Eintracht Frankfurt enter Bundesliga top eight after beating Hamburg
Frankfurt defeated Hamburger SV 3-1 to climb to eighth place in the league standings.
Eintracht Frankfurt moved into eighth place in the Bundesliga after defeating Hamburger SV 3-1 in Berlin, according to The Hawk.
The victory, achieved in front of 59,000 spectators, marked Frankfurt's second win against Hamburg in five days. Hamburg defender Warmed Omari scored an own goal in the 10th minute after a cross from Fares Chaibi was diverted into his own net.
Hamburg equalised four minutes later through Terem Moffi, who converted a square pass from Albert Gronbaek. Frankfurt regained the lead in the 47th minute when Raphael Onyedika scored from a rebound following a header by Brassier.
Younes Ebnoutalib extended the lead in the 69th minute by finishing a pass from Can Uzun. Frankfurt coach Adi Hutter handed Niko Ilicevic his Bundesliga debut during stoppage time, with the 16-year-old equaling the record for the league's youngest player.
Ebnoutalib said the team showed their mentality and played as a collective to deserve the win. Frankfurt now has 11 points, while Hamburg has nine points and sits in 15th place.
In other matches, Union Berlin drew 1-1 with Cologne. The result left Union Berlin in 16th place with seven points and Cologne in 13th place with nine points.