the german side will take a lead to belgium for the second consecutive round after coming from behind thanks to two late first-half strikes.
hamburg went into tonight without a win in four games, and looked set for more disappointment when dieudonné mbokani headed the visitors in front just after the half-hour mark. two goals in four minutes at the end of the first half from mladen petrić, a penalty, and ruud van nistelrooy turned the game on its head, though standard did enough in the second period to suggest this tie is far from over.
the home side's early passing was a slick as the pitch at the hamburg arena, with jonathan pitroipa a vibrant presence on the left, but they were soon up against it. a brief spell of standard pressure brought blocks from jerome boateng and last-ditch tackles from joris mathijsen though when sebastien pocognoli sent a corner in there was not a defender in sight – mbokani powered in his header.
hsv responded well, even if the ball was refusing to obey the men in white. if they willed it to sit up kindly it jumped off the turf; if they tried to force it into the net it bounded towards the corner flag. van nistelrooy coaxed it as close as the post on the turn but back it came. then, with half-time approaching, they brought it to heel.
the relief was palpable when petrić converted from the spot after marcos camozzato tripped pitroipa, making way for pure joy on the cusp of half-time when van nistelrooy got ahead of pocognoli to steer in dennis aogo's testing centre.
it should have been 2-2 midway through the second half when mbokani headed over frank rost and against the bar after igor de camargo's deft chip. he fired the rebound across goal as standard ended strongly. hamburg held on, though they were, of course, in an even better position at the halfway stage of their last-16 tie against rsc anderlecht before enduring a fraught second leg. bruno labbadia will hope for smoother progress this time around.
two goals from mladen petrić – including a sensational overhead kick – helped hamburg cruise into the semi-finals.
a sublime overhead kick from mladen petrić helped hamburger sv ease past r. standard de liège 3-1 and leave the german club one step away from the final in their own stadium.
hamburg arrived in belgium holding a fragile 2-1 advantage, but unlike their frenetic second leg at rsc anderlecht in the previous round, petrić ensured they would enjoy this return. the croatian international opened the scoring in the 20th minute and then struck spectacularly barely 120 seconds after igor de camargo's 33rd-minute equaliser. josé paolo guerrero put a late seal on a 5-2 aggregate win which sets up a last-four tie with fulham fc.
standard's spirited first-leg showing had given their supporters cause for optimism, and frank rost had to spectacularly palm away mehdi carcela-gonzález's early powerful drive as the hosts sought to fuel that belief. hamburg, though, possess a bona fide match-winner in petrić, and he gave the bundesliga outfit breathing space when he nodded in from close range after zé roberto's cross was deflected invitingly into his path.
the brazilian played an unwitting role in throwing standard a lifeline, conceding the free-kick from which de camargo headed the equaliser, but barely had play restarted than the hosts were cut adrift again by the irrepressible petrić. dennis aogo's whipped cross was met perfectly by the airborne forward, who fired into the bottom corner to gasps of amazement from around the ground.
the task of scoring at least three times after the break looked beyond a standard side lacking their impressive first-leg fluency, though dieudonné mbokani almost reduced the deficit with a point-blank shot that rost instinctively turned away.
with the hosts' sting drawn, hamburg were able to play within themselves, and guerrero provided the finishing touch to a sweeping counterattack in added time, ensuring that when the uefa europa league trophy arrives in hamburg next week, the host city's premier club still have a chance of getting their hands on it.
yardımcı hakemler: tiago trigo (por), josé ramalho (por)
4. hakem: duarte gomes (por)
çizgi hakemleri: bruno paixão (por), manuel de sousa (por)
standard liège: sinan bolat (gk), victor ramos, dieudonné mbokani, igor de camargo (c), marcos camozzato, mohamed sarr, milan jovanović, benjamin nicaise (dk. 89 eliaquim mangala), axel witsel, mehdi carcela-gonzález (dk. 76 wilfried dalmat), sébastien pocognoli
yedekler: kristof van hout (gk), réginal goreux, moussa traore, rami gershon, gheorghe grozav
teknik direktör: domenico d'onofrio (ita)
hamburg: frank rost (gk), joris mathijsen, dennis aogo, zé roberto, mladen petrić (dk. 66 josé paolo guerrero), robert tesche, david jarolím (c), jérôme boateng, guy demel, jonathan pitroipa (dk. 76 piotr trochowski), ruud van nistelrooy (dk. 89 marcus berg)
yedekler: wolfgang hesl (gk), david rozehnal, tomás rincón, tunay torun
teknik direktör: bruno labbadia (ger)
goller: (0-1) mladen petrić dk. 20 (1-1) igor de camargo (c) dk. 33 (1-2) mladen petrić dk. 35 (1-3) josé paolo guerrero dk. 90+4
sari kartlar: dk. 24 marcos camozzato, dk. 45+3 victor ramos, dk. 66 dieudonné mbokani, dk. 85 sébastien pocognoli (standard liège) dk. 28 david jarolím (c), dk. 45+3 frank rost (gk), dk. 60 dennis aogo, dk. 80 robert tesche, dk. 85 guy demel (hamburg)
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