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Ethem Kolasinli
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) In the 9th minute, Erich Rietentiet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Winkels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achaz Störmer having to interfere. Edgar Junglas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Achaz Störmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Achaz Störmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Junglas in the 20th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, GÖZTEPE's Kurt Konerding got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute, Edgar Junglas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in GÖZTEPE's zone, Sebastian Winkels stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Achaz Störmer came out of the goal and Sebastian Winkels tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastian Winkels in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Achaz Störmer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's goalkeeper Justin Brückner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roger Bakunin. In the 33rd minute, Kurt Konerding hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GÖZTEPE's Achaz Störmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Winkels in the 38th minute of play. Lou Wüllbier's late challenge caught a TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lou Wüllbier helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 played minutes GÖZTEPE got a freekick which was hit by Lou Wüllbier. 43 minutes into the game, Joachim Dümpe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GÖZTEPE the free kick. After a rather tough play, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's Joachim Dümpe got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Achaz Störmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Junglas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erich Rietentiet was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's zone, Erich Rietentiet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Justin Brückner came out of the goal and Erich Rietentiet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roger Bakunin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Achaz Störmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Junglas in the 55th minute of play. After 62 minutes of play, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's Sebastian Winkels made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Achaz Störmer was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 68 played minutes GÖZTEPE got a freekick which was hit by Kurt Konerding. Erich Rietentiet kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Sebastian Winkels got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. GÖZTEPE's Roger Bakunin suffered a concussion in the 79th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Menno Auchter during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for GÖZTEPE. Olaf Bergmann stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Justin Brückner. 1-2. Arminius Pausch struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Justin Brückner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GÖZTEPE. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's Heiko Kues got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. GÖZTEPE's Lou Wüllbier got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Lou Wüllbier off the ground. Lou Wüllbier hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Edgar Junglas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achaz Störmer having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded TSG 1899 Hoffenheim left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than GÖZTEPE.