On 20 May, one of the matches of the 33rd round of the German football championship took place. Hoffenheim (Germany) and Union (Berlin) met.
German Championship, round 33
Hoffenheim (Germany ) v Union (Berlin) - 4:2 (2-1)
Goals: Bebu (22), Kramaric (36) - D. Doechy (45+4).
Warnings: Diogo Leite (35), J. Haberer (39)
The Bundesliga match between 1899 Hoffenheim and Union Berlin at the Prezero Arena ended in a 4-2 victory for the home side. The score at half-time was 2-1 in favour of 1899 Hoffenheim. The first goal of the match was scored in the 22nd minute when Hoffenheim's I. Bebu scored. After that, in the 35th minute, Union Berlin player D. Leite was given a yellow card. In the 36th minute, a penalty kick was awarded to 1899 Hoffenheim, which A. Kramaric converted. In the 40th minute, Union Berlin player J. Haberer was given a yellow card. Haberer, and shortly before the end of the first half, a goal was scored by Union Berlin player D. Doehy. At the beginning of the second half, Union Berlin made two substitutions - M. Thorsby for A. Lajduni and D. Leite for T. Baumgartl. Hoffenheim 1899 also made two substitutions in the 60th and 65th minutes, releasing D. Geiger in place of S. Rudy and K. Baumgartner in place of M. Dabboor.
In the 69th minute, Union Berlin made another substitution, replacing J. Leveling was replaced by J. Haberer. Two minutes later, Hoffenheim 1899 made a third substitution, replacing K. Akpoguma with E. Bicakcic. Union Berlin made a fourth substitution in the 70th minute: K. Trimmel was replaced by J. Juranovic. 79 minutes into the match, Union Berlin player T. Union Berlin made the fifth and final substitution: on 80 minutes, P. Jaeckel came on instead of J. Sibatcheu. In the final minutes of the match, Hoffenheim 1899's A. Kramaric got another goal in the 90th minute but was soon shown the yellow card. Union Berlin managed to score another goal in the 90th minute thanks to the efforts of A. Laidouni but it was not enough to win. M. Dabbour of Hoffenheim 1899 also scored a goal in the 90th minute. On the whole, Hoffenheim 1899 played well and achieved a deserved win thanks to their efficient style of play. Union Berlin put up a decent resistance, but in the end could not overcome the strong play of Hoffenheim 1899.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Stuttgart v Hoffenheim, and Union v Werder.
| Hoffenheim | Union | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 10 | Shots | 18 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 12 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 6 |
| 15 | Offences | 15 |
| 1 | Corner | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 43% | Possession of the ball | 57% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 382 | Total assists | 489 |
| 289 | Accurate passes | 394 |
| 76% | Accuracy of transmissions | 81% |