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TSG win battle of the nerves against Bochum
Personnel
Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made one change to the starting XI that drew 1-1 away to VfB Stuttgart. Arthur Chaves started in place of Tim Drexler.
The scenario
VfL Bochum were last in the table ahead of the trip to TSG Hoffenheim, who occupied 16th place.
Moment of the match
The penalty in the 89th minute: Kevin Akpoguma gave away a hugely frustrating penalty following a goal-line for his own team. Lukas Daschner fired to the left but Oliver Baumann even managed to hold onto the ball. The save rescued the victory for TSG (89).
Number of the game: 5
The number of goals TSG Hoffenheim have scored this season in the opening 15 minutes – the most in the league.
First of the day:
Haris Tabaković scored a goal in the Bundesliga for the first time. The Bosnian's goal in stoppage time decided the match (90+3).
Outlook
TSG Hoffenheim's next competitive match is coming up on Thursday. Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo's team will be away to FC Porto in the UEFA Europa League at 21:00 CEST. The Bundesliga campaign will continue with a trip to 1. FC Heidenheim on Sunday next week (19:30 CEST).
Stats
Line-ups:
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Chaves (Drexler, 80), Stach, Akpoguma – Gendrey, Grillitsch (Tohumcu, 72), Bischof, Prass (Bruun Larsen, 72) – Kramarić (Samassékou, 90+2) – Hložek (Tabaković, 80), Bülter
VfL Bochum: Drewes – Passlack (Gamboa, 66), Masovic, Ordets, Wittek – Losilla – Pannewig (Daschner, 46), Miyoshi (Kwarteng, 46) – de Wit (Sissoko, 46) – Hofmann, Broschinski (Holtmann, 77)
Goals: 1-0 Kramarić (11), 2-0 Bülter (64), 2-1 Gamboa (76), 3-1 Tabakovic (90+3)
Incidents of note: Baumann saves penalty from Daschner (89).
Match highlights
The deserved opener
The deserved lead for Hoffenheim: TSG lose the ball in midfield but Bochum play a pass into the path of Kramarić, who is clean through on Drewes and fires into the left corner with his first touch.
Cleared on the line
The lead is almost doubled: Gendrey plays a lovely cross towards the back post. Bülter controls the ball and then fires right-footed towards the far corner. But a Bochum defender makes an intervention on the goal-line with Drewes already beaten.
Kramarić misses
That should've been 2-0: Brilliant cross from Prass to Kramarić, who has plenty of space but fires wide of the empty net from five metres out.
Woodwork misfortune
That cannot be: Kramarić shows great persistence and then dribbles past two opponents in the box with a feint but can only hit the crossbar from a tight angle.
Kramarić misses unmarked
The next gilt-edged opportunity: Prass wins back the ball but then plays it to Kramarić, who goes clean through 50 metres from goal but fails to beat Bochum keeper Drewes.
Almost the equaliser out of nothing
A chance for Bochum out of nothing: Miyoshi gets to the ball just before Baumann and is denied by the keeper. However, he then has the chance on the follow-up but does not strike the ball properly. Lucky for TSG.
Bülter adds to lead
Now it's 2-0: Bischof plays a dream pass into the path of Bülter, who stays ice-cool in front of Drewes and fires into the right corner.
Bochum cut deficit
TSG fail to clear the ball several times and that allows a shooting chance for Gamboa, who fires perfectly into the far corner from the right side.
Baumann saves the penalty
Akpoguma gives away a hugely frustrating penalty following a goal-kick for his own team. Daschner fires to the left but Baumann even manages to hold onto the ball.
The decisive goal
A counter-attack brings about the decisive goal: Bischof plays in Bruun Larsen, who squares it to Tabakovic. The striker hits a first-time left-footed shot. Drewes gets to it but cannot prevent the goal.
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