And coach Bruno Labbadia could not help but to praise his young star: “Alen has great equipment, we are happy that we have won it for us.” At the Gate he said: “This is exactly what we expected from him.” After nearly two months break and late entry into the HSV-training but Labbadia wants to build the noble engineer first slowly. “I told him. It may be that you can at the beginning to help us more than the Joker role well that he did just that, would be a natural as a coach because he listened well.”

Even shortly before his introduction Halilovic had been listening to the football teacher attention. Shortly before he came into the game, Labbadia had persuaded intensely at him. “He told me to stay calm and wait for my chance. Then I immediately with the first opportunity goal done,” Halilovic said. Claims on the starting line he liked before the Bundesliga start on Saturday not go against the FC Ingolstadt: “I’m only three weeks since, others are several years here I am at the moment just very happy..”

At the end only remained a question to be answered: What to do with the first trophy for HSV – which for the man of the match? Halilovic thought for a moment and said: “. I will bring my family and give my brothers” Then he disappeared into the cabin shy. And in the catacombs of the stadium of FSV Zwickau echoed not only the name of Lionel Messi, but also the appearance of Halilovic. It is quite possible that this player will soon be in the Bundesliga stadiums one of the most sought-after interlocutors.