Was that the impetus for the eventual victory? Unusual scenes could be seen before the game against Wiesbaden (3-0) in the Volkspark. Almost 20 minutes before kick-off, the entire HSV squad and coaching staff marched in front of the north curve and were cheered up by the fans. A solidarity after there had recently been loud whistles after the defeat in Düsseldorf.
“We are a unit, they talked to us,” Ludovit Reis later said, and Miro Muheim added: “They told us that they have our backs. In any case, that gave us an extra push.”
Fans wanted to make a statement
But how did the action come about? According to Steffen Baumgart, the Ultras had signaled over the course of the week that they wanted to send a signal before kick-off “that we are following a common path here. We showed that by joining forces.” The coach, who has been an avowed HSV fan since his youth, enthuses: “What you can rely on here is the north stand!”
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Against Wiesbaden, the professionals paid back a little after a few weeks of abstinence.