Frankfurt, on the other hand, was able to continue the positive trend at the end of the year with a 1-0 win against FSV Mainz 05. Coach Oliver Glasner’s team won the third game in a row and is now fifth, just one point behind fourth in 1899 Hoffenheim.
With luck, the Hoffenheim team won 1: 1 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, where coach Adi Hütter missed a real blow. The Vorarlberger team was able to stop a four-game series of defeats, but is now five rounds without a win and is in the 14th league. only two meters of air to the relegation place.
Union Berlin holds sixth after a 1-0 win at VfL Bochum and Frankfurt on 27 points. Arminia Bielefeld caused a big surprise with a 2-0 win at Ninth RB Leipzig. Patrick Wimmer and Co. hibernated despite the second three-point in a row as penultimate, but moved up to one point on the league-16. Stuttgart approach. The tattered bottom Greuther Fürth fought 0-0 against 15. FC Augsburg.
Haaland this time without accents
Dortmund’s Julian Brandt (31st) brought BVB into the lead in front of 5,000 spectators in a duel between two weakened replacement teams, but Ishak Belfodil (51st) and Marco Richter (57th, 69th) turned the game. The subsequent goal by substitute Steffen Tigges (83rd) changed nothing for the guests, with whom Erling Haaland could not set any accents. For Hertha, it was important points in the fight to stay in the league, and they made it to eleventh place.
In Frankfurt, the game-decisive scene could be seen in the 35th minute. After a picture book counterattack, Rafael Borre unselfishly relied on Jesper Lindström, who had no trouble finishing. Martin Hinteregger emerged victorious from the ÖFB duel with Karim Onisiwo. In the 40th minute, the Frankfurt defense chief had Onisiwos arm in the neck in an aerial fight, but was able to continue playing. Onisiwo, who was unsuccessful in the end, got away with a warning.
Later compensation for Gladbach
In Hoffenheim, too, the supposed decision was made in the 35th minute. The Swiss team striker Breel Embolo took the lead. Hoffenheim pushed hard for the equalizer, also with the help of the two defenders Florian Grillitsch and Stefan Posch as well as the offensive player Christoph Baumgartner, who was substituted in the 62nd minute, but it took until the 91st minute before the reward followed. With Kevin Akpoguma, a recently substituted “Joker” stabbed. Much to the annoyance of Stefan Lainer, who played on Gladbach’s right defensive side.
One goal was enough for Union Berlin to victoriously say goodbye to the short Christmas break. Max Kruse (16th) became the match winner in Bochum. Christopher Trimmel acted as usual on the right side until the 76th minute.
Positiver CoV-Test on Prietl
Bielefeld could not be thrown off course by the fact that with ÖFB midfielder Manuel Prietl and goalkeeper Stefan Ortega two supports could not participate due to positive coronavirus tests. “After a positive result as part of a standardized series test, the duo immediately went into quarantine at home. All other tests by the licensed player department gave a negative result, ”said the club.
Arminia almost took the lead before the break, but Wimmer was slightly offside during his assist for Masaya Okugawa, which is why the goal was not recognized. Even before the 0: 1 (57th) Wimmer had his feet in the game. A shot by the ex-Austrian, who played up to the 71st minute, was parried by Leipzig goalie Peter Gulacsi, but Janni Serra dusted off. Okugawa (75th) made everything clear, because Fabian Klos (70th) had seen the red card. Alessandro Schöpf played through with the winners, Konrad Laimer was absent from Leipzig due to an injury.
In Fürth, Michael Gregoritsch from Augsburg, who was exchanged in the 59th minute, was unable to score a goal.
German Bundesliga, 17th round
Saturday:
Hoffenheim – Mönchengladbach 1: 1 (0: 1)
Tore: Akpoguma (91.) bzw. Plunger (35.)
Hoffenheim: Grillitsch and Posch played through, Baumgartner from 62.
Gladbach: Lainer played through, Wolf replaced
Frankfurt – Mainz 1: 0 (1: 0)
Tor: Lindström (35th)
Frankfurt: Hinteregger played through, Ilsanker from 86.
Mainz: Onisiwo played through, Stöger from 64th, Nemeth replacement
Leipzig – Bielefeld 0: 2 (0: 0)
Tore: Serra (57.), Okugawa (75.)
Red card: Klos (70./Bielefeld)
Leipzig: without Laimer (injured)
Bielefeld: Schöpf played through, Wimmer until 71, without Prietl (Corona)
Bochum – Union Berlin 0: 1 (0: 1)
Goal: Kruse (16.)
Berlin: Trimmel to 76.
Greuther Fürth – Augsburg 0-0
Augsburg: Gregoritsch from 59.
Start 6.30 p.m .:
Hertha BSC – Dortmund 3:2 (0:1)
Goals: Belfodil (51st), Richter (57th, 69th) and Brandt (31st), Tigges (83rd)
Friday:
Bayern Munich – Wolfsburg 4: 0 (1: 0)
Goals: Müller (7th), Upamecano (57th), Sane (59th), Lewandowski (87th)
Bavaria: Sabitzer from 78.
Wolfsburg: Pervan replacement, without Schlager (injured)
Sunday:
Freiburg – Leverkusen 3.30 p.m.
Cologne – Stuttgart 5.30 p.m.
