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Bielefeld (dpa) - Climbed in the table, missed the almost certain rescue: Arminia Bielefeld must continue to fear direct relegation from the Bundesliga due to a lack of opportunities.
Coach Frank Kramer's team only managed to score 1: 1 (1: 1) against 1899 Hoffenheim despite the best possible chances.
«The guys invested everything and gave everything.
It is remarkable.
There is no mourning, there is always just looking ahead, ”said Kramer after the game.
Andreas Voglsammer's beautifully directly converted free kick (23rd minute) was too little for Bielefeld's first Bundesliga victory against Hoffenheim, which would have meant that Arminia could only theoretically have stayed in the class.
Goalgetter Andrej Kramaric (5th) had previously given Hoffenheim an early lead.
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«We have to win the game.
That would have been half the battle, "said Bielefeld's keeper Stefan Ortega, who at least held the point with a brilliant parade against Kramaric (75th) on the pay-TV channel Sky.
As a result, Bielefeld overtook Werder Bremen in 15th place and was able to complete the rescue on the last matchday at VfB Stuttgart on its own.
With 32 points, Bielefeld is one point ahead of Bremen and two points ahead of 1. FC Köln before matchday 34.
For Hoffenheim in eleventh place, there will be nothing against Hertha BSC in the coming week.
The team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß remained without a win in the eighth away game in a row.
"We have clearly documented that we are not letting anything leak," said Hoeness.
Bielefeld did not reward itself on Saturday for a game that was played with dedication from the start.
Hundreds of Arminen fans swore the DSC to the important duel before the game and received them at the Schüco Arena.
“When you drove up, you saw what that meant to everyone.
That of course spurs us on all the more », said Kramer.
Even during the game, “Arminia, Arminia” calls from the adjacent residential area echoed into the stadium.
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This seemed to spur the Bielefeld team on, who made the game but also ran into a counterattack early on.
TSG striker Kramaric successfully scored his 19th goal after preliminary work by Sargis Adamyan.
The Croatian, who was the captain of the Kraichgauer for the first time, is the first player in Hoffenheim's Bundesliga history to score so many goals in one season.
For the 29-year-old, it was also the fifth goal from the last four games.
Voglsammer equalized a little later with a wonderful free-kick.
Philipp Pentke in the TSG goal had no chance.
The 36-year-old took on the injured regular goalkeeper Oliver Baumann and was particularly good in the second round.
Bielefeld had bad luck several times in its graduation.
Voglsammer again missed the greatest chance in front of Pentke when the 29-year-old finished too unplaced (49th).
"If we take our chances today, we'll leave the field as winners and take a big step," Voglsammer argued.
"Still: If we win the last game, we'll stay in and then hopefully finally be able to play in front of fans again."
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