Statement win: HSV U21 triumph over PSG | OneFootball

The U21 team of HSV has made a real statement against PSG. As part of a youth tournament, the substructure of the Champions League winner was beaten 2:1.

At the start of the internationally staffed tournament "Tournoi Européen U21" in France, the second team of Hamburger SV has set an exclamation mark. In the first game, the team of coach Lukas Anderer defeated the youth team of French top club Paris Saint-Germain 1:0 on Friday morning.

As early as the 3rd minute, Maurice Boakye scored the decisive goal. After a long clearance by Lukas Bornschein, who was allowed to play in the recent test match against Olympique Lyon in the first team, the striker took the ball and scored with a flat shot into the far corner. In the following, the youth team of the current Champions League winner dominated the game over long stretches, while HSV was mainly in demand defensively.

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Despite the high pressure, the Hanseatic team defended compactly and only allowed a few clear chances. Offensively, the team set its own accents again and again: for example, in the 19th minute, when Raif Adam couldn't exploit a counterattack and Boakye headed the rebound over the goal from a short distance.

After the break, the game became more open. The substituted Niklas Tuppeck and Nilavan Prabakaran missed further chances for a second goal. In the final phase, PSG was still committed, but found no means against the well-organized HSV defense. Goalkeeper Fernando Dickes, who has also already trained with the pros, kept a clean sheet for the second time in a row. The young goalkeeper was also able to keep a clean sheet in the Regionalliga opener against Hannover 96 last weekend.

"On balance, we played a really good game. It was probably our best performance since we've been together in this constellation in the summer. We had a really good defensive structure and clarity," Anderer explained after the final whistle to the club's own channels.

All the more remarkable: the Hamburg youngsters also won the second match against SM Caen 1:0. The winning goal was scored by Glory Kiveta in this case.

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