Glatzel, now in his second season at Hamburg, is the team's overall top scorer in the second division with 33 goals, the striker having earlier taken over that particular baton from Sonny Kittel. The latter has been keen to keep his teammate in sight with 33 shots on goal, the third highest in Bundesliga 2 this season. Ultimately, however, that is a race that Glatzel also leads with 88 efforts at the target.

Another incentive for the 6'4" Bavarian forward to continue where he left off in terms of his goalscoring once the season resumes, is that no Hamburg player has ever finished a season as the second division's leading marksman.

All told, it's been a very busy opening to the campaign for Hamburg, who head to Los Angeles for some team bonding once the curtain came down for the mid-season interval. "The trip brought us even closer together; that's exactly what we needed," coach Walter said. "It was an extremely wild year with a huge number of lessons. Now is the time to build up energy again."

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