WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Lumberjacks hosted conference rival Hamburg on Tuesday night, April 13, 2026, at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium, falling 6-0 in league play.
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Hamburg came out on the front foot early, testing Warren’s back line within the opening minutes. Goalkeeper Brandon Garcia answered the early pressure, making a series of stops to keep the match scoreless. In the fourth minute, Hamburg thought they had taken the lead, but the goal was waved off for offsides.
The visitors continued to create chances, finding space in the seventh minute inside the central penalty area, but the shot was sliced wide left. Warren struggled to build through the midfield during the opening 10 minutes as Hamburg controlled possession and tempo.
The breakthrough finally came in the 13th minute when Hamburg struck from distance, blasting a nearly 40-yard free kick into the back of the net to go ahead 1-0.
Garcia was called into action again in the 16th minute, making a low fingertip save, and followed it up with a diving punch-away in the 21st minute to deny another Hamburg opportunity.
Warren’s first real attacking threat came in the 26th minute. Winger Joshua Romero chased down a chipped ball over the top, beating the Hamburg left back, but his shot found the outside netting. Just two minutes later, Hamburg doubled its lead with another set-piece strike, curling in a 25-yard free kick to make it 2-0.
In the 30th minute, Warren’s Jacarlos Marques showed skill in the box, weaving past defenders to create space in front of goal, but his shot sailed high over the crossbar.
Hamburg carried a 2-0 advantage into halftime.
The second half saw Hamburg extend its lead quickly. Just two minutes after the restart, the visitors struck again from distance, hammering a 30-yard shot into the net for a 3-0 lead. Hamburg added a fourth goal in the 44th minute with a low finish to the far post, then broke through again in the 46th minute to make it 5-0.
The final goal came in the 57th minute, another long-range effort that capped the scoring at 6-0.
Warren drops to 4-2-3 on the season and will look to rebound Thursday evening when the Lumberjacks travel to Star City for another conference matchup.
