The second round in the Bundesliga continues tonight (Saturday) with six more games. Timo Werner scored on the debut in Leipzig, who remained with ten players and ended in a 2:2 home draw with Cologne. Mons Davor entered as a substitute in the 75th minute and scored the 2:3 for Hoffenheim, who was trailing 2:0 against Bochum. This evening will be closed with the away game of Mönchengladbach against Schalke.
multi. Leipzig – P.C. Cologne 2:2
The cup holder came out in the opening round with only a point from the away game against Stuttgart, this despite the fact that she kicked much more on goal than the opponent, but simply lacked the punch to come away with the victory. To increase its punch, Leipzig brought back Timo Werner. The former Chelsea striker and the German national team scored in the debut and gave his team the lead with a kick from a distance (36). But Florian Dietz equalized four minutes later and in added time of the first half Dominik Soboslai from Leipzig was sent off for a foul. However, despite the numerical disadvantage, the fantastic Christopher Ankonko restored the advantage to Leipzig in the 56th minute with a kick from outside the box. In the 73rd minute, Yoshko Gabardiol set the final score with an unfortunate own goal and Leipzig is still winless after two rounds.
Hoffenheim – Bochum 2:3
After not playing at all in the opening round against Gladbach, Mons Davor was left on the bench and saw his team fall into an embarrassing 2:0 deficit against the newcomer. However, in the 75th minute, the former Israeli national team striker came on as a substitute and in the 88th minute, after his team tied the score at 2:2 and also missed a penalty, it was Davor who scored the winning goal and completed a dream turnaround for his team in the 88th minute. Davor positioned himself in the area for Rudy’s lift from the left side, slid his head into the net and ran to celebrate with the horn flag. It was Davor’s first goal since December 2021 and this is the fourth consecutive season in the Bundesliga that he has scored.
As mentioned, this game started very badly for Hoffenheim, who saw Sebastian Zoller score a pair of lightning strikes in the 10th and 13th minutes. But Christopher Baumgartner shrunk immediately and in the 23rd minute the Turkish Ozan Kabak equalized and completed a celebration of goals in the first half. In the 59th minute, Andrej Kramaric missed a penalty, but as mentioned Davor was Hoffenheim’s savior and prevented it from remaining without a win after two rounds.
Schalke – Borussia Monchengladbach (19:30, Sport3)
The Royal Blues, who returned to the top league after a year in Bundesliga 2, lost their return game with a 3:1 loss to Cologne in the opening round. In the home game against Gladbach, she will hope to score her first points of the season, and will have to manage without Dominic Drexler, who was sent off in the first round. At Gladbach, the injured Lars Stindel is doubtful for the game.
More games:
Werder Bremen – Stuttgart 2:2
For Bremen: Niklas Falkrug (4), Oliver Barak (90+6), for Stuttgart: Wataru Ando (38), Silas (77)
Bayer Leverkusen – Augsburg 2:1
For Leverkusen: Charles Arangois (43), for Augsburg: Frederig Jansen (15), Andre Hahn (82)
Hertha Berlin – Eintracht Frankfurt 1:1
For Hertha: Suet Sarder (3), for Frankfurt: Daichi Kamada (48)
Sunday games:
Mainz – Union Berlin (16:30)
Bayern Munich – Wolfsburg (18:30)