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TSG come back from 2-0 down: Emotional win in Heidenheim
The line-up
Pellegrino Matarazzo made two changes to the starting line-up that lost 2-1 to Freiburg. Kevin Akpoguma began in place of Attila Szalai (bench), while Wout Weghorst replaced Stuttgart-bound Angelo Stiller.
The scenario
TSG Hoffenheim kicked off the campaign with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of SC Freiburg, while 1. FC Heidenheim lost their first-ever Bundesliga match 2-0 away to VfL Wolfsburg.
Moment of the match
The goal for 3-2: TSG were awarded a penalty kick in the 90th minute following a VAR intervention and Andrej Kramarić ruthlessly slotted home – having been forced to re-take the spot-kick after stepping up too early at the first attempt. The comeback from 2-0 down was complete.
Number of the game: 15
Oliver Baumann saved a penalty in the Bundesliga for the 15th time. That save takes him into the top 10 in Bundesliga history.
Debut goalscorer
Maxi Beier scored his first goal in the Bundesliga. The goal was set up by Tom Bischof, who also registered his first-ever goal involvement in the German top flight.
Outlook
TSG Hoffenheim will play host to VfL Wolfsburg next Saturday. Kick-off at the PreZero Arena will be at 15:30 CET. We will be back again with another Live Ticker.
Stats
Line-ups:
1. FC Heidenheim: Müller – Traoré (Schimmer, 90+2), Mainka, Siersleben, Föhrenbach – Maloney – Dinkci (Sessa, 78), Thomalla, Beste – Pieringer (Schöppner, 78), Kleindienst
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Ozan Kabak (Beier, 64), Brooks (Vogt, 53), Akpoguma – Kadeřábek, Grillitsch, Bülter (Skov, 53) – Prömel (Becker, 64), Kramarić – Weghorst, Bebou (Bischof, 74)
Goals: 1-0 Beste (26), 2-0 Pieringer (58), 2-1 Beier (77), 2-2 Kadeřábek (80), 2-3 Kramarić (pen., 90)
Incident of note: Baumann saves penalty from Beste (16)
Match highlights
Baumann saves from the spot!
Jan-Niklas Beste steps up to take the penalty following a handball in the box, but Oli Baumann gets down to the corner in question and saves.
Beste scores for Heidenheim
He missed from 11 metres, but now he scores from the edge of the box. The Heidenheim No. 37 fires into the top corner with his strong left foot.
Almost a second goal conceded
TSG fail to clear a corner-kick and Thomalla chips the ball towards the six-yard line, but Kleindienst’s header sails narrowly wide of the target.
Kramarić strikes the bar
TSG are awarded a free-kick from a tight angle; Kramarić steps up to take it but his attempt lands on the crossbar. TSG’s best chance so far.
Next big chance for Heidenheim
Pieringer gets a shot away on the right side, but Baumann gets down to his near post and parries the ball.
Pieringer ups the lead
Beste whips a corner-kick into the penalty area. His cross lands right on the head of Pieringer, who nods home to make it 2-0.
Mainka thwarts looming danger
Almost the biggest chance for Hoffe so far: Weghorst is played in nicely and goes clean through on goal, but Mainka intervenes at the last moment.
Beier pulls one back
There’s a goal back: Maxi Beier latches onto the ball following a cross into the six-yard box and slots it into the bottom left corner.
The equaliser!
TSG continue to up the pressure and equalise: Becker shoots from 20 metres out but can only strike the inside of the post. Kadeřábek is the quickest to react and makes it 2-2.
3-2 to TSG!
Incredible, Hoffe complete the comeback! Kramarić has to step up twice after the referee orders a re-take of his first penalty, but he keeps his cool both times and fires TSG ahead.
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