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TSG lose to Stuttgart
Personnel & tactics:
Head coach Sebastian Hoeness made one change to the starting XI that beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 last time out, with Ryan Sessegnon replacing Marco John on the left flank. An unchanged back three of Kasim Adams, Florian Grillitsch and Chris Richards sat in front of goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, while Pavel Kadeřábek kept his place on the right. Diadie Samassékou partnered Sebastian Rudy in central midfield, with Christoph Baumgartner slightly further forward in the hole behind the attacking duo of Ihlas Bebou and Andrej Kramarić.
Injury forced TSG into making their first substitution of the match early in the second period, with Munas Dabbur replacing Baumgartner on 48 minutes. Kramarić dropped back into midfield. Around the hour mark, Robert Skov was introduced in place of Sessegnon on the left side (59). An attacking double substitution followed in the 82nd minute, with forwards Georginio Rutter and Sargis Adamyan brought on in place of Bebou and Samassékou.
Moment of the match:
The 38th minute: Andrej Kramarić had a golden chance to equalise with a header from Pavel Kadeřábek's cross, but the usually so clinical Croat did not connect properly and headed the ball straight at Gregor Kobel.
Number of the game: 4
TSG Hoffenheim's 2-0 reverse at VfB Stuttgart brought an end to their run of four consecutive Bundesliga games without defeat and marked their first loss since they were beaten 3-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt on 7 February.
The line-ups:
VfB Stuttgart: Kobel – Mavropanos, Anton, Kempf – Wamangituka (Massimo, 88), Endo, Mangala (Ahamada, 43), Sosa – Castro (Stenzel, 88), Förster (Coulibaly, 61) – Kalajdzic
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Adams, Grillitsch, Richards – Kadeřábek, Rudy, Samassékou (Adamyan, 82), Sessegnon (Skov, 59) – Baumgartner (Dabbur, 48) – Bebou (Rutter, 82), Kramarić
Goals: 1-0 Adams (own goal, 15), 2-0 Kalajdzic (64)
Match highlights
Wamangituka gets the better of Sessegnon and plays a lovely cross into the middle. Kalajdzic misses the ball, but it rolls off the boot of Adams and into the back of the net. An unlucky goal to concede.
That should’ve been the equaliser. Kadeřábek delivers a perfect cross into the centre. Kramarić makes the run and connects with the ball from close range, but his header is straight at Kobel.
The next chance comes shortly afterwards: Wamangituka misjudges a cross, allowing Sessegnon a chance from close range. The Englishman shoots from a tight angle but his attempt flies just over the bar. Kobel was beaten.
TSG are hit on the counter-attack and punished. Wamangituka is played in down the right wing and spots Kalajdzic completely unmarked in the middle. He's left with a tap-in to double the advantage to 2-0.
Andrej Kramarić unleashes another shot from distance, but his strike sails narrowly wide of the upright.
TSG threaten on the counter. Kramaric cleverly cuts the ball back to Dabbur, who shoots left-footed. Unfortunately, though, the Israeli strikes the side-netting.
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