Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen defeated HSV thanks Own and Leno – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Bayer Leverkusen is at 26. Match the expected strong kick succeeded. At 1: 0 (1: 0) win over Hamburger SV Werkself profited from an own goal by Albin Ekdal. After the previous four games without a win in Serie the team of coach Roger Schmidt is now in seventh place in the table.

Schmidt was able to draw back on the last locked Chicharito by storm. Stefan Kießling contrast sat initially on the bench. Christoph Kramer, who at the 0: 2 defeat suffered in Villarreal on Thursday whiplash, was replaced by Marlon Frey. HSV coach Bruno Labbadia wanted to finally defeat a curse: Since his departure from Leverkusen 2009 the coach won none of nine duels with the Werkself.

The game started eventful. Already after 30 seconds came Chicharito after a pass from the right half-field for a header. However, the ball went over the bar by René Adler. In the fifth minute failed a head-rest from the former Hamburger Jonathan Tah, so Artjoms Rudnevs dates appeared in front of Bernd Leno, but the goalkeeper could thwart the chance of Latvians.

After another good chance by Aaron Hunt, of was Leno cleared for a corner (17 minutes), the HSV then fell into arrears. Julian Brandt makes a good run in from the right into the box, there promoted Albin Ekdal the ball after a clearance attempt into his own goal (18). However, 1 overcome good and came in the 24th minute to the next opportunity: the guest could the shock of the early 0th After a dazzling play it missed conclude Lewis Holtby, Tah bothered the former Schalke time.

Leno brings Rudnevs to despair

Just before half-time would Chicharito almost 2: increased 0th After an unsuccessful shot by Frey of Mexicans from seven meters came to a head and hit the bar (43). It should be the last opportunity for the national team have been, in the 67 minutes he was replaced by Kiessling.

In the second half of the HSV had the great chance to equalize. After an elegant Ivo Ilicevic and Hunt Rudnevs came from eleven meters to a conclusion. But Leno was not overcome again. Subsequently, the two a private duel delivered: After a cross from substitute Dennis Diekmeier and a volley of Rudnevs the goalkeeper his team saved again in front of a goal

Despite another chance by Kiessling, the eagle made (70). shortest distance zunichtemachte, the guide was very happy at that time. Because shortly after Leno demonstrated his class once more. Again it was Rudnevs who freely came to shoot a free kick from Hunt, the keeper showed a strong peak and tipped the ball to corner (81.).

It should be the last chance in the encounter. Bayer trembled to the eleventh victory of the season. The HSV thus remains twelfth, but has seven points clear of the relegation place, the moment Eintracht Frankfurt is

Bayer Leverkusen – Hamburger SV 1:. 0 (1: 0)
1 : 0 Own Ekdal (18)

Bayer Leverkusen: Leno – Jedvaj, Tah, Toprak, Wendell – K. Papadopoulos, Frey (78th Ramalho) – Bell Arabi (60th Kruse), Brandt – Calhanoglu – Chicharito (69th Kießling)
Hamburger SV: Adler – Sakai (46th Diekmeier), Djourou, Cleber, Ostrzolek – Ekdal, Holtby (78 Lasogga) – N. Müller , Hunt, Ilicevic (61. Drmic) – Rudnevs

spectators: 30,000 (sold out)
referee: Christian Dingert
Yellow cards: Ilicevic, Müller – Frey, Toprak, Wendell, Kruse
Yellow-Red cards: Jedvaj