After neither promoted team had given an inch in the first quarter of an hour, Sophie Weidauer scored in the 15th minute with a flat left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area following a cross from Antonia Halverkamps, giving the Berlin women the lead.

Shortly after, HSV threatened the Union goal for the first time, Lotta Wrede equalising in the 20th minute with a volley into the left top corner following an mistake in the Union defence.

Only four minutes later, after a free-kick in the HSV half, Ida Heikkinen laid the un-cleared ball off to Dina Orschmann, who rolled the ball over the line from the edge of the six-yard-box to make it 2-1.

After the game grew bogged down in midfield, it was again Wrede who, as a result of a corner kick scored a spectacular goal from the edge of the penalty area into the top right corner, making it 2-2. Shortly after, the referee ended the first half.

Union initially played high, had more ball possession, and put the Hamburg women under pressure, while HSV withdrew into their own half throughout the second 40  minute third.

With the first chance  in the second half, Union took the lead again having attacked down the right : Lia Kamber, who had already impressed, assisted Halverkamps on the wing, whose cross initially just missed Lisa Heiseler in front of goal; however, Dina Orschmann found the net with a precise finish for her double after an hour.

Shortly after, the game shifted to the other half of the pitch. After a long-range shot from HSV by Svea Stoldt hit the right post and rebounded back into play, Paulina Bartz was in the right place and equalized again (62.).

With the equaliser in sight, Union played more aggressively forward towards the end of the second third. In the 72nd minute, Dina Orschmann's shot from about 25 yards was saved by HSV goalkeeper Inga Schuldt, who shone with a diving save. Then, substitute Hannah Eurlings tested Schuldt again, who was able to win the duel once more. In the last minute of the second third, Tanja Pawollek attempted a long-range shot to put her team in the lead; however, she put it well wide

In the 88th minute, Hamburg took the lead for the first time as missed pass in Union's build-up play allowed Melanie Brunnthaler to get a clear shot on goal. The Austrian seized the opportunity and rolled the ball over the line for 4-3.

Hannah Eurlings then once again cut through on the left and passed the ball to the running Athanasia Moraitou, whose shot sailed over the HSV goal. However, the Union women did not give up. Alma Aagard gathered her courage in the 104th minute and took a shot from 22 meters, but again Hamburg's stopper stood firm.

The closing phase was characterized by the battle now taken on by  both sides. Ailien Poese's team created another chance after a sharp counterattack, but it was cleared After 120 intense minutes, the result remained a narrow 4-3 win for the hosts. 

Ida Heikkinen stated after the match: “We started the game very well with a lot of pressure and numerous chances. Afterwards, we made it difficult for ourselves due to individual mistakes. Offensively, we still showed many good approaches that we will carry into the coming week.”

Head coach Ailien Poese summarized the match as follows: “The final result is initially frustrating. Although we scored three goals, which is very pleasing, we also conceded four. Overall, the Friendly was very valuable for us as it highlighted many aspects we want to work on in the coming week. The anticipation for the home match against Leverkusen is already very high.”