the right was well cleared by the home defenders.
	7	Cross from the right wing, but Schäfer collects it before the strikers.
	5	Frantz wins a free kick by the middle of the pitch.
	4	Attacking foul by van der Vaart on the left wing against Angha, free kick for Nürnberg.
	3	After the corner a long range shot by Calhanoglu missed the bottom left corner.
	2	Van der Vaart's free kick was a bit long for Djourou, Schäfer punched it away.
	1	Following a pass by Drmic from the left there's a shot by Feulner, but missed to the right.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Hamburger SV: Adler – Diekmeier, Djourou, Mancienne, Westermann – Badelj, Arslan – Calhanoglu, van der Vaart, Ilicevic – Zoua. Coach: Slomka Subs: Neuhaus (GK), Tah, Bouy, Jiracek, Rincon, Tesche, John 1. FC Nürnberg: Schäfer – Angha, Petrak, Pinola, Plattenhardt – Frantz – Mak, Feulner, Kiyotake, Hlousek – Drmic. Coach: Verbeek Subs: Rakovsky (GK), Pogatetz, Balitsch, Campana, Stark, Colak, Pekhart Referees: Fritz – Foltyn, Schaal – Schriever.
		By Hamburg there's a lot of injured players: Drobny, Jansen, Lam, Rajkovic, Beister and Lasogga. Nürnberg will miss Chandler, Marcos Antonio, Nilsson, Gebhart, Hasebe and Ginczek because of injury, so there's a hospital out there too...
		Sunday afternoon it's Bundesliga again, when Hamburg hosts Nürnberg. Hamburg's in a very tragic situation nowadays, with 20 points they're only on the 16th position of the table – which means a relegation-playoff by the end of the season. Nürnberg isn't far better: with 23 points on the 14th position. When Hamburg wins, they could be equal by points, so... It will be a great match, follow it with us!
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Attila Varsányi

Goals & lineups

Goals: 80. Calhanoglu, 86. Frantz (own) – 90+1. Drmic

Cards: 38. Plattenhardt (FCN), 78. Petrak (FCN)

Hamburger SV: Adler – Diekmeier, Djourou, Mancienne, Westermann – Badelj, Arslan (88. Rincon) – Calhanoglu, van der Vaart (82. Tesche), Ilicevic (85. Jiracek) – Zoua. Coach: Slomka
Subs: Neuhaus (GK), Tah, Bouy, Jiracek, Rincon, Tesche, John

1. FC Norimberk: Schäfer – Angha (62. Balitsch), Petrak, Pinola, Plattenhardt – Frantz – Mak (68. Campana), Feulner, Kiyotake (81. Pekhart), Hlousek – Drmic. Coach: Verbeek
Subs: Rakovsky (GK), Pogatetz, Balitsch, Campana, Stark, Colak, Pekhart

Referees: Fritz – Foltyn, Schaal – Schriever

Attendance: 50000