Overview
- HSV coach Merlin Polzin said Sander Tangvik will start in goal for the DFB‑Pokal match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday.
- Daniel Heuer Fernandes remains HSV’s clear first‑choice goalkeeper with a contract running to the summer of 2028.
- Tangvik joined from Rosenborg in January, has played two competitive games for HSV without defeat and saved a penalty in Leverkusen, and he was part of Norway’s World Cup squad though he did not play.
- FC St. Pauli announced on Tuesday that they have extended goalkeeper Ben Voll after he took over as first choice this season and helped the club concede nine goals in nine games.
- Observers note HSV is balancing short‑term rotation and long‑term planning because seven years in the second division left a financial gap, so cup minutes for backups serve both player development and cautious squad management.