On April 9, one of the matches of the 27th round of the German Football Championship took place. Hoffenheim (Germany) and Schalke (Gelsenkirchen) met.
German Championship, round 27
Hoffenheim (Germany) — Schalke (Gelsenkirchen) — 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: Kral (22), Bebu (70)
Warnings: Baumgartner (16), D. Geiger (40), Ozan Kabak (90+4)
In the match between Hoffenheim 1899 and Schalke 04 at the PreZero arena, both teams were hoping to win this Bundesliga match. The first half started with 1899 Hoffenheim taking the lead and Christoph Baumgartner receiving a yellow card in the 16th minute.
However, it was Schalke who conceded the first goal of the match when Alessandro Kralj sent the ball into his own net in the 22nd minute. Although Schalke made a substitution, replacing Timon Uvezhan with Merweil Aydin in the 36th minute, Hoffenheim 1899's dominance in the first half saw the hosts lead 1-0 by the end of the half. However, the match was far from over. Early in the second half, Hoffenheim put in Kevin Vogt instead of Ozan Kabak, making a tactical decision in the 46th minute. Two more substitutions followed for Hoffenheim, with Andrej Kramaric replaced by Tanguy Nianza in the 64th minute and Dennis Geiger by Sebastian Rudy. Schalke also made three substitutions in the 71st minute: Michael Frey replaced Simon Terodde, Thomas Krauss came on for Danny Latz and Tim Scarke replaced Kelvin Topp. However, in the 70th minute, Hoffenheim found themselves back in the net when a penalty was awarded, which Ikhlas Bebu calmly converted. With just a few minutes remaining in the game, Hoffenheim made their last substitution: Umut Tochumku came on for Bebu in the 78th minute. Schalke also made a final substitution with Raul Zalazar replacing Dominik Drexler. Florian Grillich received a yellow card in the 90th minute, and time passed, but the goal was still not scored. As a result, Hoffenheim defeated Schalke 2-0. Although Schalke tried to bounce back with substitutions, it was too little - Hoffenheim consolidated their superiority over the guests in this Bundesliga match.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Bayern - Hoffenheim, Schalke - Hertha.
| Hoffenheim | Schalke | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | shots on target | 3 |
| 15 | blows | 10 |
| 1 | Blocked punches | 1 |
| 12 | Kicks from the box | 7 |
| 3 | Kicks from outside the box | 3 |
| 13 | Violations | 13 |
| 9 | corner | 7 |
| 2 | offsides | 1 |
| 45% | Ball possession | 55% |
| 3 | yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Goalie saves | 3 |
| 297 | Total transfers | 358 |
| 194 | Accurate gear | 258 |
| 65% | Gear Accuracy | 72% |