TSG Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund – Match Report – January 22, 2022

(EFE) – Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim on Saturday at home (2-3) and are three points ahead of Bayern, who will face Hertha on Sunday.

One of the beneficiaries of Dortmund’s win was Union Berlin, who, with their 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, slipped into the Champions League boxes.

Freiburg also gained positions and advanced to fifth place after beating Stuttgart 2-0.

Bayer Leverkusen consolidated its third position by crushing Augsburg 5-1 with Moussa De Diaby’s hat-trick. The other two goals were scored by Karim Belarabi and Argentine Lucas Alario.

Dortmund advanced early, in the sixth minute, when Erling Haaland scored an empty goal After a cross from Doniel Malin and the transfer of a good team from Dortmund.

Rafael Guerrero, Jodi Bellingham and Malin teamed up in the area before the latter’s pass to Haaland, who only had to push the ball.

Then Hoffenheim took the lead. He had more possession, was more attentive to recovering the ball and had more reach.

In the 11th minute, Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Koppel blocked Georgino Ratter’s header at the post. In the 22nd minute, Richards hit the ball with his head from the crossbar and in the 41st minute Manuel Akanke passed a cross pass from Rater that Andrej Kramaric was waiting to set for an empty goal.

Before the end of the first half, Kramaric scored the equalizer with an air kick inside the area on Bebo’s cross.

The first 10 minutes of the second half belong to Hoffenheim as well. In the 47th minute, Rotter had a good chance. Hoffenheim attacked and Dortmund defended.

However, in Dortmund’s first lead came the green goal in the 58th minute. Malin put the ball in the area for Marco Reus, who finished the match well.

In the 62nd minute, Haaland had to leave the field due to an injury, possibly due to a muscle injury, but five minutes later Dortmund increased the score.

The tireless Malin won the baseline and fired a cross that David Raum was teased by Bellingham and deflected towards his goal. This was the third assist of Malin, who became the man of the match.

Hoffenheim slipped again, in the 73rd minute by Rotter, but could not avoid defeat.