Hoffenheim will probably also play in the Bundesliga next season. The draw in Wolfsburg helps – the game had started unhappily.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim made a huge step towards whereabouts in the Bundesliga on Friday with a performance-based 2: 2 (1: 1) at VfL Wolfsburg. On the penultimate matchday, Leo Östigaard (1st, own goal) and Jonas Wind (81st) provided for the Wolfsburg goals, Pavel Kaderabek (34th) and Marius Bülter (84th) for Hoffenheim.
In theory, Hoffenheim can still slip onto the relegation place, but the current table-16 would have to. Heidenheim still won two clear victories. In addition, the TSG would be enough for one point on the last match day at Master FC Bayern Munich.
Daniel Bauer as Interim coach in use
At Wolfsburg, the previous U19 coach Daniel Bauer had his first assignment as an interim coach. His predecessor Ralph Hasenhüttl had been released against Dortmund after the recent 0: 4 defeat.
Most recently, the VfL had won only two of 16 competitive games and thus eliminated the race for the European Cup places. After the next draw, Wolfsburg has been winning without a win for nine Bundesliga games.
Wolfsburg’s interim coach Daniel Bauer gestured on the sidelines
Amoura forced Östigaard’s own goal
The first goal had already been scored after 18 seconds. Patrick Wimmer won the Bülter’s ball, served Mohamed Amoura on half -right and his sharp cross from the goal line bounced into the goal of Östigaard’s leg. In this Bundesliga season, only one goal had come even earlier: Jamal Musiala from Bayern Munich scored after 15 seconds on matchday 3rd against Holstein Kiel.
After a balanced half an hour, the courageous Hoffenheimers came to a well -deserved balance – and it was worth seeing. Kaderabek after taking a bülter flank on the second post with the volley side and hit the right corner and technically strongly.
Hoffenheim answers quickly
The second half was poor in highlights, Hoffenheim was still the dangerous team. The next goal was achieved by Wolfsburg: After a corner, attacker headed wind from a short distance.
Hoffenheim only took three minutes for the answer, benefiting from a slip from Joakim Maehle. After its air hole, Adam Hlozek flanked on Bülter, who took the ball with his chest and hit the right corner placed. Hoffenheim was still very lucky in added time, and only centimeters were missing when Wolfsburg’s Konstantinos Koulieraki’s post was hit.
For the ninth time, the comeback experts from Hoffenheim scored after a gap-this is Bundesliga best this season.
Wolfsburg in Gladbach, Hoffenheim in Munich
Both clubs should be happy when the messed up season comes to an end in the coming week. At the end, Wolfsburg plays in Mönchengladbach, while Hoffenheim can compete with the Master Munich at the time and can attend the master shell.