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They were behind three times against RB Leipzig, but in the end it was Hoffenheim who were able to celebrate a crazy 4:3 victory on Christian Ilzer's coaching debut. Jacob Brunn Larsen scored the winner in the 86th minute.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Coach Christian Ilzer celebrated a dream debut in the German Bundesliga with TSG Hoffenheim. In a furious exchange of blows against second-placed RB Leipzig, Ilzer's team won 4:3 (1:2) on Saturday despite trailing three times. The former Sturm coach thus achieved an important victory in his first game in the basement of the table. Champions Bayer Leverkusen came from 2-0 down to beat Heidenheim 5-2 in the 11th round.
Hoffenheim got off to a flying start in the new 4-2-3-1 system under Ilzer. Ex-Austrian Haris Tabakovic, who started for the first time this season, missed a Stangl pass from close range (4th minute). Then it all came thick and fast: Leipzig central defender Willi Orban (15) took the lead in centre-forward style, and Adam Hlozek (17) equalized on the counter-attack after an assist from ÖFB defender Alexander Prass. Less than two minutes later, Antonio Nusa (19) fired a shot into the far corner to give Leipzig the lead again.
Golden touch from Ilzer
After the break, Tom Bischof (50) restored parity in Sinsheim with a direct free-kick from the edge of the box via the inside of the post. However, Ilzer's team fell behind again thanks to an own goal by Stanley N'Soki (67'). The strong Hoffenheim side showed morale and Ilzer had a golden touch. "Joker" Jacob Bruun Larsen first set up Hlozek's equalizer (82') to make it 3:3, then the Dane scored himself with a header shortly before the end (87') for the much-acclaimed final score. With twelve points, Hoffenheim climbed two places to 13th.
Austrian international Florian Grillitsch was not in the Hoffenheim squad due to injury. However, according to a Sky report, the 29-year-old will no longer play a role in the plans of the new sporting management around sporting director Andreas Schicker and Ilzer. Grillitsch still has a contract in Kraichgau until 2026 and was recently a regular in defensive midfield.
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