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Hoffenheim must defeat Donetsk to qualify for the round of 16. The TSG is late in the morning, then gets up, but in the end, it should not be.
The Kraichgauer simply do not have first clbad: the Bundesliga club, TSG Hoffenheim, missed the fifth victory of the first victory in the Champions League. 2: 3 (2: 2) against TSG Schachtjor Donetsk failed in the group stage and the chances of winning the "consolation prize" of the Europa League are extremely bad.
Croatian Vice-Champion Andrej Kramaric (17th) and Swiss World Cup participant Steven Zuber (40th) scored for Hoffenheim. Ismaily (14th) and Taison (15th / 90th + 2) were successful for Donetsk. Adam Szalai, TSG striker, saw the yellow-red card for repeated play (60.). In two weeks, the Hoffenheim must compete in Manchester City – and hope that at least he will continue to replace Schachtjor Fernduell from third place in Group F to.
Hoffenheim with the beginning of the disaster
Before the match, the main concern of the TSG coach, Julian Nagelsmann, was to master the defensive weakness of his team. "Basically, we just have to better defend, that's the key," said the 31-year-old, whose team has conceded nine goals in the previous four games.
The pros obviously did not listen to their coach. The hosts, who lacked Dennis Geiger, Benjamin Huebner, Nadiem Amiri, Lukas Rupp, Joelinton and suspended Kasim Adams, were initially blurred. The weak initial phase of Hoffenheim was immediately sanctioned by Donetsk.
Turbulent minutes begin
In both quick goals, the defense's behavior was still mediocre. Captain Kevin Vogt, Harvard Nordtveit and international Nico Schulz do not look attractive. Nevertheless, the Kraichgauer were in front of 22,920 spectators in the Rhein-Neckar-Arena who were only briefly shocked. Kramaric brought the TSG back to the game after Ishak Belfodil's preparatory work with a jack to watch.
About ten minutes later, the Hoffenheims were lucky that Junior Moraes got closer to the goal of the TSG (28). After this scene, it did not happen much. The Nagelsmann team did almost nothing in attack. There was virtually nothing to do in the game and creativity. Compensation through the Zubers header was rather a coincidence.
Taison destroys the last hope
At the beginning of the second half, the Hoffenheim increased the number of hits and put pressure on the Ukrainians. The leader of the club's majority shareholder Dietmar Hopp was in the air. However, the emergency period ended without the TSG being affected. Instead, the Hoffenheims had only ten men on the field, Szalai quickly committing two fouls sanctioned by referee Ivan Kruzliak (Slovakia) of a yellow-red.
Despite the shortfall, Zuber had almost shot Hoffenheim in the lead, but the Swiss had only hit the crossbar (69). Subsequently, the Kraichgauer continued its efforts to reach the third goal, but over time the forces decreased. Just before the final whistle, the guests hit the post. A little later, Taison destroyed all the dreams of the Kraichgauer.
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