Hamburg beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 on 6 November, according to HSV's match report. The home side struck twice after Kō Itakura's dismissal to settle a match that had been level at half-time.
Hamburg turn the game after Itakura's dismissal
Miro Muheim put Hamburg ahead with a long-range strike after Albert Sambi Lokonga moved the ball into his path. The Bundesliga report describes Muheim's finish as the fastest goal struck in the league this season. Gladbach goalkeeper Daniel Batz then made several saves, while Joe Scally equalised shortly before the interval after a partly cleared cross.
Itakura received a second yellow card soon after the restart, leaving Gladbach to defend with ten players. Hamburg used the extra space to regain the lead through Shafiq Nandja. Albert Grønbæk supplied the pass into the area, and Nandja finished past Batz. The club identifies the scorer as an academy graduate making his first Bundesliga goal.
Grønbæk added another long-range finish after Gladbach failed to clear. Hamburg continued to press for another goal, but Batz prevented a wider margin. The Bundesliga named Grønbæk Man of the Match after he had set up Nandja and scored himself.
Frankfurt defeat preceded the home response
Hamburg had lost away to Eintracht Frankfurt in their previous league outing. The Bundesliga says Sebastiaan Bornauw, Zakaria El Ouahdi and Patson Daka returned to the starting side for the Gladbach game. The home side had to work through an open first half before the sending-off changed the balance.
SportsRivo checked HSV's account of Nandja's maiden Bundesliga goal against the league's match timeline: both place his finish after Itakura's second yellow. That cross-check separates the academy graduate's individual milestone from the match result and confirms the sequence behind Hamburg's turnaround.
The result changes the lower-table picture
- Nandja has a first Bundesliga goal, confirmed by his club's official match report.
- Grønbæk leaves with a goal, an assist and the Bundesliga's Man of the Match award.
- The Bundesliga's live report says Hamburg moved further clear of the relegation zone while Gladbach remained bottom of the table.
Hamburg's next league game is the Nordderby
HSV lists a friendly against Hajduk Split before its next league fixture, the Nordderby against Werder Bremen. The club's match report confirms both fixtures, while the Gladbach result stands as Hamburg's latest completed league match.
Source: Hamburger SV