Hamburg head towards safety

Hamburg held on for a valuable 2-1 victory over relegation rivals Werder Bremen, who missed a penalty in a dramatic northern Germany derby on Friday night.

Two goals from Pierre-Michel Lasogga gave Hamburg the lead in a first half they dominated.

It was a different story in the second 45 minutes, though, with Anthony Ujah pulling a goal back for Bremen after Claudio Pizarro had missed a penalty.

However, the visitors ran out of steam and Hamburg were able to hold for a victory which moves them six points clear of their rivals, who remain in the relegation play-off berth.

Hamburg got off to a flyer with a goal inside five minutes.

Nicolai Muller just managed to keep the ball in play near the …

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