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“In the end it was chaos” – the mood at BVB changed
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Borussia Dortmund gives up a home win against Hoffenheim that was believed to be certain. There are unusual scenes in the stadium, the fans react by whistling during the game. This has an effect on the players.
Seventh game, first defeat: Borussia Dortmund’s upward trend in the Bundesliga since the end of the winter break has come to a crashing end. In the 2:3 (2:1) draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, coach Edin Terzic’s team suffered a bitter setback in the fight for the Champions League places.
The goals conceded by Ihlas Bebou (2nd minute) and Maximilian Beier (61st/64th) in front of 81,365 spectators in the sold-out Signal Iduna Park on Sunday deprived the fourth-placed team of the chance to extend their lead over their pursuers from Leipzig, who lost in Munich, to four points .
“It is inexplicable that we are still losing this game. Despite the early deficit, we played our game. And then we just stop in the second half instead of continuing,” complained BVB goalkeeper Alexander Meyer: “It can’t happen to us that we give this game away. We became unclean, the stadium became restless. Really bitter.”
Crazy: Maximilian Beier scored to make it 3-2 for Hoffenheim
Source: dpa/Bernd Thissen
As in the last two games in Wolfsburg (1:1) and Eindhoven (1:1), the runner-up had a lot to be desired despite the interim lead by Donyell Malen (21st) and Nico Schlotterbeck (25th). The guests, on the other hand, celebrated their first success after eight competitive games without a win and improved to seventh place.
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“We did a lot of things very well after going behind. But there was something we didn’t like in the first half: Even though we had the ball a lot, we had to defend a lot of counterattacks because we weren’t clear when it came to defending. We also talked about that again during the break, including who should protect our attacks,” said Edin Terzic in an interview with DAZN: “And then we start extremely poorly again and completely invite the opponent to come back into the game and concede the goal exactly as we actually want to prevent it. It was completely our own fault today and that is extremely frustrating today.”
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A blackout by Emre Can, who was replacing Mats Hummels in the back four because of a short-term illness, ushered in disaster for BVB. Can, who had been out of form for weeks, made a major bad pass to Nico Schlotterbeck, which Bebou took advantage of with a powerful shot from the right wing position to give Hoffenheim a 1-0 lead.
But the early deficit acted as a wake-up call for Dortmund, who had recently been rather sedate. They quickly tried to minimize the damage. Marcel Sabitzer threatened the peat twice when he tested TSG goalkeeper Oliver Baumann with a direct shot (7th) and a free kick (9th).
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BVB’s pressure on the guests’ goal increased continuously. With a brilliant save after a low shot from Malen (20th), goalkeeper Baumann was able to prevent the equalizer. However, just a minute later he was also powerless when the Dutchman sent Marco Reus’s header from close range into the net following a corner.
Emre Can misses the late equalizer
The fact that Borussia managed to remedy Can’s mistake in the second minute before the break was not only due to the powerful game, but also to the efficiency of set pieces. After a free kick from Reus, central defender Schlotterbeck was there with a header.
Nevertheless, the guests remained dangerous on the counterattack. When Bebou passed the ball, Tohumcu (27′) had the chance to equalize, but didn’t hit the ball properly. In the final phase of the first half, TSG was able to relieve some of the pressure, but was unable to provide any decisive impetus forward.
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After the restart, BVB initially took things a little more slowly – and made another mistake in defense when Ryerson served Hoffenheim’s Maximilian Beier in front of their own penalty area. But the midfielder missed the gift and shot over the goal from 16 meters.
Nevertheless, Beier took on the role of the leading actor a little later. He completed a counterattack with a shot from the edge of the penalty area, which Schlotterbeck deflected unstoppable for BVB keeper Meyer. Just three minutes later, Beier finally spoiled Borussia’s mood and pushed Anton Stach’s pass over the line from close range. A great chance for Can, who headed over the goal in stoppage time, was ultimately not enough for Dortmund. The BVB fans then whistled at the team.
“We controlled the game with possession in the first half, but then lost too many balls uncontrollably in the second half and gave Hoffenheim the feeling that something was still possible here. We brought them back into the game,” said Julian Brandt angrily: “Of course everyone is willing to play football. That’s why we became footballers. Nobody likes long wood. But it is a stylistic device that you can use from time to time. Also at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. We didn’t manage to decide in situations today whether we can play or it’s just too much and we play the ball long. As a result, we got through a lot today. When things got restless in the stadium, it became chaotic. In the end it was chaos.”
2024-02-26 13:13:07
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