Alemannia Aachen continues to wait for the first win of the season in the 3rd league. The first defeat was against promoted Hoffenheim II.
The Alemannia lost 2: 4 (1: 2) on Saturday after a weak first half and after the draw against VfL Osnabrück continued to start at the start. It was the first win of the season for the second representation of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Kelven Frees (5th), Paul Hennrich (13th) shot the guests early. Lukas Scepanik (43.) scored the connecting goal shortly before the break. Deniz Zeitler (56th) increased again for Hoffenheim before Gianluca Gaudino (63./ trade) shortened. Aachen Lamar Yarbrough flew off the square with yellow-red (72nd). Tiago Poller made the decision (90th).
Hoffenheim surprises Aachen at the beginning
The climber from the Kraichgau caught the better start and already led 1-0 after five minutes. Frees came to the header at a Hoffenheim corner and hit the guest tour (5th). Aachen’s goalkeeper Jan Olschowsky was still on, but could no longer steer the ball over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Kwasi Wriedt had the Aachen equalizer on his foot, TSG goalkeeper Petersson had already turned over, but then no more founded from the angle that had become too pointed for his cross.
Instead, Hoffenheim increased: After winning the ball in the middle of the field, Lukas Duric was unable to march through the Aachen half and put it on Hennrich shortly before the penalty area, who inserted 2-0 (13th). At Alemannia, uncertainty spread, an unsuccessful attempt to clarify Olschowsky caused the next moment of fright, but it remained without consequences (16th).
However, the Aacheners were not without their own chances, but they did not radiate real goal. In the 25th minute, Sasa Strujic promoted a header well over the opposing goal after a cross from Scepanik. The guests from Hoffenheim remained more dangerous. Duric narrowly missed the 3-0 after a strong dribbling when he spied on the ball past Olschowsky, but the goal was missing (32nd). In the final phase of the first half, the Alemannia was able to develop some pressure again and achieve the connection goal by taking a strong direct acceptance of the active scepanik (43.).
Guest referee From Japan, Yarbrough puts off the pitch
Aachen also kept the pressure high after the change of sides, without getting dangerously in front of the Hoffenheim goal. Instead, black and yellow were countered ice cold. A long ball from his own half was enough to send time -time on the trip alone, to overcome Olschowsky and to achieve it 3-1 for the guests (56.). However, this goal was not a preliminary decision. A few minutes later, Alemannia was awarded a penalty that Gaudino, with a little luck, transformed (63.). Hoffenheim’s Valentin Lässin had previously deflected a scepanic flank by hand.
It continued to walk back and forth. Olschowsky was able to parry a shot from Hennrich in the 67th minute from an acute angle. Shortly afterwards, Alemannia had to do less with one player. Lamar Yarbrough saw the yellow-red card (72nd) after slipping away in a duel and collapsing with his opponent. A tough decision by the Japanese guest referee Koki Nagamine, also because Yarbrough had played the ball. Nagamine whistles some games in the 3. League.
Despite the outnumbered, Alemannia continued to make an equalizer. Wriedt came close to the 3: 3 with a direct free kick, but narrowly missed the goal (88th). Instead, Hoffenheim countered the decisive 4: 2. With a copy of the hit to 3-1, it was Poller who appeared alone in front of Olschowsky and converted safely for the guests (90th).
Home game against 1860 Munich
For the Alemannia, after the cup weekend, on which she is a guest in the Central Rhine Cup at the 1st FC Düren, continues in the 3rd league with another home game against 1860 Munich (23.08.2025/2pm). Hoffenheim meets Energie Cottbus at the same time.
Our sources:
- Live broadcast of the game at “MagentaSport”
- Live ticker on sportschau.de
