Hannover got the best of an eight-goal thriller tonight as they ran out 5-3 winners over Slask Worclaw in the first leg of their Europa League qualifier at Stadion Miejski in Poland.
Hannover raced into a two-goal lead with goals from Leon Andreasen and Jan Schlaudraff giving the German side the advantage within 25 minutes.
However, the Poles pulled one back through Tomasz Jodlowiec before half-time.
After the break Sylwester Patejuk reduced the deficit before Przemyslaw Kazmierczak made it 3-3 just after the hour mark.
Hannover struck with two late goals as Andreasen claimed his second before Manuel Schmiedebach wrapped the game up with five minutes remaining.
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Paul Gorst
Paul Gorst
