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TSG draw in Dortmund
Personnel & tactics:
Head coach Sebastian Hoeness made four changes to the starting XI that suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt last time out. Florian Grillitsch returned to the defence and played alongside Kevin Vogt and Stefan Posch in a back three in front of goalkeeper Oliver Baumann. Pavel Kadeřábek returned to the line-up and started on the right flank, with Marco John on the left. The midfield of Sebastian Rudy, Diadie Samassékou and Christoph Baumgartner remained unchanged, while Ihlas Bebou and Munas Dabbur started up front. Andrej Kramarić was omitted from the squad due to an injury.
Mijat Gaćinović came on in place of Kadeřábek on the 64-minute mark. Robert Skov then replaced Dabbur in attack with two minutes to go.
Moment of the match:
The 2-2 equaliser: Munas Dabbur was lying prostrate on the ground. Mijat Gaćinović played a pass into the middle of the park and Dortmund chased it down, forcing Sebastian Rudy into making a mistake. Erling Haaland seized on the loose ball and levelled the scores (81).
Number of the game: 5
Kevin Vogt was one of seven TSG players to have their names taken in Dortmund. His 59th-minute yellow card was his fifth of the season and the defender will now miss the clash with Werder Bremen next week.
Line-ups:
Borussia Dortmund: Hitz – Can, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro – Bellingham (Schulz, 71), Delaney (Dahoud, 61) – Reyna (Moukoko, 61), Brandt (Reus, 61), Sancho – Haaland
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Posch, Grillitsch, Vogt – Kadeřábek (Gaćinović, 64), Rudy, Samassékou, John – Baumgartner – Bebou, Dabbur (Skov, 88)
Goals: 1-0 Sancho (24), 1-1 Dabbur (31), 1-2 Bebou (51), 2-2 Haaland (81)
Match highlights
The first chance of the game falls to Dortmund: Haaland is played clean through on Baumann, but the TSG shot-stopper makes a superb stop to deny the Dortmund forward and keep his side on level terms.
A great opportunity for Hoffenheim to take the lead: Bebou runs on to a long ball and goes clean through on Hitz. But Akanji puts the TSG man under decisive late pressure and his attempt to open the scoring is thwarted by Hitz.
That should have been the opener: Bebou dribbles past Hummels but his shot strikes the side-netting. Another great chance to take the lead!
What a blow! Bebou misses a gilt-edged chance and Dortmund launch a counter immediately. Sancho carries the ball 40 metres and keeps his composure in front of Baumann to break the deadlock.
The opening goal in reverse: Dortmund have a huge chance to score but it's TSG who find the net. Posch manages to clear at the last moment and TSG sweep forward on the counter. Rudy threads the ball through to Dabbur, who keeps his cool in the box and beats Hitz to equalise.
TSG take a short corner and Rudy crosses into the penalty area. Hitz comes off his line in a bid to thwart the danger but his punch rebounds off Bebou's head and into the net. 2-1 Hoffenheim.
TSG execute a well-rehearsed free-kick routine. Rudy chips the ball over the wall into the path of Baumgartner. The Austrian cuts the ball back to Gaćinović but his shot whistles narrowly wide of the far post.
Brilliant attack by TSG, but Bebou can't finish it off. Vogt switches the play perfectly for Gaćinović, who immediately plays the ball into the centre, only for Hitz to deny Bebou. That was a real chance.
Dabbur is lying injured on the ground. Gaćinović plays the ball into the middle but Dortmund force the error and Haaland goes clean through to level at 2-2.
Huge chance to seal a late winner: Gaćinović receives the ball to feet five metres out but strikes the side-netting.
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