Line-up
Head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made four changes to his starting XI compared to the 3-2 defeat at VfL Bochum, with Kevin Akpoguma, Anton Stach, Marius Bülter and Ihlas Bebou starting in place of Tim Drexler, Umut Tohumcu, Robert Skov and Wout Weghorst.
The scenario
TSG went into Matchday 32 in ninth place in the table on 39 points. RB Leipzig had already secured their place in the UEFA Champions League in fourth place.
Moment of the match
The equaliser: TSG tried in vain to get an equaliser for what seemed like an eternity before Andrej Kramarić gave the Hoffenheim fans what they had been waiting for. The Croatian got on the end of a Marius Bülter cross and headed the ball into the bottom left corner to give TSG a deserved equaliser.
Number of the match: 1
Max Moerstedt made his first appearance in the Bundesliga. His substitution in the 80th minute marked the debut for the U17 World Cup winner.
Emotional moment of the match
Around 15 minutes before kick-off, Leipzig’s Christoph Baumgartner was given a fitting send-off by TSG Hoffenheim in the PreZero Arena. The Austrian played for TSG between 2017 and 2023 and was back in Sinsheim for the first time with the away side.
Outlook
TSG Hoffenheim travel to SV Darmstadt 98 next week in what will be Darmstadt’s last Bundesliga home game for at least one season. Kick-off is at 15:30 CEST on Sunday 12 May.
Match stats
Line-ups:
TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Ozan Kabak (Moerstedt, 79), Grillitsch, Akpoguma – Kadeřábek, Stach (Bischof, 79), Prömel, Bülter – Bebou (Conté, 90+1), Beier (Jurásek, 67) – Kramarić
RB Leipzig: Gulasci – Henrichs, Lukeba, Orban, Raum – Schlager (Seiwald, 16), Haidara (Simakan, 77) – Olmo (Kampl, 77), Xavi Simons – Sesko (Baumgartner, 60), Openda (Poulsen, 77)
Goals: 0-1 Sesko (38), 1-1 Kramarić (90)
Red card (second yellow card): Xavi Simons (72)
Match highlights
Baumann makes a strong save
A through ball sends Xavi clean through against Baumann, but the TSG keeper makes a strong save one-on-one.
Kramarić can’t find the corner
Akpoguma wins the ball impressively and sets up Kramarić. The Croatian shoots from more than 20 metres out, but Gulasci is able to make the save.
Gulasci comes out on top again
Akpoguma wins the ball in the opposition penalty area and sets up Kramarić. He dances his way past one defender and then shoots from a tight angle from the left. Unfortunately, it’s too close to Gulasci, who again makes the save.
Sesko gives Leipzig the lead
It’s a bitter pill to swallow: Sesko finds himself free in front of Baumann after a cross. His header isn’t the best, but Baumann can’t keep it out of the net and the ball rolls over the line.
Bebou misses the chance to equalise
A huge chance for the perfect response: Stach crosses perfectly to Bebou, who is in acres of space, but he heads straight into the arms of Gulasci. That should have been the equaliser.
Kramarić misses the equaliser
It should have been the equaliser again. A through ball finds Kramarić in space in front of Gulasci, but again his shots is too close to the Leipzig keeper, who makes the save with his foot.
Finally the equaliser
Bülter has space and crosses from the left. Kramarić is free in the middle and heads into the bottom left corner. The all-important equaliser.
Match facts and statistics »
Match highlights
Baumann makes a strong save
A through ball sends Xavi clean through against Baumann, but the TSG keeper makes a strong save one-on-one.
Kramarić can’t find the corner
Akpoguma wins the ball impressively and sets up Kramarić. The Croatian shoots from more than 20 metres out, but Gulasci is able to make the save.
Gulasci comes out on top again
Akpoguma wins the ball in the opposition penalty area and sets up Kramarić. He dances his way past one defender and then shoots from a tight angle from the left. Unfortunately, it’s too close to Gulasci, who again makes the save.
Sesko gives Leipzig the lead
It’s a bitter pill to swallow: Sesko finds himself free in front of Baumann after a cross. His header isn’t the best, but Baumann can’t keep it out of the net and the ball rolls over the line.
Bebou misses the chance to equalise
A huge chance for the perfect response: Stach crosses perfectly to Bebou, who is in acres of space, but he heads straight into the arms of Gulasci. That should have been the equaliser.
Kramarić misses the equaliser
It should have been the equaliser again. A through ball finds Kramarić in space in front of Gulasci, but again his shots is too close to the Leipzig keeper, who makes the save with his foot.
Finally the equaliser
Bülter has space and crosses from the left. Kramarić is free in the middle and heads into the bottom left corner. The all-important equaliser.