Unlucky Zidan missed two chances
in the away clash versus the onform Bochum who won by
two goals to one. Zizou had a chance from a great solo
effort in the 1st half but he hit the side netting,
had another chance to score in the 2nd half from a left
footed strike but it was deflected off a defender.
HSV lost for the first time this season
as they suffered a 2-1 away defeat at the hands of the
on form Bochum who claimed the top spot in the table.
Zidan played the game from the start and
came off in the 62nd minute to make way for Olic. The
Egyptian was behind the only two chances that HSV got
till the 62nd minute but he wasn't lucky once again
and couldn't convert.
The first half was pretty tight as Bochum
played a pressing game from the start and forced HSV
players to lose the ball constantly because of the pressure.
As a result, Bochum had better control on midfield and
Zidan totally lacked support.
The Egyptian created the only chance for
HSV all by himself when he used his skills and close
control to take the ball past four defenders before
firing a shot with his left foot but the ball went into
the side netting.
Apart from this chance, HSV couldn't do
much and even conceded a goal after a poor defending
from HSV players in a throw-in.
In the 2nd half, HSV wanted to score the
equalizer and so, they pushed men forward at the expense
of defense. This made their back line exposed but they
also created more chances.
From one of these chances. The ball was laid off to Zizou
after a freekick from the edge of the box, the Egyptian fired
a shot with his left but it came off a defender and went wide.
In the 59th minute, HSV's defender Kompany made
a harsh foul and was shown a straight red card and the guests
had to resume the game with ten men on the pitch.
In the 62nd minute, Zidan came off and was replaced
by Olic. Stevens also introduced a more offensive midfielder
(Ben-Hatira) and another forward (Guererro) in the 2nd half.
Despite the pressure from HSV, they conceded
a 2nd goal which came through a powerful shot from the edge
of the box and it went straight into the top corner to make
the job almost impossible for the guests.
Just a few minutes before the final whistle,
HSV were awarded by a penalty kick after a foul inside the
box, from which Van der Vaart scored the only goal to end
the game in a 2-1 away loss for Zidan's side.
