Ghanaian midfielder Gideon Jung blossomed for Hamburg SV in their slender German Cup win over Zwickau on Monday night.
The 21-year-old prodigious midfield workhorse missed most part of Hamburg's pre-season with injury complications.
But he was declared fit by the Dinosaurs medical team on Friday and he lasted the entire period of the game as Hamburg grand the third-tier side to secure their progress to the next stage of the competition.
Hamburg manager Bruno Labbadia has made the youngster a key member of his squad for the upcoming season.
Croat midfielder Alen Halilović scored the solitary strike to secure victory for the Bundesliga side.