TSG go down
2-1 in first home
game of 2015

Tactics and line-up:

Manager Markus Gisdol made a few tweaks to the team that started Sunday's game at Augsburg. Jin-Su Kim, who returned from the Asian Cup this week, started at left back in place of Tobias Strobl, who moved inside to partner Ermin Bicakcic in central defence. The usual 4-2-3-1 formation was out in force once more, with winger Tarik Elyounoussi returning to the starting XI on the left, Kevin Volland on the right and the ever-present Roberto Firmino starting just behind striker Adam Szalai, who was preferred to Anthony Modeste up top.

Match highlights:

8th minute:GOAL for Bremen. 0-1: Selke sets up Di Santo on the edge of the box and the striker gives his side the lead with a well-placed finish past Oliver Baumann.

17th minute:First good chance for TSG. Firmino plays the ball out wide to Kevin Volland, who does well to beat the Bremen defender but his well-struck shot is parried by Wolf.

28thminute:Pirmin Schwegler has the ball in the back of the net but it's ruled out for a foul by Elyounoussi on goalkeeper Wolf.

34th minute:GOOOAAALLL for TSG!!! 1-1: Szalai flicks on a corner at the near post and Ermin Bicakcic is able to head the ball in from close range.

39th minute:How did that not go in? Wolf fumbles the ball into the path of Strobl, who looks certain to tap into an empty net, but no! Garcia somehow manages to knock the ball away and it remains 1-1.

44th minute:Pirmin Schwegler lets fly from outside the box but his pile driver is acrobatically tipped over by Wolf.

45th minute:BAUMANN!! On his 150th Bundesliga appearance, TSG keeper Oliver Baumann makes a great reaction save with his legs to keep out Selke in the last chance of the first half. 1-1 at the break.

52nd minute:GOAL for Bremen. Bargfrede puts the visitors in front once more after his shot from just inside the box is deflected beyond Baumann.

56th minute:Kim whips the ball in for Volland and the forward controls the ball well before hitting a volley towards goal, but it's straight at Wolf.

64th minute:Jin-Su Kim has a free kick in a dangerous position but his left-footed effort ends up going just wide of the right-hand post.

Moment of the match:

It actually came before the match had even started. The TSG players all wore special tops during the warm-up, which had the slogan “Hoffe gegen Rechts” (Hoffenheim against right-wing extremism) written on the back. The campaign is not only against racism, but also every form of right-wing extremism.

Numbers of the match: 66, 54, 543

TSG had 66% possession, won 54% of their tackles and completed 543 passes (Werder completed 282). Hoffenheim were better than Werder statistically in every department but they weren't able to come away with the win. Despite the efforts of the players, they were unable to break through Bremen's defensive fortress.

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