Hamburger SV won a high-scoring Hamburg derby. In the end, an own goal made the difference.
Hamburger SV won the city derby against rivals FC St. Pauli and scored important points in the promotion race. Driven by a captivating atmosphere in the sold-out Volksparkstadion, the recently weakened club won 4: 3 (1: 1) in a peat festival on Friday evening in the duel in the 2nd Bundesliga, which was accompanied by a massive police presence. HSV initially returned to second place in the table and increased the gap to fifth-placed city rivals to nine points. SV Darmstadt 98 remains the leader of the standings with a five-point lead after beating Karlsruher SC 2-1.
The 56,400 spectators saw a stronger performance from the guests and the opening goal from full-back Manolis Saliakas (36th minute), central defender Jonas David (44th) equalized with a long-range shot that is well worth seeing.
Second half starts with a delay
Shortly after the restart of the second half was delayed by the use of pyrotechnics from both fan camps, the improved HSV turned the game around with goals from Bakery Jatta (48th) and Moritz Heyer (52nd). Substitute Elias Saad (71st) scored the goal. The own goal by Jakov Medic (78th) was ironed out by Jackson Irvine (79th) with a header without any effect on the outcome of the game.
The high-risk game was accompanied by numerous security forces from the Hanseatic city and other federal states. Pyrotechnics and firecrackers were used repeatedly by both supporters in the stadium. Until the beginning of the game, the emergency services spoke of a good and peaceful mood.
