Extremely bitter defeat in Freiburg

Despite their battling performance, TSG Hoffenheim lost 2-1 (1-0) away to SC Freiburg. The home side took the lead through Maximilian Eggestein in the fifth minute, before Angelo Stiller levelled the scores at 1-1 shortly after the interval (49). With Freiburg a man up following Ozan Kabak's dismissal for a second bookable offence in the 84th minute, Ritsu Doan scored the winner in the 89th minute.

The scenario:

TSG Hoffenheim went into this round of matches in the relegation play-off place but the results on Friday and Saturday meant they dropped down into bottom spot in the table prior to kick-off in Freiburg. Freiburg went into Matchday 24 in fifth place in the table.

Line-up:

Pellegrino Matarazzo made six changes to the starting XI that lost 1-0 in Mainz last time out, with John Anthony Brooks, Robert Skov, Angelo Stiller, Finn Ole Becker, Ihlas Bebou and Munas Dabbur starting in place of Kevin Vogt, Angeliño, Thomas Delaney, Andrej Kramarić, Christoph Baumgartner and Kasper Dolberg.

Number of the game: 500

The match in Freiburg represented a milestone in Hoffenheim's history: it was TSG's 500th game in the Bundesliga.

Moment of the match:

Ritsu Doan broke Hoffenheim hearts by scoring the winner for Freiburg in the 89th minute.

Amazing choreography:

As the players ran out onto the pitch, they were met with a wonderful choreography from the TSG fans that showed they were fully behind the team. Many thanks for your great support!

Outlook:

TSG Hoffenheim will welcome direct rivals Hertha to the PreZero Arena on Matchday 25 of the season. TSG will need your support in the relegation battle in this match too. Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:30 CET.

Stats:

Line-ups:

SC Freiburg: Flekken – Kübler (Sildillia, 65), Ginter, Gulde, Günter – Eggestein, Höfler – Doan (Keitel, 90+3), Grifo (Weißhaupt, 65) – Höler (Jeong, 80), Gregoritsch (Gregoritsch, 80)

TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Ozan Kabak, Brooks, Akpoguma – Kadeřábek, Geiger, Skov (Angeliño, 75) – Stiller (Tohumcu, 87), Becker (Damar, 75) – Bebou (Asllani, 78), Dabbur (Bičakčić, 87)

Goals: 1-0 Eggestein (5), 1-1 Stiller (49), 2-1 Doan (89)

Noteworthy incidents: Red card: Ozan Kabak (84)