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Kramarić bags hat-trick as TSG beat Kiel
Personnel matters
Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made two changes to the starting line-up compared to the cup tie in Würzburg (5-3 on penalties). Oliver Baumann replaced Luca Philipp between the sticks, while new signing Adam Hložek started in place of Jacob Bruun Larsen.
Moment of the match
The goal for 2-0: Marius Bülter delivered an outstanding ball into the box, where the unmarked Andrej Kramarić headed home his second goal.
Number of the game: 30
Andrej Kramarić converted a Bundesliga penalty for the 30th time – and moved into joint-ninth place in the Bundesliga's record penalty goalscorer list alongside Lothar Matthäus and Stefan Kuntz.
Hat-trick hero
Triple goalscorer: Andrej Kramarić scored three goals in the opening Bundesliga game and thus steered TSG to victory.
Outlook
TSG will pay a visit to Eintracht Frankfurt next week. The match against the other German representative in the UEFA Europa League will kick off at 15:30 CEST on Saturday. On the topic of the Europa League: We will find out on Friday (30 August) who TSG will go up against in their international matches.
Stats
Line-ups:
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Drexler, Stach, Akpoguma – Kadeřábek, Prömel, Grillitsch (Geiger, 69), Prass (Nsoki, 90) – Kramarić (Moerstedt, 90) – Hložek (Berisha, 59), Bülter (Bruun Larsen, 69)
Holstein Kiel: Weiner – Komenda (Porath, 46), Erras, Ivezic – Becker, Knudsen (Remberg, 79), Holtby (Schulz, 82), Puchacz (Kelati, 46) – Machino – Bernhardsson, Pichler (Arp, 54)
Goals: 1-0 Kramarić (pen., 6), 2-0 Kramarić (37), 2-1 Bernhardsson (63), 3-1 Kramarić (87), 3-2 Machino (89)
Red card: Kelati (82)
Match highlights
Kramaric keeps his cool
Kramaric delays his run-up to the penalty spot and stares the Kiel keeper down before firing the ball into the right corner. An early lead for Hoffe!
Baumann saves brilliantly
Kiel link up very well down the right flank. Becker goes clean through on Baumann. But the wide player meets his match in the TSG goalkeeper, who makes a strong reflex stop to keep out the leveller.
Kramaric increases lead
A cross finally leads to success. Bülter plays the ball in from the left, Kramaric sneaks in behind the defender and then heads home from five metres out.
Weiner with an outstanding save
The TSGoat is in the mood today: Bülter crosses to the back post and Kramaric gets a shot away unimpeded but Weiner shoots his hand up and tips the ball over the crossbar.
Weiner intervenes again
That was deserving of a 3-0 lead. Stach plays the ball out to Kaderabek, who cuts into the penalty area very nicely with his first touch. He then plays it to Hlozek, who turns past his opponent outstandingly and shoots. Weiner is on hand to make a stunning save.
World-class from Baumann
Porath plays a cross in front of goal and Machino gets a shot away from seven metres out, but Baumann manages to get his foot to the ball and prevent a goal from being pulled back.
Kiel cut deficit
Porath plays another cross across the face of goal from the right and this time Bernhardsson darts in and heads powerfully into the net. No chance for Baumann.
Kramaric completes hat-trick
Bruun Larsen makes a strong breakthrough on the counter but fails to beat the goalkeeper with his shot. Kramaric follows up on the rebound and slots home for 3-1.
Machino pulls one back
That was too easy. A diagonal ball beats the defence, Machino enters the penalty area and finishes neatly.
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