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In the first game under interim coach Horst Hrubesch, Hamburger SV kept the minimum chance of returning to the Bundesliga. The North Germans won their home game against 1. FC Nürnberg 5-2 (3-1) on Monday evening and advanced with 55 points past Fortuna Düsseldorf to fourth place in the second division. The table runner-up Holstein Kiel, who recently won his catch-up game against Hannover 96 1-0, is four points away, but has one more game to play than their rivals. Greuther Fürth on the relegation place is three points ahead of the Hamburgers, but could still be intercepted by them in the remaining two games.
The HSV leadership fell through an own goal by Asger Sörensen, who deflected a shot from HSV attacker Robin Meißner (30th minute).
The other Hamburg goals were scored by Bakery Jatta (36th), Simon Terodde (45th + 2, 80th / foul penalty) and Sonny Kittel (76th).
Erik Shuranov (41st) and Linus Rosenlöcher (89th) were successful for Nuremberg.
After seven games without a defeat, Nuremberg suffered their first bankruptcy since March 7th.
For Hamburg it was the end of a dry spell of five games without a win.
This slump in the crucial phase of the season had cost coach Daniel Thioune the job.
Under Hrubesch, after initial reluctance, the hosts played more committed and more powerful.
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The 70-year-old coach, who is returning to his position as a junior manager at the end of the season, had only two problems resolved in the first week of training: releasing the brakes in his head and having fun. That seems to have succeeded the former HSV striker. Even in the days before, his impression was that the professionals had become “a little looser and freer”.
Unlike his predecessor, Hrubesch had a dual leadership. He called the 21-year-old Meisser into the starting line-up for the first time. "I really wanted to play with two strikers," said Hrubesch, explaining the measure. At Thioune, Meißner was only substituted on for a few minutes in seven games. As half the goalscorer on the first goal, Meißner also put on the second goal. He also catapulted the ball to the crossbar in the second half (62nd). His use was a clear revival of the HSV offensive.
In its 100th second division game, however, the HSV only gradually gained security and self-confidence. Nuremberg had more of the game in the first 25 minutes and had better chances. HSV goalkeeper Sven Ulreich thwarted the guests' lead when he parried a long-range shot from Johannes Geis worth seeing (10th). With the leadership, the hosts became more courageous. Suddenly the combination game worked. The goal against Nuremberg only briefly interrupted the self-confident phase of the hosts. Unlike usual, there was no doubt about the HSV victory.