Hamburg earned their fourth Bundesliga win of the season by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 on Friday, 6 November. The league report published that evening records long-range goals from Miro Muheim and Albert Grønbæk, either side of Shafiq Nandja’s finish as the hosts used a second-half numerical advantage.

Muheim opened the scoring after 11 minutes from an Albert Sambi Lokonga pass. His strike from around 30 metres was measured at 129.43 kilometres per hour, which the competition identified as the season’s fastest goal-producing shot to that point. Joe Scally nevertheless equalised before half-time after Hamburg failed to fully clear a cross, leaving the teams level at the interval.

Kō Itakura’s second yellow card after 49 minutes changed the circumstances. The official live record shows Hamburg restoring their lead through Nandja in the 60th minute after Grønbæk’s pass. Grønbæk scored himself ten minutes later following a loose defensive clearance and received 51% of the Man of the Match vote.

The sequence gives necessary context to the two-goal winning margin. Gladbach had answered Hamburg’s initial lead before being required to contest most of the second half with ten players. Hamburg then converted that advantage into two further goals, leaving the visitors at the bottom according to the competition’s match summary. Grønbæk’s contribution was decisive in both moves that separated the sides after the dismissal.

Archival cover photograph: Volksparkstadion in Hamburg in 2017; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Mario Klassen marioklassen. Image source and metadata; CC0. Image date as recorded by source: 2017-03-19. Source file used without raster edits.