Karlsruher SC

  • 13-7-14
  • 7th in German 2. Bundesliga

    Union Berlin need extra time to advance in DFB Pokal

    • 3Y
    1:02

    Union Berlin need extra time to advance in DFB Pokal

    Karlsruher SC

    SOCCER

      Hamburg SV 1-1 Karlsruher SC

      Hamburg's Bundesliga future is still in the balance after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Karlsruher in the first leg of their relegation/promotion play-off game at the HSV Arena.Former Hamburg youth player Rouwen Hennings gave the second division side the lead, but an Ivo Ilicevic strike 17 minutes from time brought the hosts back level in the tie, which will be completed at the Wildparkstadion on Monday.Hamburg will have to score there to stand any chance of maintaining their unblemished 52-year top-flight status with the away-goals rule applied if the two sides are still level at the end of 90 minutes in the second leg.Hamburg benefited from the away-goals rule to see off Greuther Furth in the play-off a year ago and here they were again, needing two extra games to secure their top-flight status.Their hero last season was Pierre-Michel Lasogga and he recovered from a shoulder injury to take his place in Bruno Labbadia's attack on Thursday.The early action was at the other end of the field, though, with Karlsruher taking a fourth-minute lead through Hennings, a product of the Hamburg youth academy.Dimitri Nazarov's pass wide to Hennings was arrowed into the far corner of Rene Adler's goal to silence the Volkspark Stadion.No Bundesliga side has ever recovered from losing the first leg to survive relegation and this may have been in the Karlsruher players' minds as they started to close off all the avenues towards their goal and preserve their lead.For all of their possession, Hamburg were unable to craft a way through, meaning the visitors were good value for their lead at the interval.Karlsruher could have doubled their advantage early in the second half, but after Manuel Torres struck the crossbar, Nazarov followed suit with a stunning effort from distance.Both efforts rattled the frame of the Hamburg goal, and they also rattled Labbadia's men, who built up a head of steam in the search for an equaliser.Ilicevic exchanged passes with Dennis Diekmeier to find a way through finally and pick his spot low into the far corner.Hamburg peppered Dirk Orlishausen's goal in search of a winner, but it was not to be, meaning the two sides will reconvene on Monday to determine who will be the 18th side in the Bundesliga next season.ends
      • 8Y
      • PA Sport
      Back to Top

      2022-23 Bund 2 Ladder

      TeamGPWDLGDP
      1. FC Heidenheim3419105+3167
      SV Darmstadt 98342077+1767
      Hamburg SV342068+2566
      Fortuna Düsseldorf3417710+1758
      St. Pauli3416108+1658
      SC Paderborn 073416711+2455
      Karlsruher SC3413714+346
      Holstein Kiel34121012-346
      Kaiserslautern34111211-145
      Hannover 963412814-544
      1. FC Magdeburg3412715-743
      SpVgg Greuther Furth34101113-341
      Hansa Rostock3412517-1641
      Nurnberg3410915-1739
      TSV Eintracht Braunschweig349916-1736
      Arminia Bielefeld349718-1234
      SSV Jahn Regensburg348719-2431
      SV Sandhausen347720-2828

      2022-23 Team Leaders

      German 2. Bundesliga

      Rankings

      German 2. Bundesliga

      Goal Difference
      3
      7th
      Goals Scored
      56
      6th
      Assists
      47
      Tied-4th
      Goals Conceded
      53
      11th