HOF 3:1 EBR | 1899 Hoffenheim - Eintracht Braunschweig (Bundesliga)

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final

1899 Hoffenheim

3:1 (1:0)

Eintracht Braunschweig

Saturday 10.05.2014, 15:30 • Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena • Bundesliga

		Hoffenheim has taken the win in the last round of Bundesliga this season. Collected 3 points with it, reached the 9th place in the championship, Braunschweig stayed in 18th place and finally eliminated. Hoffenheim – Braunschweig 3-1! Thanks for attention! ---- (17:24:39)
		Game over.
	90+3	The last minute of the game is running now.
	89	Goal for Braunschweig! HOCHSCHEIDT makes the departure a little bit more sweet with scoring for visitors! Maybe the last goal of the Bundesliga. The assist was by Davari, the goalkeeper of Braunschweig! 3-1!
	89	Number of attacks is great today. 38 by Hoffenheim, 26 by Braunschweig. But only some of them ended with shots.
	87	Eintracht has to enjoy the last 3 minutes of the top level in Germany and in the summer they need to build a new team for attempting to reach Bundesliga again.
	85	Hoffenheim has had 13 shots so far, Braunschweig only 4 ones! They show no signs of the level of Bundesliga today either.
	81	Volland left the field, Hamad entered. It was the last substitute today.
	78	1899 Hoffenheim substitution: Salihovic is replaced by Bruno Nazario.
	74	Johnson is out of the pitch, Toljan entered by Hoffenheim.
	73	Braunschweig is risking everything. Bicakcic and Boland out, Dogan and Hochscheidt are in.
	71	Goal for Hoffenheim! VOLLAND scored the third one. I think Braunschweig is out of the Bundesliga at this moment. 3-0!
	71	Hoffenheim has had 11 shots today so far, 5 of them hit the target. Braunschweig had had only 3 ones and only a single hit the target.
	68	Today's attendance is 30150.
	64	The goal scorer Firmino got a yellow card now after his goal.
	64	Goal for Hoffenheim! ROBERTO FIRMINO scored the second Hoffenheim goal! The chance of Braunschweig win has been diminishing a lot! 2-0!
	53	Eintracht Braunschweig substitution: Oehrl is replaced by Vrancic.
	51	Due to technical reasons the cover will continue in status change form about 10 minutes from now.
	50	Johnson appeared at the front but Kessel stopped him.
	49	Hoffenheim is filtering the attacks very effective in the middle.
	48	Volland got away on the right side, but the ball shot in was very inexact.
	47	Nielsen kicked the ball in from the left side, he was looking for Oehrl, but the ball was too high.
	46	Can Braunschweig change the game upside down?
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		At first, Hoffenheim was much more offensive. After the goal still some dangerous attacks by them. In the second part of the first half Braunschweig started to attack much more, but it's still 1-0 for Hoffenheim. It's not enough for Eintracht, they need at least 2 goals for keeping hopes. Stay with us after the break too! ----
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
	45+1	A ball came in from the left for Firmino, but Reichel was able to save ot to the sideline!
	45	The last minute is running, I don't think a lot of extra minutes will be added.
	45	Braunschweig attacks are more frequent already, but not as powerful as needed.
	44	Braunschweig grabbed the domination clearly, but the counters are still threatening by 1899.
	43	Hoffenheim got a free kick on the right side at 22 meters. Salihovic fired it, Davari blocked it easily.
	42	Braunschweig has the attacks now, they still need big chances and goals to reach the 16th spot.
	42	Nielsen led a counter in the middle, on both sides followed him two team mates, but he was stuck on Johnson in the middle.
	41	The game is wide open, nothing has been decided.
	40	Bellarabi got away on the left side, he had a great shot at about 15 meters, only a few centimeters wide!!
	40	Bellarabi shot it, but it was about 2 meters higher than the target, so missed chance.
	39	In the mean time, Braunschweig can take a free kick at about 25 meters in the middle!
	38	Strobl got a yellow card now.
	38	Foul by Volland on the right side, Davari can play the ball.
	37	Firmino got away on the left, passed the ball to the middle at 4 meters, but Volland missed it by some centimeters!!
	36	Bellarabi kicked the ball ahead, in the middle Grahl hit the ball out of the sideline.
	36	Braunschweig in attack, free kick from the left side at 35 meters.
	35	The ball lifted ahead was very deep, Grahl was able to catch it easily.
	34	Kumbela gets only a few balls today. This time Süle stopped him, but with a bit of handball, so Eintracht can take the ball.
	33	Nielsen passed to the left for Theuerkauf, but finally he lost the ball near the Hoffenheim penalty zone.
	33	The view of game is changing a bit, now Braunschweig is trying to possess the ball as much as possible.
	32	After half an hour of play, Hoffenheim is leading the match by 1-0!
	31	Finally, Braunschweig was forced to pass backwards for Correia.
	30	Bellarabi passed for Kumbela on the right, a home defender saved to throw in.
	30	Midfield play is on now. Beck passed in from the left, but inexact.
	29	Braunschweig need goals but they need attacks at first, much more!
	28	Volland had a getaway on the right side, passed to the middle for Firmino, he fired at 17 meters, Davari grabbed it!
	27	Volland was tackled by Boland in the middle of the visitor's penalty zone.
	26	Kumbela fouled in the middle, free kick for home team.
	25	Hoffenheim defenders are passing the ball to each other at the back.
	24	A ball came towards Kumbela from the back but it was way too long, Grahl took it very easily.
	24	Hoffenheim still in attacking mood. Braunschweig has no energy to support attacks as well.
	23	Offside by Roberto Firmino in the middle.
	22	Volland kicked the ball in, Süle got it clear on the left side at 7 meters, but shot it way too wide in a big chance!!
	21	Again a corner, Volland reached it on the right side for Hoffenheim.
	20	Bicakcic had a header, but he fouled in the middle, so free kick out for Hoffenheim.
	20	Eintracht is trying to attack now. Corner from the left side.
	19	Long ball towards Volland was stuck on a defender, Kessel.
	18	Hoffenheim remained in attacking mood.
	17	The situation of Braunschweig became even worse now with this goal!
	16	Goal for Hoffenheim! A very strange but superb header by RUDY in the middle of the penalty zone after the kicked ball in by Beck from the left. Rudy headed it backwards of the goal at 10 meters and scored!! 1-0!
	15	Salihovic can take a corner from the left. It's not dangerous, Correia kicked it out.
	14	Plenty of Braunschweig fans are here, they are watching the match in the stadium and praying for the team.
	13	Boland still needs some medical assistance, hopefully he can continue.
	13	Boland on the ground, Strobl fouled him, free kick for Braunschweig.
	12	Salihovic took the ball on the left, but the ball in was inexact.
	11	Hoffenheim in domination now in midfield.
	10	Firmino reached a throw in on the right side.
	10	Eintracht is trying to go ahead, but the defence line of Hoffenheim is working well today so far.
	9	Mainly midfield play is on now, no big shots, no dangerous attacks so far. (except that one and only offside goal)
	8	Too long ball towards Oehrl, Grahl caught it and kicked it out.
	7	Don't forget, this match is extremely important for Braunschweig, but their chance is only matemathic for avoiding elimination.
	6	Braunschweig has retaken the ball soon, Davari can take a goal kick.
	6	The ball ahead was a bit too long for Kumbela, he headed towards the goal, but no problem for Grahl to save.
	5	The ball possession is nearly equal so far, but no great attacks in the first 5 minutes.
	4	Polanski had a harsh foul in the midfield, yellow card awarded!
	3	Free kick for Hoffenheim near the halfline.
	2	Already a goal, Theuerkauf scored from the right side, but it was after an offside situation, so the goal is invalid.
	1	Hoffenheim is playing in blue, Braunschweig in white.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: 1899 Hoffenheim: Grahl – Johnson, Abraham, Süle, Beck – Strobl, Polanski – Volland, Rudy, Salihovic – Roberto Firmino Subs: Stolz – Hamad, Elyounoussi, Bruno Nazario, Vestergaard, Toljan, Gyau Eintracht Braunschweig: Davari – Kessel, Bicakcic, Marcel Correia, Reichel, Theuerkauf, Boland, Bellarabi, Nielsen – Kumbela, Oehrl Subs: Petkovic – Vrancic, Dogan, Ademi, Hochscheidt, Pfitzner, Kruffpke Referees: P. Sippel – C. Leicher, M. Schüller.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals: 16. Rudy, 64. Firmino, 71. Volland – 89. Hochscheidt

Cards: 4. Polanski (HOF), 38. Strobl (HOF), 64. Firmino (HOF)

1899 Hoffenheim: Grahl – Johnson, Abraham, Süle, Beck – Strobl, Polanski – Volland, Rudy, Salihovic – Roberto Firmino
Subs: Stolz – Hamad, Elyounoussi, Bruno Nazario, Vestergaard, Toljan, Gyau

Eintracht Braunschweig: Davari – Kessel, Bicakcic, Marcel Correia, Reichel, Theuerkauf, Boland, Bellarabi, Nielsen – Kumbela, Oehrl
Subs: Petkovic – Vrancic, Dogan, Ademi, Hochscheidt, Pfitzner, Kruffpke

Referees: P. Sippel – C. Leicher, M. Schüller

Attendance: 30150