DFB Cup - HSV shocked after defeat at Hertha: "Can't explain it"
The disillusionment was great at Hamburger SV after the dramatic cup exit at Hertha BSC. "I can't explain it. This simply shouldn't happen to a top team," said midfielder Jonas Meffert after the 3:5 penalty shoot-out in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup on Wednesday evening in Berlin. "I don't know how we didn't manage to win here." Twice Hamburg looked like certain winners, twice Hertha equalized late on. "It hurts a lot," said the 29-year-old.
Coach Tim Walter was more pragmatic. "We weren't as consistent in one situation as we had been half an hour earlier. That's what happens," said the 48-year-old about Jonjoe Kenny's 3:3. "In penalty shoot-outs, soccer is a game of vabanque. We had to experience that today." However, he was encouraged by the way his team played, he said. "But we have to reward ourselves more." The third-placed team in the second division can now concentrate on the fight for promotion. HSV will host SC Paderborn on Saturday (13:00/Sky).
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- Despite the disheartening DFB Cup loss at Hertha BSC Berlin, Hamburg's focus now shifts back to the second division, where they will face SC Paderborn at home on Saturday.
- Jonas Meffert, the midfielder from Hamburger SV, expressed his frustration after the 3:5 penalty shoot-out defeat against Hertha BSC, admitting that he finds it difficult to explain their defeat against a team they had twice gained the upper hand.
- Berlin-based soccer club Hertha BSC will be reminiscing about their DFB Cup round of 16 victory against Hamburger SV, who currently rank third in the German second division, as they move forward in the competition.
- Following his agonizing defeat against Jonas Meffert's Hamburger SV team in the DFB Cup, Hertha BSC coach Tim Walter pointed out the importance of consistency in soccer, emphasizing that even minor lapses can lead to significant results in high-pressure situations.
- With the disappointment of their DFB Cup exit at Hertha BSC still fresh, experienced soccer observer and journalist Jonas Meffert now turns his attention to the future goals of Hamburg's second division team, aiming for promotion to the Bundesliga at the end of the season.
Source: www.stern.de
