02/02/08 Hamburg 1:1 Hannover 96

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Hamburg facing Hannover 96

The stadium

Journey:

After a long winter break finally the German Bundesliga kicked off. First game took place in Hamburg. I traveled by car with some mates which picked me up in the morning at my home. After 1 1/2 hours we arrived to the HSH Nordbank Arena. Before they started changing the name every weekend it was called AOL Arena an long long before the arena was called Volksparkstadium.

Entrance

Game:

The game was surprisingly good. Hannover dominated the first 45 min. with a quick offensive play. But the team needed a penalty which scored the Hungarian striker Huszti. Also the start into the second half was ok. But Hamburg got better and after several critical offside situations Hamburgs player Olic scored the equalizer. At the end the draw was a good result for both teams

Main stand

The Stadium

Stadium: HSH Nordbank Arena
(former AOL Arena, former Volksparkstadion)
City: Hamburg
State: Hamburg
Country: Germany
Capacity: 57.000

Hamburg supporters

Atmosphere:

Plenty of Hannover 96 supporters made their short way to Hamburg. Out of my opinion the atmosphere was fantastic in the sold out arena. Give the video below a try
and you will see.

Penalty for Hannover

Match facts

Date: 09/02/08
Score: Hamburg 1:1 Hannover 96
Goals Hamburg: Olic (71)
Goals Hannover 96: Huszti (40, penalty)
Attendance: 57.000 (sold out)
Match Type: Bundesliga 18th round

"Banderas de Hannover"

Beer Index:

The local beer is called Holsten which is not very tasty. What I liked was the 2 for 1 happy hour before kick off. Makes the beer not tasting much better but 3.50 Euros for two 0.4 l is not that bad.

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