Late Rayan Philippe strike hands Paderborn second win of the season against Hamburg
Paderborn defeated Hamburg 1-0 at home, with Rayan Philippe's 88th-minute strike settling a tense Bundesliga clash in which Daniel Heuer Fernandes repeatedly denied the hosts. The result means the two sides are now separated by a single point in the Bundesliga table.
Paderborn 1-0 Hamburg
Goals: 1-0 Philippe 88’ (assist: Götze)
Hamburg arrived in Paderborn on the back of three straight Bundesliga wins, while the home side came in as one of the league's most high-running sides.
Ralf Kettemann kept his starting eleven unchanged from the previous weekend, pairing Steffen Tigges and Stefano Marino in attack, while Merlin Polzin handed Shafiq Nandja and Zakaria El Ouahdi starts in defence.
Paderborn settled quicker, dominating possession from the off. Laurin Ulrich fired narrowly wide from a free kick after just three minutes, while Fábio Vieira pulled up with an apparent injury and had to be replaced by Otto Stange after only 13 minutes. Hamburg gradually found their footing without troubling the Paderborn goal, and David Møller Wolfe headed over from a corner before the interval, leaving the sides level at the break.
Paderborn came out firing after the restart. Santiago Castaneda was denied by a brilliant reaction save from Daniel Heuer Fernandes just four minutes in, and the Hamburg goalkeeper kept producing stops throughout the half, including another off Castaneda in the 73rd minute. Laurin Curda then struck the outside of the post moments later.
The breakthrough finally arrived in the 88th minute when Felix Götze flicked the ball into the path of Rayan Philippe, who drove a first-time finish into the bottom corner to put Paderborn 1:0 ahead. Hamburg could not find a response before the final whistle.
Man of the Match: Daniel Heuer Fernandes
Daniel Heuer Fernandes was named Player of the Match with 81 per cent of the fan vote. The Hamburg goalkeeper produced a string of saves to deny Paderborn an earlier lead, reacting quickly to repel Castaneda's close-range effort in the 49th minute and parrying another powerful strike from the same player in the 73rd minute. Despite his efforts, Heuer Fernandes was beaten by Philippe's winning strike in the 88th minute.
Bundesliga Match Facts
xGoals: Paderborn 1.42 - Hamburg 0.51
Fastest player: Baack (Paderborn), 33.14 km/h
Lowest goal probability: 1-0 by Philippe (Paderborn), 5 per cent
Pass efficiency: Götze (Paderborn), +3.21
