Match report

First home win of the 2024/25 season for TSG Hoffenheim: Head coach Theodoros Dedes’ team won 1-0 (1-0) against SV Werder Bremen on Sunday evening. Marta Cazalla scored the decisive goal (31st). In the first half there were only a few good offensive actions on both sides. Only after the break did the game gain significantly more momentum and the spaces became larger on both sides. TSG failed to close the bag early, goalkeeper Laura Dick prevented the Werder women from equalizing (71′). In the end it was a narrow and much celebrated home win for the Hoffenheim team.

Initial situation

TSG welcomes SV Werder Bremen, one of their table neighbors, on matchday 5. The Hoffenheim women didn’t get any more points after their opening win in Essen, the Werder women also got off to a successful start (3:3 against Wolfsburg and 2:0 against Potsdam), but then suffered two defeats (0:2 against Leipzig and 0:4 against Munich). ).

Lineup

Head coach Theodoros Dedes made four changes against Bremen compared to the away defeat in Leverkusen. Lisann Kaut defended on the left instead of Jamilla Rankin, while Vanessa Diehm and Franziska Harsch started in the midfield center for Fabienne Dongus and Jana Feldkamp. Gia Corley was missing due to illness, Melissa Kössler took over the offensive position.

Game play

Both teams started cautiously in the Dietmar Hopp Stadium. From the start, TSG had more possession of the ball than Bremen, but were unable to develop any significant offensive moves. The same applied to the Werder women, who repeatedly showed good approaches but also remained harmless. Hoffenheim’s opening goal after a good half hour was not undeserved, but it was not really announced. Marta Cazalla shot a free kick from Ereleta Memeti into the net at the far post (31′). Shortly before the break, Lisann Kaut had the chance to increase the score, but Peng failed from a tight angle.

At the start of the second half, the game gained a little more momentum and Hoffenheim became more dangerous. However, there was too often a lack of precision on the last pass or when finishing. This was also the case in the 55th minute, when Dominika Grabowska was able to sneak a ball deep past Bremen goalkeeper Livia Peng and the follow-up shot was cleared off the line by Melissa Kössler. After a good 70 minutes, Laura Dick saved her team from equalizing on the other side. In a one-on-one situation, the TSG goalkeeper decisively pushed attacker Sophie Weidauer away and thus prevented the score from being 1-1. In the final phase, Bremen threw everything forward again, but Hoffenheim defended consistently as far as possible and were ultimately rewarded with a narrow 1-0 win.

outlook

Next weekend, TSG will be visiting 1. FC Köln. The game kicks off on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Franz Kremer Stadium.

Schema

TSG Hoffenheim: Dick – Kaut (90th +2 Rankin), Doorn, Cazalla, Janssens (87th White) – Memeti (74th Feldkamp), Harsch, Diehm, Grabowska (87th Delacauw) – Cerci (74th Hickelsberger), Kössler

Werder Bremen: Peng – Siems, Schmidt, Ulbrich, Brandenburg – Wichmann (63. Arfaoui), Dieckmann (63. Wirtz), Walkling (63. Pápai), Mahmoud (84. Nemeth) – Mühlhaus, Weidauer

Tor: 1:0 Cazalla (31.)

Yellow cards: Kössler, Janssens / Ulbrich, Schmidt

The feature film

31. Min.

Great for TSG!

After an almost uneventful first half hour, Hoffenheim took the lead! A free kick taken by Ereleta Memeti from the half field lands at the far post to the completely unmarked Marta Cazalla, who shoots the ball into the net from five meters.

44. Min.

Chews from an acute angle

Shortly before halftime, TSG scored again. After winning the ball high, Jill Janssens passes through to Lisann Kaut, who is denied by Livia Peng from a tight angle. Too bad.

55. Min.

Opportunity for TSG

After a deep pass, Werder goalkeeper Livia Peng got the ball just ahead of Dominika Grabowska, but the ball fell to Melissa Kössler, who tried a lob from the corner of the penalty area. Michaela Brandenburg clears the line with her head.

71. Min.

Dick corrected

Bremen almost equalized, but Laura Dick prevented it from making it 1-1. After a deep pass from substitute Emöke Pápai, Sophie Weidauer heads freely towards the goal, but hesitates too long in a one-on-one situation and Dick is able to successfully push the attacker away. Strong.

89. Min.

Kössler from a distance

After Lisann Kaut wins the ball, the ball ends up with Melissa Kössler, who simply shoots from 25 meters. Bremen’s goalkeeper Livia Peng stands well in front of her goal, but the shot just goes over the crossbar.

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