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Mehdi Mahdavikia scored with a header to make it 3:0

Hamburg - The HSV won against Nuremberg by 4:0 on Saturday. It was the highest victory this season. In front of 40.000 visitors in the AOL arena, the home team dominated the match right from the start. Nuremberg displayed a mediocre performance. And for the HSV strikers there was ample opportunity to score.

HSV dominating

After two minutes Milan Fukal headed the ball narrowly above the Nuremberg goal. After four minutes, Bernardo Romeo shot from outside the penalty area, but Darius Kampa, the Nuremberg goalkeeper, saved the ball. Bernd Hollerbach shot from about the same distance (12.), but missed narrowly.

After twenty-two minutes, Sergej Barbarez tried to overcome Kampa but shot wide (19.). Milan Fukal had his second opportunity in the twenty-second minute, but his header missed the goal again.

After more than thirty minutes Nuremberg created his first chance. But Lars Mueller missed with a free kick. And goalkeeper Martin Pieckenhagen deflected a shot from Passlack after thirty-five minutes.

Fukal scored again

After missing two times Milan Fukal put Hamburg in the lead after thirty-six minutes. After a free kick by Mahdavikia the Czech international headed the ball into the net. From now on, the HSV controlled the match even more. Christian Ledesma passed to Romeo, who scored from ten meters (41.) to make it 2:0.

After the break the match continued like it ended in the first half. The HSV did attack, while Nuremberg was acting too passively. So, it was only a matter of time until the HSV was to score again.

Mehdi with a header

And it was Mehdi Mahdavikia who scored to make it 3:0. Hollerbach put the ball with a cross into the penalty area, where none of the Nuremberg defenders attacked the Iranian midfielder. So it was an easy task for Mehdi to score (55.).

Hamburg now switched back one gear. Marek Nikl from Nuremberg tried to score from twenty meters, but Pieckenhagen could not be overcome. Jacek Krzynowek also tried, but his shot from twenty-five meters missed wide (69.).

Instead, Naohiro Takahara shot the fourth goal for Hamburg - again with a header (77.). And it was Mahdavikia, again, who laid the ball on.

Taka missed his second goal shortly before the end, when again Mehdi Mahdavikia put the ball through. But Kampa could save.

Hamburg defended the fifth position in the league and is still on course to play internationally, next season. Nuremberg on the other hand will have to play much better to avoid relegation.


How they played:

HSV: Pieckenhagen - Fukal, Hoogma, Ujfalusi, Hollerbach - Maltritz, Ledesma - Mahdavikia (67. Jacobsen), Cardoso (67. Takahara), Barbarez - Romeo

FCN: Kampa - Paßlack, Nikl, Stehle, Popovic - Junior, Larsen, L. Müller, Krzynowek - Cacau (57. Villa), Michalke (Kiessling)

Goals: 1:0 Fukal (36.), 2:0 Romeo (42.), 3:0 Mahdavikaia (55.), 4:0 Takahara (77.)

Referee: Aust

Visitors: 41.000

Yellow cards: Barbarez (32.), Cardoso (32.), 66. Ledesma / Cacau (41.)

Yellow-red cards: -/-

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