Hamburger SV 2-1 FC Köln: Capaldo and Poulsen decisive before late Ache reply
Hamburger SV beat FC Köln 2-1 at the Volksparkstadion, with Capaldo and Poulsen scoring before half-time, while Ache pulled one back in stoppage time.
- Hamburger SV led 2-0 by the 49th minute through Capaldo and Poulsen
- Ache scored in the 90th minute, assisted by Skhiri
- First win of the season for Hamburger SV after four matchdays
Hamburger SV 2-1 FC Köln Scorers: 44' Capaldo (H), 49' Poulsen (H), 90' Ache (K)
Kick-off: 14:30 UK time / 15:30 CEST, Volksparkstadion, Hamburg.
The match
Albert Grønbæk picked up the first yellow card of the afternoon in the 10th minute, for Hamburger SV.
Hamburger SV took the lead in first-half stoppage time, on 44 minutes: Nicolás Capaldo converted an assist from Albert Grønbæk to make it 1-0.
At half-time Hamburger SV made a change, bringing on Yussuf Poulsen for Terem Moffi. It worked immediately: four minutes into the second half, on 49', Poulsen doubled the lead, again assisted by Grønbæk, for 2-0.
Gideon Mensah of FC Köln was booked on 54 minutes.
FC Köln responded with changes: on 64 minutes Ragnar Ache and Borna Sosa came on for Thijs Dallinga and Mensah. On 67 minutes Hamburger SV replaced Grønbæk with Patson Daka, while Köln brought on Ísak Jóhannesson for Alessio Castro-Montes.
More substitutions followed. On 77 minutes Hamburger SV introduced Bakery Jatta and Louis Lemke for Zakaria El Ouahdi and David Møller Wolfe; in the same minute Jóhannesson was booked for Köln. On 81 minutes Köln made a double change, sending on Marius Bülter and Luca Waldschmidt.
Ellyes Skhiri was booked on 84 minutes, and Jordan Torunarigha of Hamburger SV was cautioned on 89 minutes.
FC Köln pulled one back deep into stoppage time: on 90 minutes Ragnar Ache scored from an Ellyes Skhiri assist to make it 2-1, the final score. Hamburger SV made their last change in the same minute, Martin Adeline replacing Albert Sambi Lokonga.
The numbers
- Corners: Hamburger SV 3 - FC Köln 5
- Total shots: Hamburger SV 12 - FC Köln 18
- Possession: Hamburger SV 32% - FC Köln 68%
- Fouls: Hamburger SV 12 - FC Köln 14
- Yellow cards: Hamburger SV 2 - FC Köln 3
- Shots on target: Hamburger SV 7 - FC Köln 5
Table and next fixtures
FC Köln stay on 4 points after four matchdays (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses, 6 goals for, 9 against), 13th place. Hamburger SV move up to 3 points (1 win, 0 draws, 3 losses, 2 goals for, 13 against), 16th place.
Borussia Dortmund lead the table with 12 points, ahead of Bayern München and Freiburg on 10, with Augsburg on 7.
Next up: Hamburger SV travel to face TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 15:30 CEST. FC Köln host Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 15:30 CEST.
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