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Sinsheim (AP) - The rest ramp of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ended a bitter football week in a conciliatory manner and increased Werder Bremen's worries.
At the end of the 22nd Bundesliga matchday, coach Sebastian Hoeneß's team won 4-0 (2-0) and thus overtook their direct rivals in the table.
In front of the empty ranks due to corona, Ihlas Bebou (26th minute), Christoph Baumgartner (44th), Munas Dabbur (49th) and Georginio Rutter (90th) scored the goals for the Kraichgauer, who celebrated a success for the first time after four competitive games without a win .
Hoffenheim is now eight points ahead of relegation rank 16, Florian Kohfeldt's team is only five points after the third winless league game in a row.
The permanently troubled TSG, which had to do without a total of 13 players on Sunday due to injuries and Corona, put away the two bitter draws against Dortmund (2: 2 after leading) and Molde FK (3: 3 after 3: 1) and won earned in the end.
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Three days after the Europa League game against Norway's outsider, which took place in Villarreal, Spain, due to the corona, Hoeneß motivated his team to perform very well despite the many failures.
The guests from Bremen, who had not conceded more than one goal in seven competitive games in a row, initially acted brave, but were repeatedly surprised by the high speed of the TSG offensive around Bebou, Baumgartner and Dabbur.
The Kohfeldt-Elf had more of the game in the initial phase.
The bustling Joshua Sargent came to deals several times, but they were not dangerous for the jubilee Oliver Baumann (350th Bundesliga game).
When Felix Agu, who was used for the missing Ludwig Augustinsson, fell after a duel with Kasim Adams in the penalty area (24th), referee Robert Schröder let go.
A few minutes later, after a great pass from the strong Diadie Samassekou, Bebou was free and took the lead.
The videographer checked the scene again, but the gate counted.
The Kraichgauer did not let up and added at the ideal time - shortly before the break - the dynamic Baumgartner prevailed against Werder's back three with great determination and pushed past Jiri Pavlenka to 2-0 with his last bit of strength.
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After the break, the Bremen team blundered defensively again: Bebou broke through on the right, crossed into the middle to Dabbur, who completed the five-meter space without any problems and undisturbed.
Werder last conceded three goals or more in November at 3: 5 at VfL Wolfsburg.
From then on, TSG didn't have to do much and even increased it to 4-0 thanks to debutant Ritter.
The defeat of Bremen, who had a very bad day, was okay even at this level.
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