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reThis time it should be a real Bundesliga match in Sinsheim. No disruptive maneuvers by misguided fans who would have liked to fight their way through the harassment of Dietmar Hopp, the sponsor of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. This happened on February 29, when FC Bayern Munich was already leading 6-0 at the Sinsheimer Arena and the duel with Kraichgauers threatened to be broken by the verbal derailment of some fans. At that point, the unreal game could still come to an end in a final quarter of an hour of mutual ball play, even if the circumstances of the uneven encounter may seem unworthy in the meantime.
This time everything was different. On this occasion, the Hoffenheim team was a true rival to Bayern, who remained undefeated until Sunday this year. And this time Hoffenheim won in front of 6030 enthusiastic spectators after a fabulous performance thanks to goals from Bicakcic (minute 16), Dabbur (24) and twice Kramaric (77, 90 + 2 / penalty) with a goal from Kimmich (36. ) 4: 1. It was Munich’s first loss after 32 successful competitive games. For now, the Kraichgauer are even leaders, but Bayern still have a long time to change that.
The Hoffenheim team, which had started the season with a happy 3-2 victory in Cologne, had a small chance early on due to the many stress tests the Munich team was exposed to recently, currently within a week. England in which he initially played for FC Schalke 04 A feather-light 8-0 win and then had to put in two hours of hard work in Budapest on Thursday to win the European Super Cup after the championship, the DFB Cup and the Champions League crown: 2-1 after the extension over the best Sevilla FC in the Europa League.
Coach Hansi Flick, who shared years with TSG as a coach and managing director, did not even want to accept complaints about the high level of long-term stress that is common in Munich. And so he said on the way home to northern Baden: “Even if you are tired, you can call in the best performances, even if it may only be sixty minutes.” Compared to the show of force against the Spanish, this time Flick left the “slightly damaged” according to Flick at first. “Forward Lewandowski, midfielder Goretzka, left-back Hernández and center-back Süle, a former Hoffenheim player, on the outside. For this, Zirkzee, Tolisso, Davies and Boateng were in the starting eleven.
Greetings in blue – that’s how the Hoffenheim team envisioned it.
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The Munich team, more vulnerable in the first half than it has been for a long time, were surprised to see how TSG implemented exactly the instructions of their new coach Sebastian Hoeneß. “We have to be well prepared mentally, tactically and physically and play with a lot of heart and passion,” said Hoeneß, who led Bayern’s second team to the third division championship last season.
And this is how Hoffenheim performed. After a brief touch, TSG put the first traffic light when the central Bicakcic fought for air sovereignty after a Geiger corner in a duel with Tolisso and beat goalkeeper Neuer, who stayed on the line, with a header to put the 1- 0 for the outsider. Eight minutes later, Israeli striker Dabbur passed the ball over Neuer to make it 2-0 for Hoffenheim. Previously, Pavard had been clumsy in a duel with Hoffenheim star forward Kramaric, so the French world champion’s ball landed in Dabbur.
Only then did Bayern become more determined and Kimmich’s ingenious shot in the corner at the connecting goal. Hoffenheim, however, remained dangerous for goals with their quick counterattacks, again demonstrated by Kramaric’s picket shot (45th). Bicakcic, the scorer for 1-0, was long in the booth. “Eisen-Ermin”, as he is called, ducked in a duel with Sané before the Munich coup and was injured in the process.
After more scoring chances on both sides, the “sick” Lewandowski came into play in place of Zirkzee despite his crossbar seconds before and Goretzka for Pavard (57th). A clear sign from Munich that things could not continue as before. Bayern increased the pressure without looking as confident as usual. Hoffenheim remained dangerous against Munich’s shaky defense.
And then Kramaric struck the great quarter of an hour. He first defeated goalkeeper Neuer with a deliberate low shot, then with a penalty after Munich goalkeeper Bebou took off. “It came out the way we envisioned,” coach Sebastian Hoeneß said on Sky TV. “The team showed what it can do today. After a somewhat difficult start, we had a loose chest with the first opportunity and then we managed to remain dangerous throughout the season.
