Werkself loses to Hamburg

Düsseldorf hasn't been kind to Werkself as they lost 2-1 to Hamburg Sunday afternoon. While able to control most of the run of play, Hamburg took the lead after eighteen minutes when José Guerrero sent the ball back to Marcell Jansen in the penalty area before sending his shot past René Adler into the Bayer 04 net. However ten minutes later German international Patrick Helmes scored his sixteen goal of the year as he redirected Manuel Friedrich’s cross from ten metres out into the net. The attacking push of Werkself was under-wraps for much of the match typically came through the tireless work of Renato Augusto. That withstanding Hamburg disappointed the home supporters with twenty-three minutes remaining as Marcell Jansen scored his second of the day when he volleyed José Guerrero's provision in from the six yard box to give them the 2-1 victory.

Beyond the dropped points the match was also costly as both Gonzalo Castro and Henrique received what is their fifth yellow card of the season and will now Saturday’s tricky match against Hannover 96.