HOF 2:4 MAI | 1899 Hoffenheim - 1. FSV Mohuč 05 (Bundesliga)

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final

1899 Hoffenheim

2:4 (0:0)

1. FSV Mohuč 05

Saturday 15.03.2014, 15:30 • Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena (Sinsheim) • Bundesliga

		What the hell happened to Hoffenheim after being in a 2-goal advantage? There was no goal after 45 minutes, but in the second half, Hoffenheim got away with 2-0, then Mainz scored 4 consecutive goals and won the match! They scored 3 valuable points with it as well! 2-4 in the end! Thanks for attention! ---- (17:26:51)
		Game over.
	90+1	Goal for Mainz! Everything has been decided now with Mainz's 4th goal! Hoffenheim had chances, but Mainz scored the next goal! OKAZAKI got the ball ahead, it was a quick counter as expected after the attacks of Hoffenheim, he fired it at 5 meters on the right side and scored. 2-4! Mainz stood up from the floor after 2-0!
	90	Firmino had a shot in the middle at 22 meters, Karius controlled it and got it!
	89	Okazaki was fouled, then he got a too long pass ahead.
	88	Can Hoffenheim retake the control of the game? Only a few minutes left!
	87	Double change by Hoffenheim, Beck and Johnson are out, Hamad and Elyounoussi are in.
	87	Salihovic kicked the ball in, but Karius grabbed it easily.
	86	Beck again, second attempt bounced to corner.
	85	Beck is ahead many times already. Now he wanted to kick the ball in from the left, but failed to do so.
	84	Okazaki got the ball in the middle, but he was not able to control it properly! He could have decided the game.
	83	Today's attendance is 25000.
	82	Hoffenheim is trying hard to equalise.
	81	Casteels showed a superb save after the 25 meter distance bomb of Malli in the middle!
	79	Rudy passed inside for Beck, he headed a bit too wide from 10 meters!
	77	Wahat a change and what a big spin up now! Hoffenheim took it too easy after the 2nd goal.
	76	Volland active as earlier more times, had a getaway on the right side, fired from 10 meters but Karius was able to save it cleverly!
	75	Goal for Mainz! OKAZAKI scored a nice goal with his head after the pass by Ch-Moting from the right side. What a change! After 2-0 now 2-3!!!
	73	Goal for Mainz! SALLER scored the equaliser goal! Süle kicked the ball out but he hit the leg of Saller and the ball fell into the goal! What a strange and "lucky" score! 2-2!
	72	Saller got a yellow card.
	71	Koo left the field, Malli arrived, Mainz is trying everyting.
	70	Moritz shot the free kick, it was not close, Casteels deflected it.
	69	Mainz is active now, but no dangerous attacks so far, only simple attacks with passes and long balls.
	68	Can Mainz recover from 2 goals down?
	67	Goal for Mainz! After a crossball from the right side, CHOUPO-MOTING had a chance to score in the middle at 5 meters and he didn't miss it this time! 2-1!
	66	Volland had a shot at 18 meters in the middle, but it was 1-2 centimeters wide!
	65	Salihovic fired a free kick at 40 meters, but it was way too high.
	64	Corner from the right side, Süle arrived in the middle at 5-6 meters and headed too high! What a chance by Hoffenheim!
	63	As we can see, Mainz want the new ideas with 2 new players on the field.
	62	Tired Modeste walked down, Karaman is substituted in by Hoffenheim.
	61	Diaz and Geis are out, Saller and Müller are in, both by Mainz.
	59	Mainz need to have some new ideas.
	58	Vestergaard tackled J.C. Koo near the Mainz goal at the back. It could have been a bigger danger.
	57	Modeste got a nice long ball, but it was a little bit too long, Karius was able to kick it out.
	55	Salihovic fired a free kick towards the goal from 30-33 meters, Karius was able to deflect it with a spectacular save!
	53	Goal for Hoffenheim! Already the advantage was doubled! FIRMINO got a nice ball on the right side and fired – right into the net! 2-0 already!
	52	Modeste had another big chance in the middle, fired from 6 meters, but corner to come.
	51	It was a question of me after the start of the 2nd half, and it became true, Hoffenheim was able to score after the slight pressure already.
	50	Goal for Hoffenheim! After the corner, Diaz headed to a wrong place, POLANSKI grabbed it and fired it into the left side of the net from 16 meters! 1-0!
	49	Johnson wanted to kick a crossball, defenders saved to corner.
	48	Johnson was fouled at the line, free kick for Hoffenheim.
	47	Can Hoffenheim score, being in domination in the field?
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Still no goal on this match, Hoffenheim had the better chances with some rare dangerous actions by Mainz. Hoffenheim missed a penalty in the 3rd minute already. It's still 0-0, stay with us after the break too! ----
	45+2	1st halftime finished.
	45+1	Last minute is running.
	45	The speed of the game could be much better, but no complaining, it's not so bad.
	44	Ch-Moting had a header in the middle from 10 meters but it was too wide.
	43	Mainz wanted a quick action but a defender tackled and grabbed the ball well.
	42	Diaz fired from 10 meters in the middle, but it was not dangerous, Casteels grabbed it.
	41	Corner for Hoffenheim but it was not dangerous either.
	39	Geis shot towards the goal from 25-30 meters, Casteels was able to save it quite easily.
	38	First yellow card of the match, Süle got it by Hoffenheim.
	37	Ch-Moting got two balls in a minute. The first was too long, the second was exact, but he missed to hit it. It looked much better.
	35	Polanski wanted to have a getaway on the left, but a defender stuck him.
	34	The crossball by Hoffenheim was not dangerous.
	33	Firmino showed a scissors shot, it was nice but Karius showed his talent too to deflect it!
	32	Diaz showed a superb tackle after grabbing the ball from Modeste in the very last moment.
	31	Mainz had a free kick in the middle of Hoffenheim half, but it was out of danger.
	29	Free kick for Mainz in the midfield.
	28	Karius saved after the header of Firmino from 6 meters, it was a chance again.
	27	Of course the player was out of the pitch already then.
	26	A cameraman needed some first aid after a collision with a player. I haven't ever seen such a situation, game was of course stopped for 2 minutes due to this problem!
	24	Volland would have needed 5 extra centimeters to reach this crossball in the middle.
	22	Another corner, but no danger at all either.
	21	Süle came ahead for a corner by home team, but it was too high for him.
	20	After some threatening situations, Mainz relieved, Hoffenheim is not so close now despite having some goal scoring chances before.
	18	After the corner, Modeste booked his first chance with a header, it was too wide but dangerous! Hoffenheim is putting pressure now.
	17	Superb save by Karius again. Volland, the most active home player shot from 15 meters, goalie saved to corner! What a chance!
	15	The free kick was out of danger, Casteels was able to save it, beating it out to the field.
	14	Free kick for Mainz, nothing important is happening in these minutes, the stormy start has calmed down unfortunately.
	13	Diaz stole the ball in front Volland by a long ball. Mainz can build a new attack.
	11	There we can see many technical fouls without any kind of big chances in these minutes. Diaz, Salihovic, Okazaki, then Modeste lost ball soon afterwards.
	9	Volland missed it again, bit it was a smaller opportunity, it was too high from 10 meters in the middle.
	8	Karius showed a superb save after the 13 meter distance shot by Volland. It was really a big chance for Hoffenheim again.
	6	The missed penalty can be seen on home team, Mainz has taken a slight domination in the last few minutes.
	5	Mainz goalkeeper grabbed the ball after a too long and too high pass towards by Hoffenheim.
	4	What a quick and big chance missed by Hoffenheim in the very beginning.
	3	Salihovic missed the penalty, too high, the results remained 0-0!
	2	Already a penalty shot for Hoffenheim!!
	1	Game started.
		The game is going to start soon, stay with us!
		Starting lineups: 1899 Hoffenheim: Casteels – Beck, Süle, Vestergaard, Johnson – Polanski – Salihovic, Rudy – Roberto Firmino – Modeste, Volland Subs: Grahl – Hamad, Strobl, Elyounoussi, Karaman, Toljan, Herdling 1. FSV Mainz 05: Karius – Pospech, Bell, Noveski, Diaz – Geis – Joo-Ho Park, Moritz – Ja-Cheol Koo – Choupo-Moting, Okazaki Subs: Kresic – Saller, Polter, Malli, Soto, Bungert, Müller Referees: Siebert – Osmers, Seidel.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals: 50. Polanski, 53. Firmino – 67. Ch-Moting, 73. Saller, 75. Okazaki, 90+1. Okazaki

Cards: 38. Süle (HOF) – 72. Saller (MAI)

Penalty missed: 3. Salihovic (HOF), out

1899 Hoffenheim: Casteels – Beck, Süle, Vestergaard, Johnson – Polanski – Salihovic, Rudy – Roberto Firmino – Modeste, Volland
Subs: Grahl – Hamad, Strobl, Elyounoussi, Karaman, Toljan, Herdling

1. FSV Mohuč 05: Karius – Pospech, Bell, Noveski, Diaz – Geis – Joo-Ho Park, Moritz – Ja-Cheol Koo – Choupo-Moting, Okazaki
Subs: Kresic – Saller, Polter, Malli, Soto, Bungert, Müller

Referees: Siebert – Osmers, Seidel

Attendance: 25000