SENSATIONAL FIRST HOME WIN FOR SVE IN THE 2nd GERMAN LEAGUE

SV ELVERSBERG WINS ITS HOME MATCH AGAINST HAMBURGER SV AND THEREBY ACHIEVES A SMALL BUT DESERVED MIRACLE. 

“I am extremely pleased. It was good that we took the first opportunity to score a goal,” said a visibly proud Horst Steffen after the 2:1 win against Hamburger SV. The reason for this was the effectiveness, but above all the strong defence: “We were very strong in defence in terms of running and we kept closing gaps.” 

Jannik Rochelt took SVE into the lead early, then the captain Luca Schnellbacher added another. After that, Hamburger SV tried everything, but could only crack the defensive barrier once – Moritz Heyer scored the rebound shortly before the end. Then there were even more opportunities to counter in the second half. All in all it was a deserved win for us. Deserved, with happy moments, especially in the last minutes, where we were happy to have Nicolas. “Kristof held almost everything that could possibly be held today. HSV tried everything in extra time but Kristof got to everything. 

“I think there is nothing better – also for our fans – than winning a game against HSV in a sold-out stadium,” Steffen said. All in all it was almost like a holiday at Kaiserlinde Stadium. An incredible crowd, great opponents and, in the end, a victory that makes you forget the dropped points from the first games a little bit. With this SVE moved into 12th place in the table. Next Saturday, the team will take on the fellow promoted side SV Wehen Wiesbaden.