Stuttgart beat Hamburg 3-0 in 1st leg of the Bundesliga playoff. The five-year wait for Hamburger SV to return to the Bundesliga appears to continue.
Serhou Guirassy contributed to Stuttgart’s 3-0 victory over Hamburg on Thursday in the first leg of their playoff, which put Stuttgart in a strong position to maintain their spot in Germany’s top tier.
The Guinean attacker scored Stuttgart’s third goal early in the second half after failing to capitalize on a one-on-one opportunity and having a penalty saved in the first half.
Anssi Suhonen, a replacement, was sent in the 69th minute for lunging at Josha Vagnoman’s leg with his studs up. This complicated matters even more for Hamburg.
After the first leg of the playoff at Hamburg on Monday, Stuttgart, which ended third from the bottom in the Bundesliga, is now on track to remain in the top level. Third-placed Hamburg in the second division.
Stuttgart beat Hamburg 3-0 in 1st leg of Bundesliga playoff
Before Thursday’s game, there was a moment of silence to remember the 15-year-old player who passed away following a post-game fight at an international youth tournament in Frankfurt the previous weekend.
Konstantinos Mavropanos’ goal with a header inside the first minute gave Stuttgart a wonderful start.
Daniel Heuer Fernandes is to blame for the visitors’ low final score. In addition to stopping Chris Führich, Guirassy, and himself in a one-on-one situation, the Hamburg goalie also turned away Guirassy’s penalty attempt in the 27th minute. He made another stop to divert Führich’s shot two minutes later.
In the 51st minute, Fuhrich successfully set up the second goal by eluding two Hamburg players and laying off a perfectly weighted pass to Enzo Millot, who then crossed for an unmarked Vagnoman to score.
Three minutes later, Guirassy finally scored with a header to a corner.
The Bundesliga’s final surviving original member, Hamburg, was demoted in 2018 and has since been vying for promotion. Prior to finishing third last year and qualifying for a playoff match against Hertha Berlin, they placed fourth in 2019, 2020, and 2021. On that particular occasion, Hertha won.
