2024-10-04 03:59:23
The Kraichgauer team started strong against Dynamo Kyiv and particularly determined the initial phase. A man becomes the match winner for TSG.
Second game in the 2024/25 Europa League, first win for TSG Hoffenheim: In the home game against Dynamo Kiev, the Kraichgauer team won 2-0 (1-0) and celebrated their first success after five competitive games without a win.
Adam Hložek with a brace (22nd, 59th) became the match winner for coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team, which was superior for a long time.
The fate of the ailing Matarazzo could be decided on Sunday in the Baden-Württemberg derby at VfB Stuttgart (7.30 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online). The Bundesliga then goes into the international break. “Victory and success are good for all of us,” said interim sports director Frank Kramer shortly before kick-off on RTL+ – and avoided a job guarantee for Matarazzo: “We’re in day-to-day business. We have to see how we perform.”
Since the dismissal of long-time sports director Alexander Rosen and other managing directors at the end of July, the TSG has not been able to calm down. In addition to the numerous quarrels in and around the club, there is still no successor for Rosen, and potential successors to Matarazzo have been being traded for weeks.
The 20,351 spectators in the Sinsheim Arena pinned their hopes on Andrej Kramarić. The striker, who was recently injured, played from the start – in contrast to Mergim Berisha. The attacker was unhappy about his early substitution in the Bremen game and was left out of the squad by Matarazzo.
In the 17th minute, Kramarić missed the first good chance. Hložek did better a little later from close range. After taking the lead, the hosts did not follow up decisively and missed a second goal before the break. In this phase, Hoffenheim’s uncertainty was clearly noticeable.
Even at the beginning of the second half, the Kraichgau team acted far too passively, but a good attack was still enough for Hložek’s second goal.