On February 4, one of the matches of the 19th round of the German Football Championship took place. Bochum (Germany) and Hoffenheim (Germany) met.
German Championship, 19th round
"Bochum" (Germany) — Hoffenheim (Germany) — 5:2 (3:0)
Goals: P. Hofmann (22), P. Foerster (30), Asano (40), E. Mašovic (69), M. Broschinski (83) — Baumgartner (49), Dabbur (77)
Warnings: P. Hofmann (54), Rudy (56), Baumgartner (56), P. Foerster (59), Dabbur (90)
VfL BOCHUM triumphed in an exciting match between the two teams with a 5-2 win. At 22 minutes into the match, P. Hofmann opened the scoring for VfL BOCHUM with a crisp close-range shot. 30 minutes later, P. Forster doubled the lead with a deft pass from the center of the field, which Forster grabbed onto before hitting the net. T. Asano continued scoring in the 40th minute to give Bochum a 3-0 lead before their opponents finally started to bounce back. in the 49th minute, K. Baumgartner scored one goal for Hoffenheim 1899 before E. Mazovic added another for the home team 10 minutes later with an accurate shot from outside the penalty area. M. Dabbur scored Hoffenheim's second goal in the middle of the second half, but all hopes of a comeback collapsed in the 83rd minute when M. Broszczynski scored Bochum's fifth goal of the game. At the final stage S. Zoller from VfL BOCHUM and M. Dabbur from 1899 Hoffenheim received yellow cards. At the same time, numerous replacements were made on both sides. In VfL BOCHUM, P. Forster and P. Hofmann were replaced by K. Schlotterbeck and M. Broschinski, respectively. K. Antwi-Ajei and T. Asano also retired and were replaced by J. Osei-Tutu and S. Zoller. In the meantime, Hoffenheim made four replacements in 1899: T. Bischoff, I. Bebow, D. Geiger and O. Kabak came and replaced A. Kramaric, M. Dabbur, S. Rudy and E. Bikakcic, respectively. These late substitutions provided some enjoyment, with T. Delaney replacing A. Stiller as the fifth and final sub in the 79th minute.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Bayern - Bochum, Hoffenheim - Bayer.