Friday Bundesliga: Gronbaek Stars as Hamburger SV Punish 10-Man Gladbach in 3-1 Win

Hamburger SV beat Borussia M’gladbach 3-1 at the Volksparkstadion in Bundesliga Matchday 9, pulling clear after the visitors were cut down to ten men. Albert Gronbaek was the star for HSV, setting up one goal and scoring another.

HSV took the lead in the 11th minute when Miro Muheim finished with his left foot after a neat pass from captain Albert Sambi Lokonga. Gladbach levelled just before the break, as Robin Hack hit a low shot from the left in the 44th minute after Joe Scally set him up. 

The game turned four minutes into the second half. Ko Itakura had been booked in the 38th minute, and he picked up a second yellow card in the 49th for a foul, which left Gladbach with ten men.

HSV made the extra man count. In the 59th minute, Gronbaek slipped a clever pass into the box and Shafiq Nandja guided it home. Gronbaek then scored himself in the 70th minute, sending a right-footed shot into the top right corner to make it 3-1. 

Gladbach kept going with quick breaks and crosses, but they never looked like getting back into it. Keeper Daniel Batz made six saves to stop the score getting worse.

HSV had 62% of the ball, put nine shots on target to six, and won 60% of the duels. Gladbach also gave away 16 fouls to six.