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Düsseldorf (dpa) - Hamburger SV has underlined its ambitions to return to the Bundesliga even without a goal from its striker Simon Terodde.
The Hanseatic league, undefeated for nine games, remain the leader of the 2nd Bundesliga with 40 points after their 3-1 win against first division relegated SC Paderborn, while the first pursuers are weak.
Fortuna Düsseldorf (32) lost the connection to the promotion places after the unexpected defeat at the Würzburger Kickers.
Holstein Kiel (36) and SpVgg Greuther Fürth (35) stay tuned.
If Terodde doesn't score for HSV, another player has to judge it.
This time Sonny Kittel secured the 3-1 win against an unpleasant opponent with his four and five hits.
Coach Daniel Thioune was correspondingly satisfied.
«We deserved the win today.
We accelerated from the start.
Overall, it was a very good team performance from us, ”said the coach.
In the next two home games against their pursuers Fürth and Kiel, the Hamburg team will be able to pull away further in order to finally make it back to the upper house in the third second division year.
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The people of Fürth, who, like Bayern conquerors Kiel, will be represented in the cup round of 16 on February 2, are now collecting their points in their own stadium.
Before the 3-0 win against Aue, the Franks had twice as many victories away as in their own stadium.
With the fourth three at Sportpark Ronhof, one of the strongest teams in the league showed that they can be expected.
"We know that we have a good quality, but we have to work to get the victories," said double goalscorer Branimir Hrgota.
Kiel has also collected more points away from home than in their own stadium.
Nevertheless, the 3: 1 against relegation candidate Eintracht Braunschweig in the north duel was a mandatory win before the next week with three games.
“In the end, we could have decided the game earlier, but overall it was a very focused appearance by my team at the end of an English week, which could hardly have been harder in terms of the gaps.
"The boys did a great job," said coach Ole Werner.
The mood at Fortuna Düsseldorf is completely different.
The Rhinelander were undefeated for nine games, most recently they fought 0-0 against HSV.
But then it caught the Düsseldorf team at the bottom of the table.
Fortuna dominated the game, but the last strong defensive failed in the decisive moments on counterattacks.
«In the second half we conceded a second unnecessary goal, in which we ran into a counterattack too disorderly.
As far as the remaining defense is concerned, it was our worst game in months, ”said coach Uwe Rösler after the 2-1 draw in Würzburg.
Ridge Munsy secured the hosts the important points in the relegation battle with two hits.
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