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Villarreal (dpa / lsw) - Double scorer Munas Dabbur crouched on the bench with a sad expression, head coach Sebastian Hoeneß couldn't get out of the complaint.

The turbulent 3: 3 (3: 1) against Molde FK in the first leg of the first knockout round of the Europa League felt like a painful defeat for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

«It is not possible for you to give up this game.

To me this is inexplicable.

We had everything under control.

That was not enough and should be a lesson for us, ”scolded goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.

TSG gambled away a comfortable two-goal lead in Villarreal, Spain, and thus an excellent starting position for the second leg next Thursday (6:55 p.m. / DAZN).

Instead of being able to plan ahead of time for the round of 16 with a clear victory, the Hoffenheim delegation was frustrated.

"Very upset" he will leave the stadium, said Hoeneß after Hoffenheim's first knockout game in a European competition.

Two goals from striker Dabbur and another goal from Christoph Baumgartner were not enough to defeat Norway's underdogs.

“The fact that we conceded three goals is disappointing.

That we only score three goals is also disappointing, ”said Hoeneß to the TV station Nitro.

"We are extremely angry with ourselves," said Baumgartner.

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The turning point was a missed penalty by Dabbur, who missed the early decision with the 4-1.

A few minutes later it was 3: 3 all of a sudden and unexpectedly.

«We have to kill.

We're not allowed to let anything go », demanded Hoeness.

As in the 2-2 draw in Dortmund, his team had played a strong performance.

Even in the absence of the injured Vice World Champion Andrej Kramaric, Dabbur, Baumgartner and Ihlas Bebou played at top speed to the top, the lead should have been even more pronounced at half time.

"I liked that very much.

We should have made a fourth and a fifth goal, "complained Hoeneß.

In the Bundesliga duel with Werder Bremen on Sunday (6 p.m. / Sky), TSG is primarily about using its own opportunities more consistently - and finally winning again.

Instead of a runaway win in Villarreal, where the game had to take place due to new Corona travel restrictions in Norway, the game was overturned on Thursday evening.

Martin Ellingsen, Eirik Ulland-Andersen and David Datro Fofana scored for the bravely fighting Norwegians.

The former club of Dortmund's top scorer Erling Haaland was playfully but clearly indicated that he had not played a competitive game in 2021.

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This is another reason why Hoffenheim remains the clear favorite for the second leg, which takes place without an audience in the Sinsheim stadium.

«Of course the result is decent for such a knockout phase.

We still have a good chance of progressing one lap.

But the chances could have been greater, ”said Hoeneß.

The 38-year-old would be happy if one or two key players were back by the second game against Molde.

In addition to Kramaric, various other players were missing due to injuries, including Austria's national player Stefan Posch with a corona infection.

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