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Timmo Hardung (lr), sports director, assistant coach Stefan Buck and Frankfurt's head coach Dino Toppmöller stand in front of the fan block after the game.
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Eintracht Frankfurt wins the duel between their neighbors in the Bundesliga 3-1 and stays at the top.
Two sendings deprive Hoffenheim of all chances.
Frankfurt/Main - Minutes after the final whistle, the Eintracht Frankfurt professionals celebrated their 3-1 (1-1) home win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim with their fans to mark the club's 125th anniversary.
With the well-deserved success, the Hessians have for the time being shaken off their rivals in the fight for a European Cup starting place and can even look upwards in the Bundesliga.
“That was a great performance and an important victory,” praised Frankfurt’s sports director Markus Krösche.
Robin Koch (32nd minute), Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe (50th) and Mario Götze (64th) scored the goals for the home team, who had been in the majority for a long time, on Sunday in front of 57,000 spectators.
John Anthony Brooks (6th) scored early for the guests, who only finished the game with nine.
The goalscorer was shown a red card in the 22nd minute because of an emergency stop against Eintracht striker Omar Marmoush.
In the final phase, Ozan Kabak (78th) also had to leave the field with a yellow-red card.
“Wild game for sure,” said the disillusioned Hoffenheim player Florian Grillitsch on DAZN.
“It wasn’t a good game for us until the red card,” explained the 28-year-old, “after the red card we were a little better defensively.” Nevertheless: “On the whole, we defended too poorly today.”
Thanks to the well-deserved victory, Frankfurt, who have now been unbeaten in five Bundesliga games, cemented sixth place in the table with 40 points, which is definitely enough to qualify for international competition.
The lead over seventh-placed TSG is now seven points.
“It is important that we have distanced ourselves from a direct competitor,” stated Krösche with satisfaction.
“We concede an early goal, which is never ideal.
Then we played well - of course the red card plays into our hands, but you still have to come back, score the goals and stay patient," said goalscorer Koch, who was "definitely an improvement" compared to 2: 1 victory in Heidenheim.
“In terms of play, it was much better,” explained the 27-year-old.
The defender also reported on a call from national coach Julian Nagelsmann: “I already know whether I’ll be there or not,” replied Koch, who is hoping for a comeback with the DFB team, in response to a corresponding question.
He didn't want to be more specific.
The national team will face France and the Netherlands on March 23rd and 26th.
Even before the game started, there was a festive mood in Frankfurt.
“It's something very special today for everyone who supports Eintracht.
We want to do our part to ensure that we have something to celebrate after the game,” said coach Dino Toppmöller before kick-off, referring to the club’s birthday and the second anniversary of the death of Eintracht legend Jürgen Grabowski.
The home team, for whom Dina Ebimbe had the early 1-0 lead, got off to a correspondingly energetic start.
The winger was denied by TSG goalkeeper Oliver Baumann after a beautiful solo effort.
Hoffenheim hardly recorded any offensive actions, but were efficient in front of the goal.
After a corner from Anton Stach, Brooks headed in to give the visitors the lead.
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In the middle of the first half, the Hessians increased the pressure with the majority and were rewarded for their efforts.
After preparatory work by Marmoush, defense chief Koch scored from a good 16 meters with a well-placed low shot.
Even after the change, Hoffenheim fought back with one man less, but was hardly able to provide any relief.
Frankfurt launched one wave of attacks after the other and achieved success shortly after the restart.
Dina Ebimbe headed a soulful cross from 2014 world champion Götze into the net.
A little later, Götze crowned his good performance when he placed the ball in the corner following Knauff's preparatory work.
The game was practically decided.
Eintracht only did what was necessary; TSG, being twice as outnumbered, tried to limit the damage.
dpa