Tim Walter had announced “big cinema”. It ended up being solid afternoon entertainment. But that was enough to send the majority of the 56,905 spectators home satisfied. With the realization that HSV doesn’t have to play well all the time to be successful this season.
As in Heidenheim, there was also a bit of luck on the side of Hamburg against Bielefeld, who owed it to referee Daniel Siebert’s poor eyesight or the lack of skill of Kölner Keller in trying to show the right attitude that it didn’t early gave a penalty for the guests.
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The fact that HSV was deprived of a penalty in the end can be seen as a balancing (in)fairness. The fact that Hamburg won the game was less due to the weak referee team than to HSV’s callousness in front of the opposing goal.
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In the past nine second division games, Hamburg have scored two or more goals eight times. A value ripe for promotion, one that needs to be expanded: next Saturday in Darmstadt, with the best defense in the league. At prime time. Then HSV really needs “big cinema”. Not just in some phases, but in feature length.
