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TSG fail to spring surprise in Munich
Personnel & tactics:
"Never change a winning team" was the motto adopted by head coach Sebastian Hoeness, who stuck with the same starting line-up that had beaten 1. FC Cologne 3-0 last time out for the trip to Bayern Munich. Goalkeeper Oliver Baumann was protected by a back three of Kasim Adams, Håvard Nordtveit and Stefan Posch, with Mijat Gaćinović and Marco John starting on the flanks. Diadie Samassékou partnered Sebastian Rudy at the heart of midfield, behind a flexible front three of Christoph Baumgartner, Ihlas Bebou and Andrej Kramarić.
TSG made a double substitution after going 3-1 down, with Kevin Vogt and Pavel Kadeřábek replacing Adams and Gaćinović (58). Sebastian Hoeness made another double switch around 15 minutes later, withdrawing Samassékou and Baumgartner for Florian Grillitsch and Ishak Belfodil (74). The fifth and final change saw Munas Dabbur come on for Bebou (81).
Moment of the match:
The eighth minute: some lovely link-up play from TSG set up Ihlas Bebou with a golden chance to put his side ahead. The striker had the beating of Jerome Boateng in the box but was then denied by Manuel Neuer's excellent save in the one-on-one. That was the big chance to open the scoring.
Number of the game: 4
Ihlas Bebou's cross to tee up Andrej Kramarić's goal was the Togo international's fourth assist of the campaign. He is now TSG's top assister this term.
Line-ups:
FC Bayern Munich: Neuer – Pavard, Boateng (Süle, 87), Alaba, Davies – Kimmich, Roca (Musiala, 69) – Gnabry (Sané, 69), Müller (Choupo-Moting, 74), Coman (Costa, 74) – Lewandowski
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Adams (Vogt, 58), Nordtveit, Posch – Gaćinović (Kadeřábek, 58), Rudy, Samassékou (Grillitsch, 74), John – Baumgartner (Belfodil, 74) – Bebou (Dabbur, 81), Kramarić
Goals: 1-0 Boateng (32), 2-0 Müller (43), 2-1 Kramarić (44), 3-1 Lewandowski (57), 4-1 Gnabry (63)
Match highlights
TSG have an early chance to open the scoring out of nothing: after some lovely link-up play, Bebou beats Boateng in the box. But then Neuer makes an excellent save with an outstretched leg to deny the Togo forward.
Bayern go close with their first attempt on goal. A cleared cross lands at the feet of Müller, whose attempt to curl the ball into the far corner strikes the woodwork. Let-off for TSG!
Bebou has another big chance to break the deadlock. Kramarić does superbly to break through and cross into the middle towards his unmarked team-mate, who heads the ball wide from four metres. That should've been the opener.
A corner-kick puts Bayern in front: Boateng rises the highest in the penalty area and heads the ball into the corner. No chance for Baumann.
Lewandowski fends off several opponents at once in the box and then cuts back to Müller, whose left-footed shot from 15 metres finds the bottom right corner.
Bebou is played in behind on the right. The striker makes the most of his pace and crosses into the middle, where the unmarked Kramarić is waiting to volley the ball into the back of the net. 2-1!
What a bitter blow! Bayern score during TSG's best spell of the second half. Coman breaks through down the left and crosses into the centre. Posch's attempted clearance ricochets off Baumann and the ball falls to Lewandowski, who is left with a simple tap-in.
Coman threads through to Gnabry, who gets the better of Baumann in the one-on-one and makes it 4-1.
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