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Sinsheim (dpa) - What a nuisance for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim!
The team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß also missed the second leg against Molde FK in the Europa League and missed the first-time entry into the second round of an international competition with the 0: 2 (0: 1).
The outsider from Norway could hardly believe his success in the empty Sinsheim stadium.
Eirik Andersen scared the hosts with the 1-0 in the 20th minute and set the end point in stoppage time with the 2-0.
The Bundesliga club was unable to take advantage of numerous chances like the 3: 3 in the first leg in Villarreal, Spain, a week ago.
After an unbeaten preliminary round, the Kraichgauer experienced the first European Cup defeat of this season - and a very bitter end.
The club had wintered internationally for the first time under Hoeneß.
With coach Julian Nagelsmann, the Hoffenheim team were once eliminated in the Europa League and in the Champions League after the preliminary round.
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As in the last 4-0 win against Werder Bremen, TSG relied on Florian Grillitsch as head of defense and on the tried and tested trio Ihlas Bebou, Munas Dabbur and Christoph Baumgartner in the attack.
Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric was initially back on the bench after recovering from an ankle injury.
The Hoffenheim team started dominantly and with a header from Bayern loan Chris Richards and a low shot from Munas Dabbur could have already led after a quarter of an hour.
But Andersen then duped goalkeeper Oliver Baumann with a touchdown in the far corner, who was caught on the wrong foot.
«Walkways!»
Baumann yelled to his colleagues from behind after the setback.
Because they moved far too little.
And so ball distributor Sebastian Rudy and wingers Marco John and Pavel Kaderabek didn't find many gaps in the defense of the robust Norwegians, whose season does not start until April.
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Again Dabbur failed with a header from two meters (29th) and shortly after the change with a twisting shot at Molding's strong keeper Andreas Linde (50th).
The Israeli striker has so far scored 24 goals in 51 Europa League games.
In the first leg, Dabbur missed a penalty when the score was 3-1 for Hoffenheim.
TSG almost caught the 0-2 on a counterattack: Grillitsch saved at the last moment against Marcus Pedersen, who stormed towards Baumann.
With the substitution of Kramaric in the 57th minute, TSG's confidence that they could turn things around grew.
But even the vice world champion couldn't help his team much.
The once again strongly reacting Linde parried his shot in the 84th minute.
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