Hamburg bloody Werder Bremen's nose with winner in breathless Nordderby | Andy Brassell

"Alexander Rssing-Lelesiit did not play for Hamburg in Sunday's stellar win, and he will hope that his career has more decisive contributions than this one in store. As the final whistle went on a breathless Nordderby victory over Werder Bremen, the 18-year-old bobbed in front of the visitors' bench and celebrated wildly, prompting some afters between the two squads in a game that bubbled excitedly without exploding into disorder."

"Those from Bremen were less than impressed. Justin Njinmah, who had looked like saving a point for Werder when equalising at 2-2 less than 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute, named no names but complained that some injured HSV players ran onto the field and thought they had to gesticulate and talk shit. That pisses me off. But I guess that's part of a derby."

"Firstly, another 18-year-old, Luka Vuskovic, on loan from Tottenham but already the beacon of HSV's season, flicked the home team in front with an outrageous, Zlatan-esque flourish of the heel from a Fabio Vieira's free-kick; a legacy, he later said, of playing teqball with (teammate Nicolai) Remberg every day. As he celebrated he pointed to his favourite tattoo on his forearm, of him and his older brother Mario, who last played for Hamburg before a long-contested drugs ban that Vuskovic the elder is still serving."

An intense Nordderby ended in a Hamburg victory marked by late drama and emotional celebrations. Alexander Rssing-Lelesiit did not play but celebrated provocatively in front of the Werder bench, prompting complaints from Justin Njinmah about injured HSV players entering the field and gesticulating. The match was the first top-flight Nordderby in 2,843 days. Werder took the lead at the end of the first half through Jens Stage. Albert Sambi Lokonga levelled for Hamburg just after the hour. Luka Vuskovic, on loan from Tottenham, flicked an outrageous heel from a Fabio Vieira free-kick and celebrated by pointing to a forearm tattoo of his brother Mario.

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