TSG fight back to earn a point against Augsburg

TSG Hoffenheim have drawn 1-1 (0-0) with FC Augsburg. After a goalless first half, Samuel Essende scored for Augsburg with his first touch after coming on as a substitute just 16 seconds after the break. Andrej Kramarić equalised after stepping up to score from the spot after a handball in the 71st minute.

Line-ups

Head coach Christian Ilzer made three changes to his starting eleven from the 1-0 defeat against St. Pauli, with Arthur Chaves, Bazoumana Touré and Marius Bülter starting in place of Kevin Akpoguma, Finn Becker and Umut Tohumcu.

The scenario

TSG went into the game in 14th place on 26 points. Augsburg were ninth with 38 points.

Number of the game: 684

Augsburg's Finn Dahmen had gone 684 minutes without conceding a goal in the Bundesliga. Andrej Kramarić's goal ended the run, which saw the FCA keeper setting the sixth longest streak in Bundesliga history.

Moment of the match

The 85th minute: after a cross from the right-hand side, referee Tobias Reichel pointed to the spot after Finn Dahmen had caught Haris Tabaković in the face. The linesman corrected his referee – Dahmen had got the ball first. At the other end, Arne Maier had the chance to give Augsburg the win, but was denied by Oliver Baumann.

Anniversary of the game

Midfielder Tom Bischof played his 50th Bundesliga game in the 1-1 with FC Augsburg – all in the TSG Hoffenheim jersey..

Outlook

Next week, TSG Hoffenheim will travel to play RB Leipzig at 15:30 CET on Saturday.

Summary

Line-ups

TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Kadeřábek (Gendrey, 61), Arthur Chaves, Østigård, Jurásek (Nsoki, 84) – Stach, Bischof – Touré (Geiger, 68), Kramarić, Bülter – Orban (Tabaković, 61)

FC Augsburg: Dahmen – Matsima, Gouweleeuw, Zesiger – Wolf (Koudossou, 72), Onyeka (Jakic, 72), Rexhbecaj, Giannoulis – Jensen (Maier, 80), Claude-Maurice (Pedersen, 89) – Tietz (Essende, 46)

Tore: 0-1 Essende (46), 1-1 Kramarić (pen., 71)

Match highlights

25. Min.

Big chance

Bülter makes his way down the left, crosses to the far post and finds Touré. The newcomer heads towards the goal, but only hits the post. It would have been a well-deserved lead for Hoffenheim.

46. Min.

Essende scores

Essende is brought on for Tietz at half-time and scores with his first touch after a cross-field ball from the halfway line.

65. Min.

Tabaković taken by surprise

A corner ends up at the feet of Touré, who shoots, but does not connect properly, teeing up Tabaković. But it takes the striker by surprise from a short distance and his shoots flies wide of the goal.

71. Min.

Kramaric equalises from the spot

TSG carve out an equaliser. Tabaković shoots in the penalty area, and the ball deflects on to an Augsburg hand. Kramarić steps up to take the penalty and hits it down the middle.