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TSG win dramatic game in Bremen
Line-up
Pellegrino Matarazzo made two changes to the team that beat Hertha BSC 3-1 last time out. Finn Ole Becker began in place of Angelo Stiller (bench), while Robert Skov withdrew at short notice with muscular problems and was replaced in the starting line-up by Angeliño.
The scenario
TSG occupied 15th position in the table heading into the match, while Werder Bremen were nine points ahead (31) in 11th place.
Number of the game
419 appearances: the game against Bremen took Oliver Baumann into the Bundesliga's top 50 record appearance-makers. A testament to his great class and consistency.
Moment of the match
Referee Sascha Stegemann awarded a penalty for a handball by Ozan Kabak in the fourth minute of stoppage time, but the spot-kick was then rescinded because Mitchell Weiser had been in an offside position in the build-up. The match ended shortly afterwards.
Two quick-fire goals
Two headed goals in three minutes (50/52) made for a 2-0 lead shortly after the restart.
Outlook
TSG Hoffenheim will play host to FC Schalke 04 on Matchday 27. That important game will start at 19:30 CET on Easter Sunday.
Stats
Line-ups:
Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Stark (Pieper, 75), Veljkovic, Friedl – Weiser, C. Groß (Philipp, 75), A. Jung (Dinkci, 87), N. Schmidt (Bittencourt, 60), Schmid (Stage, 60) – Füllkrug, Ducksch
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Vogt, Brooks, Akpoguma (Ozan Kabak, 75) – Kadeřábek, Geiger, Angeliño (Nsoki, 81) – Becker (Delaney, 67; Stiller, 81), Kramarić – Baumgartner (Asllani, 67), Bebou
Goals: 0-1 Kramarić (50), 0-2 Baumgartner (52), 1-2 Pieper (76)
Match highlights
Bebou almost opens the scoring
The first chance of the match is a big one! Baumgartner plays an outstanding ball to Bebou, but a Bremen player puts himself in the path of his shot and blocks the ball at the last moment.
Outstanding from Baumann
The first chance for Bremen: some quick link-up play sends Niklas Schmidt clean through on Baumann, but the TSG keeper comes out on top in the one-on-one battle and makes the save.
Another strong stop by Baumann
The next good Bremen opportunity: Weiser passes the ball low across goal and Ducksch pulls the trigger from around 10 metres, but Baumann gets his hands up and keeps his team level.
Hoffe go ahead!
Important! Angeliño crosses the ball into the penalty area, where Kramarić opens the scoring with a close-range header.
The next goal!
A totally unleashed TSG increase their lead: it’s practically a copy of the first goal, but this time Kadeřábek crosses from the right and Baumgartner nets from a similar position to Kramarić to make it 2-0.
Lead halved
Pieper heads a Weiser cross unstoppably past Baumann and into the net.
Philipp misses by centimetres
Maxi Philipp goes for goal from 20 metres and only just misses Baumann’s goal.
Philipp hits the upright
Huge opportunity for Bremen: Dinkci breaks through down the left and passes towards the edge of the six-yard box, but Philipp strikes the ball against the post. Lucky for Hoffe!
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