The final round of Bundesliga 2017/18 was quite tense as the relegation race has not yet ended. Hamburger SV are faced with the task of survival, both defeating Monchengladbach and hoping Wolfsburg will lose to Cologne before having the hope to stay in the Bundesliga through the play-off series.
However, this task has only been half completed. The home team at Volkspark defeated Monchengladbach 2-1 at home, but that was not enough to help them stay in the Bundesliga because in the match at the same time, Wolfsburg submerged the relegation club of Cologne with a score of 4-1 to defend their 16th place.
Knowing Wolfsburg were sure to win, Die Rothosen fans caused a stir at Volksparkstadion.The majority of the club's crazy fans could not contain their anger.They threw flares and demanded to burn the stadium right behind the home team's goal in the 89th minute.
Stunned by the crowd's reaction, the police force lined up on the field to prevent the riots. Meanwhile, players from both sides were forced to leave the field to a safe area, causing the match to be postponed.
Coach Christian Titz and his team have gone through a series of 15 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory from the beginning of December 2017 to the end of March 2018 (9 losses, 6 draws). The lack of efforts in the final stages of the season could not save the team based in the city of Hamburg.
Hamburg SV was one of 16 teams invited to the Bundesliga for the first time in 1963, since then, Die Rothosen has become a familiar name to German football fans. Hamburger has always been proud to be the only team to play in the Bundesliga since the tournament was established in 1963 without being relegated. Even Bayern Munich cannot do this because they have only been in the Bundesliga since 2020.
