Hoffenheim destroyed Dortmund at their own home

Two goals in five minutes, after the hour mark in a match that seemed decided for the home team, avenged the Hoffenheimwinner of Signal Iduna Park (2-3) before the Borussia Dortmund with victory in hand and that with its fourth relegation in the Bundesliga its fourth place is at risk, giving access to the next edition of the Champions League.

The set of Edin Terzic, who are eight games unbeaten, squandered a golden opportunity to establish their hopes in Europe. Leipzig, who were behind them in the table, just one point behind, lost to Bayern Munich. Borussia didn’t know how to take advantage of this, as their lead stretched to four, still chasing its neck.

Hoffenheim found an unexpected prize in Dortmund, in the face of alternatives. In the game and also on the scoreboard. From a lead to a return and then to another return.

The team of American Pellegrino Matarazzo came out of the slump and reached Dortmund weighed in by eight games without a win but with a European spot within reach. He is seventh and with three points against Borussia he is four behind Eintracht Frankfurt which did not exceed a draw match Wolfsburg.

The game started in a bad way for Terzic’s team, which on Wednesday did not go beyond a draw against PSV Eindhoven in Champions League. Two minutes later he found himself on the scoresheet. A mistake by the defense, a big one, a ball from Emre Cam towards Nico Schlotterbeck it fell and was intercepted by the Togolese Ihlas Bebou who made no mistake and brought the ball into the net.

Borussia reacted well and tied Marcel Sabitzer and of Donyell Malen but in both cases, goalkeeper Oliver Baumann came forward to support the visitors.

Borussia Dortmund hit back four minutes later. In two set pieces. Both operated by Macro Reus. The tie, with a corner kick, in the 21st minute, signed by Donyell Malen. and put the locals first with a lateral foul that headed over Nico Schlotterbeck.

He is tied for success Dortmund that he did not go through any difficulties. Until the fall turned again, radical, intense, and changed in an unexpected direction. Terzic’s team was condemned to two turnovers. First in the 61st minute that ended with an individual play by Maximilian Beier which ended with a shot on goal that was deflected Schotterbeck and reach the net. And then, in another move that took advantage Anton Stach which was found again Beer that did not fail.

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2 – Borussia Dortmund: Alexander Meyer; Julian Ryerson (Matts Hummels, m.79), Emre Can Nico Schlotterbeck, Ian Maatsen (Karim Adeyemi, m.75); Marcel Sabitzer Donyell Malen, Julian Brandt, Marco Reus (Julien Duranville, m.87), Jadon Sancho (Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, m.75); and Niclas Fullkrug (Youssoufa Moukoko, d.75).
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3 – Hoffenheim: Oliver Baumann; Pavel Kaderabek, Ozan Kabak, John Brooks, Robert Skov (David Jurasek, m.49); Anton Stach, Florian Grillitsch, Umut Tohumcu (Finn Ole Becker, d.79); Andrej Kramaric (Dennis Geiger, m.68), Ihlas Bebou (Marius Bulter, m.79) and Maximilian Beier (Wout Weghorst, m.79).
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TheThe objectives: 0-1, m.2: Ihlas Bebou; 1-1, m.21: Donyel Malen. 2-1, m.25: Nico Schlotterbeck; 2-2, m.61: Maximilian Beier; 2-3, m.65: Maximilian Beier.
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TheReferee: Marco Fritz. He showed yellow cards to Hoffenheim’s Umut Tohumcu, John Brooks and Dennis Geiger and Borussia Dortmund’s Marcel Sabitzer and Donyell Malen.
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TheHappenings: match corresponding to the twenty-third day of the German League played at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund.

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