Zidan started as sub in HSV's home clash
with Hansa Rostock. The Egyptian came on in the 77th
minute to replace Olic and had little time to make an
impact. The Egyptian looked hungry for action but thirteen
minutes were not enough for him. Th game ended in a
comfortable 2-0 win as Van der Vaart scored in the first
half while Olic headed home in the 2nd.
According to prematch expectations, Zidan
was going to start versus Rostock in the left wing while
Olic plays the role of the main striker. However, Stevens
decided to start with Trochoveski instead of Zidan in
the left wing while Castelen played the role of the
right winger and Van der vaart played in his regular
position as a support man.
The match was one sided most of the time
and HSV won comfortably as Hansa Rostock didn't have
the quality to cause much danger.
HSV managed to take the lead through Van
der Vaart who scored after receiving a low through pass
from his compatriot Romeo Castelen. Vaart sent the ball
home into the far corner with his right to give HSV
the lead.
In the 2nd half, HSV added their second
goal through Olic who headed home after a fine cross
from the left wing by Trochoveski.
In the 77th minute, Stevens decided to rest his keyplayer
Olic and so, Zidan came on to replace the Croatian international.
Zidan looked hungry to play and score and did well with movement
and passing but a few minutes per game are certainly not enough
for him to make a real impact.
A few minutes later, Vaart also came off and
was replaced by Choupo-Moting and the score remained 2-0 till
the match referee blew the final whistle.
With this important win, HSV continued chasing
Bayern Munich for the top spot in the Bundesliga table.
