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TSG make comeback to win in Bremen
The line-up
Following the 0-4 defeat to 1. FC Union Berlin, head coach Christian Ilzer changed five of his starting eleven. Pavel Kadeřábek, Stanley Nsoki, Anton Stach, Finn Becker and Gift Orban started instead of Kevin Akpoguma, David Jurásek, Dennis Geiger, Adam Hložek and Max Moerstedt.
The scenario
TSG went into the game with 18 points and at 15th place in the table. Bremen were 10th in the table with 30 points.
Number of the game: 50
The game that began 0-1 at SV Werder Bremen was Anton Stach's 50th Bundesliga game wearing the TSG Hoffenheim shirt. Stach rewarded himself with the goal that brought the score to 1-1.
Moment of the match
The 3-1: Werder Bremen started the second half looking better and wanted to get the equaliser. TSG applied the pressure in their opponents' penalty area, won the ball and were rewarded for their troubles. Andrej Kramarić's cross from the right found the head of Gift Orban, who took a shot in the opposite direction of Michael Zetterer's run and scored. The decisive moment of the game (63).
Double of the match
The 1-1 and the 2-1 were very similar from TSG Hoffenheim's perspective. Hoffenheim brought the ball into the middle of the pitch from the right via a double pass, and then managed to shoot from a central position. First Anton Stach (26) and then Tom Bischof (44) took a shot with their left foot and scored with a flat shot in the right corner.
Outlook
Next week TSG Hoffenheim will be playing on Sunday again. At 19:30 CET, they will be hosting VfB Stuttgart in the PreZero Arena.
Stats
Line-ups
Werder Bremen: Zentner – Veljkovic (Pieper, 46), Stark, Jung (Burke, 84) – Weiser, Bittencourt, Lynen, Kabore (Köhn, 46) – Schmid, Grüll (Njinmah, 67) – Ducksch (Andre Silva, 46)
TSG Hoffenheim: L. Philipp – Kadeřábek, Arthur Chaves, Østigård, Nsoki (Prass, 83) – Stach (Geiger, 76), Becker – Bischof, Kramarić (Akpoguma, 88), Bülter – Orban (Yardimci, 76)
Goals: 1-0 Nsoki (7, OG), 1-1 Stach (28), 1-2 Bischof (44), 1-3 Orban (63)
Match highlights
Early concession
What a bitter start: Schmid has too much space to his left, then makes a cross into the middle of the pitch where Nsoki tries to clear before the ball reaches Grüll, but instead heads the ball into his own net.
Almost the equaliser
The best chance at equalising: Bülter has space to his left and crosses the ball to the far post, where Kramarić is waiting. Kramarić volleys the ball, but Zetterer gets there quickly and makes a strong parry.
Stach equalises
The well-deserved equaliser: Stach plays a double pass with Kramarić. Stach then dribbles into the middle of the pitch and takes a shot with his left foot within the penalty area. The ball lands precisely in the bottom right corner.
Bischof with the lead
TSG combine their way neatly into the penalty area, and via another double pass with Becker, Bischof once again gets possession of the ball. The midfielder takes a shot at the right corner with his left foot and scores.
Almost 3-1
A nice attack by TSG: Bischof plays the ball to Bülter, who takes the ball into the penalty area at pace. The angle of the shot is relatively narrow, meaning Zetterer is able to save it.
Orban increases lead
TSG keep building on their momentum and win the ball in the opposition's half. Kramarić crosses the ball perfectly from the right to the far post, where Orban heads the ball away from Zetterer's direction of travel and into the net to make the score 3-1.
Stach narrowly misses
Bischof's cross from a free kick in the right midfield comes down perfectly for a header by Stach, who aims for the right corner but very narrowly misses.
Prass prevents concession
Schmid takes a free kick and shoots from 17 metres away, aiming at the far corner. Prass sprints back and uses his head to deflect the ball onto the crossbar.
Philipp with a strong save
Shortly before the end of the game it heats up again: Njinmah shoots, Philipp is still on it and deflects the ball onto the crossbar.
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