Hoffenheim pushed past Augsburg in the table and reduced the gap to the Europa League places to four points. The hosts, who had qualified ahead of time for the knockout round of the current Europa League on Thursday, determined the match over long periods.
TSG coach Sebastian Hoeneß saw a great move early on. The ball came to Christoph Baumgartner on the left side at high speed from his own half. The Austrian international crossed the ball to compatriot Grillitsch, who had no trouble with his head. Both Austrians, like the Croat Andrej Kramaric, had rotated back into the team after the Europa League game.
Focus on Austrians
After falling behind, the Augsburgers wavered. Goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz had to defuse the direct acceptance by Sebastian Rudy (22nd) and Baumgartner (25th). But then the equalizer fell out of nowhere: Caligiuri headed into the goal after a good cross from ÖFB legionnaire Michael Gregoritsch. The game became more open.
Only 27 seconds after the break, the Hoffenheim team cheered again: Grillitsch tricked FCA captain Jeffrey Gouweleeuw in the penalty area and carefully pushed the ball in with his left to make it 2-1. Bebou, who had already met in Mainz the previous week, made it 3-1 after a nice solo.
German Bundesliga, tenth round
Monday:
Hoffenheim – Augsburg 3: 1 (1: 1)
Goals: Grillitsch (17th, 46th), Bebou (50th) and Caligiuri (31st)
Hoffenheim: Grillitsch and Posch played through, Baumgartner up to 87.
Augsburg: Gregoritsch until 61.
Sunday:
Schalke – Leverkusen 0: 3 (0: 1)
Goals: Thiaw (10th / own goal), Baumgartlinger (67th), Schick (78th)
Schalke: Langer played through, Schöpf on the bench
Leverkusen: Baumgartlinger and Dragovic played through
Bremen – Stuttgart 1: 2 (0: 1)
Tore: Selke (93.) bzw. Wamangituka (30./Elfmeter, 91.)
Bremen: Friedl played through, Schmid from the 80th minute
Stuttgart: Kalajdzic until the 59th minute
Saturday:
Bayern Munich – Leipzig 3: 3 (2: 2)
Goals: Musiala (30th), Müller (34th, 75th) or Nkunku (19th), Kluivert (36th), Forsberg (48th)
Bayern: Alaba played through
Leipzig: Sabitzer until the 72nd minute
Frankfurt – Dortmund 1: 1 (1: 0)
Goals: Kamada (9th) and Reyna (56th)
Frankfurt: Hinteregger played through, Ilsanker from 66th minute
Freiburg – Mönchengladbach 2: 2 (1: 1)
Tor: Lienhart (32.), Griffin (48./Elfmeter) bzw. Embolo (23.), Plea (50.)
Freiburg: Lienhart played through, Gebauer on the bench
Gladbach: Lainer up to 64th, Wolf up to 65th, Lazaro from 64th minute
Cologne – Wolfsburg 2: 2 (2: 1)
Goals: Thielmann (18th), Duda (43rd) and Arnold (29th), Weghorst (47th)
Wolfsburg: Schlager played through, Pervan on the bench
Bielefeld – Mainz 2: 1 (2: 0)
Goals: Prietl (21st), Doan (31st) and Stöger (82nd)
Bielefeld: Prietl play through
Mainz: Stöger and Onisiwo from the 58th minute
Friday:
Hertha BSC – Union Berlin 3:1 (0:1)
Tore: Pekarik (51st), Friday (74th, 77th) bzw. Avoniya
Red card: Andrich (23./Union)
Union: Trimmel until the 78th minute
