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Bitter tears for the Hoffenheim professional
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim continues its upward trend and is closing in on the international ranks. A Hoffenheim star has to leave the pitch in tears.
High-flyer Maximilian Beier’s applications for the European Championships are becoming more and more urgent. With his second brace in seven days, the youngster scored TSG Hoffenheim’s second win in a row. At the end of the 24th matchday, the Kraichgauer team won 2-1 (2-0) against Bremen, who had previously been tied on points, but one scene marred their success.
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Beier scored in the 8th and 44th minutes for Hoffenheim, who are hoping to take part in the European Cup as seventh in the table after their only home win on matchday 24. They were goals number eleven and twelve of the season for the 21-year-old. The yellow-red card for Marius Bülter for repeated foul play (73′) jeopardized the win in stoppage time.
Geiger has to leave the pitch in tears
However, TSG had to cope with a downer. Dennis Geiger had to be replaced in tears in the 87th minute due to injury. Geiger had only recently come on as a substitute for Umut Tohumcu (65′). The 25-year-old was then comforted by his teammates on the bench, and TSG wished them “get well soon” on X.
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Encouraging words for unlucky Geiger
TSG coach Pellegrino Matarazzo answered questions from DAZN after the final whistle. Geiger suffered a muscle injury, “but we don’t yet know how serious the injury is,” he explained. “It may be a crack. It sets him back, especially because he has had such a long period of suffering. It’s very bitter, but Dennis will come – I’m sure of that. Heads up!”
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Werder remains eighth after the defeat and missed a club record. With a three-pointer, the Hanseatic League would have achieved four away wins in a row for the first time in their history, but it was only enough for Skelly Alvero (90th + 2) to score with a backheel.
In front of 25,000 spectators in Sinsheim, Hoffenheim started very strongly. Beier, who scored twice in the last matchday’s win at Borussia Dortmund (3-2), posed a major threat in front of the Bremen goal for the first time in the 6th minute. A little later Ihlas Bebou took the lead (7th).
When will Nagelsmann call?
Seconds later, Beier, who is increasingly seen as a hot candidate for national coach Julian Nagelsmann, scored with a remarkable direct shot from a corner. Even after taking the lead, the hosts remained in control. Bebou (15th), Beier (19th) and Anton Stach (21st) could have increased. After the game, Beier was asked when Nagelsmann would finally call him. “You have to ask him that, it’s not for me to decide,” he said with a smile.
The double goalscorer explained: “I just take the flow with me week after week, things are going extremely well at the moment. It’s just fun to play football.” For the assist to make it 2-0 from Florian Grillitsch and Bebou, he “had to give one to both of them”.
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Almost nothing worked for Bremen, who had to do without captain Marco Friedl, among other things. That only changed in the 22nd minute when Felix Agu missed the chance to equalize. Four minutes later, Marvin Ducksch had a great opportunity. In the 39th minute the striker was even closer to scoring, but the post was in the way.
Fuss about the penalty scene
At the start of the second half, Werder increased their risk. Agu could have made the connection (51′), Beier should have scored his third goal on another counterattack (58′). In the 70th minute, referee Matthias Jöllenbeck denied the attacker a clear penalty. Matarazzo said, “There have to be penalties – of course. A very clear foul, but he certainly had his reasons.”
After Bülter was sent off, Matarazzo took the double goalscorer off the pitch in the 77th minute and the fans celebrated the striker with chants.
With Sports Information Service (SID)