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TSG earn hard-fought point in Leipzig
Personnel & tactics:
Head coach Sebastian Hoeness made three changes to the team that had started the 0-0 draw with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Pavel Kadeřábek, Stefan Posch, Chris Richards and Ryan Sessegnon formed the back four in front of goalkeeper Oliver Baumann. Diadie Samassékou returned to the midfield after recovering from illness and played alongside Florian Grillitsch. Andrej Kramarić was also fit enough to be included in the starting XI. He played the central role in the attacking midfield trio, flanked by Robert Skov on the right and Christoph Baumgartner on the left, while lone frontman Georginio Rutter led the line.
Ihlas Bebou came on for Rutter at the interval. Shortly afterwards, Grillitsch picked up an injury and had to come off. The Austrian was replaced by Mijat Gaćinović (56). Sebastian Hoeness switched things up in the 62nd minute, bringing on Håvard Nordtveit for Skov. TSG were now playing with a back three. Sargis Adamyan then replaced Kramarić in stoppage time (90 +1).
Moment of the match:
The sixth minute of added time: the allocated stoppage time was already up when Yussuf Poulsen looked to have made it 1-0, but the Leipzig man had headed the ball into the net via his own arm and the goal was disallowed after consulting VAR.
Number of the game: 0
TSG have kept a clean sheet for the second time within a week, following up a 0-0 stalemate with Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Monday with another goalless draw away to RB Leipzig on Friday.
Line-ups:
RB Leipzig: Gulacsi – Konaté, Upamecano, Orban – Mukiele (Haidara, 46), Adams, Sabitzer, Angelino (Kampl, 46) – Olmo (Sörloth, 62), Nkunku – Forsberg (Poulsen, 73)
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Kadeřábek, Posch, Richards, Sessegnon – Samassékou, Grillitsch (Gaćinović, 56) – Skov (Nordtveit, 62), Kramarić (Adamyan, 90+1), Baumgartner – Rutter (Bebou, 46)
Match highlights
Brilliant free-kick routine from TSG: Skov takes the set-piece short from near the right corner flag and plays a one-two with Kramarić. The Dane curls the ball into the danger zone from a tight angle but it flies narrowly wide. Baumgartner came charging in at the back post but couldn't connect with it.
The first shot at goal. The ball is played to Nkunku on the left and he gets a shot away from inside the box. But it’s slightly too central and Baumann gets down quickly to make the save with his foot.
A cross from the left perfectly picks out Adams, but the American doesn’t connect properly with the ball and heads it over from close range. That was fortunate for TSG.
Nice play from Sabitzer, who turns past his man and hits a low drive towards goal. His strike flies narrowly wide of the right post, however. Baumann was rooted to the spot.
Lovely attack from Hoffenheim. Baumgartner plays Kaderabek in behind down the right. His cross reaches Bebou, who heads the ball over the crossbar.
RB Leipzig appear to have scored a last-minute winner. The allocated stoppage time is already up when Yussuf Poulsen rises in the box to convert a corner-kick, but the Leipzig man heads the ball into the net via his own arm and VAR opts to disallow the goal.
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