Alexander Prass secured a 3–0 Bundesliga victory for TSG Hoffenheim against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, October 4, 2026, before earning a second yellow card for removing his shirt during the 89th-minute celebration, Ligaportal reported. The 25-year-old Austrian midfielder struck to make it 2–0 at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim, only to receive his marching orders moments later from substitute referee Robert Hartmann due to a prior booking in the 45th minute.
Alexander Prass Laughs Off The Red Card After Video Confession
The unnecessary dismissal left Prass with an unusual keepsake. Speaking in a video published on social media by the Bundesliga club, the midfielder revealed that his torn match jersey now hangs from a clothes hook on the ceiling inside the dressing room. Prass explained that he tried to reverse his celebration mid-action after realizing his mistake, but it was too late to avoid the caution. You can also see that I’m making a change of direction because I remembered, but unfortunately it was too late then,
Prass said, describing how he hastily tried to pull the damp kit back over his head. Hastily trying to pull the kit back over his head, he found it did not go well because everything was completely mixed up. As the ÖFB star realized his mistake, he clapped his hands to his face and started his walk to the dressing room, passing his injured national team colleague Patrick Wimmer on the way, who could only laugh at the curious action and was visibly amused by his friend’s foolish sending-off. On the walk down the tunnel, the fabric snagged and tore, prompting the player to joke about the mishap.
Despite missing the upcoming fixture against Werder Bremen through suspension, Prass took the incident with humor. Because it turned out well, I’d say: half the battle,
he noted, while acknowledging his frustration over sitting out the next matchday.
Team Reactions And Coach Ilzer On The Jersey Incident
TSG Hoffenheim manager Christian Ilzer criticized the premature removal of the kit while praising his side’s overall performance. Going without a jersey is something for the beach,
Ilzer remarked, adding that the player must choose a different celebration style going forward and learn from the suspension. He added that the team would handle the matter and Prass would be given a fine by the squad. Team-mate Andrej Kramaric offered a blunt assessment of the booking: Good player, but a bit stupid.
I can understand him.
I’ve also been emotional after goals — he will learn from it.
There is no room for maneuver as a referee, and then it just has to be a second yellow,
Hartmann said.
Milestone Goals Lift Hoffenheim Past Leverkusen
Substitute Andrej Kramaric converted a 79th-minute penalty awarded after Edmond Tapsoba brought down Fisnik Asllani inside the area. That strike marked the 1,000th Bundesliga goal in Hoffenheim club history, adding to his earlier milestone of scoring the club’s 500th goal. Before the breakthrough, Hoffenheim dominated long stretches of the first half under coach Christian Ilzer, with Adam Hlozek missing an early chance in the 5th minute and Fisnik Asllani twice denied by Bayer goalkeeper Mark Flekken in the 12th minute, while Hlozek struck the post shortly before the break and Prass put the rebound wide in the 38th minute.
TSG Hoffenheim travels to Weserstadion to face Werder Bremen in their next Bundesliga fixture.
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