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Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Egon Adamić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marinko Stjepanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute Nikša Radović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borislav Drmić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Domagoj Cvjetković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ratko Komadinić's late challenge caught a Flamenguinho de iruçu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ratko Komadinić helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's Ratko Komadinić got a free kick in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Dragutin Ilakovac recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Borislav Drmić. Dragutin Ilakovac showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 15 minutes into the game, Jerko Rončević was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flamenguinho de iruçu the free kick. Jerko Rončević hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute Lazar Gajski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egon Adamić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flamenguinho de iruçu were furious when Blaž Belić was red carded, 23 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 22nd minute, one of Flamenguinho de iruçu:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Flamenguinho de iruçu. 25 minutes into the game, Jerko Rončević cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Borislav Drmić was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Marinko Stjepanović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Borislav Drmić made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Zvonimir Roginek sent off a good shot on target. Borislav Drmić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikša Radović in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute Dragutin Ilakovac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borislav Drmić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Marinko Stjepanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egon Adamić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marinko Stjepanović blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Egon Adamić having to make a save. If Leon Đurđević had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marinko Stjepanović fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egon Adamić having to interfere. In the 47th match minute, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Izidor Glavočić to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Borislav Drmić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zvonimir Roginek in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Flamenguinho de iruçu's goal looked a bit too open when Nikša Radović came free, but Borislav Drmić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egon Adamić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinko Stjepanović in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Leon Đurđević got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Egon Adamić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domagoj Cvjetković in the 60th minute of the match. Leon Đurđević fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egon Adamić having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Izidor Glavočić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flamenguinho de iruçu's Domagoj Cvjetković broke free in the 67th minute of the match and struck a powerful long shot that almost became a goal, but instead the ball went outside the right post. An obvious chance of a goal. In the 75th minute Nikša Radović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borislav Drmić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Dragutin Ilakovac notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Flamenguinho de iruçu's Borislav Drmić. Borislav Drmić was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lazar Gajski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 82 minutes of play, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's Dragutin Ilakovac made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Borislav Drmić was left in no man's land by his defense there! 86 minutes into the match, Flamenguinho de iruçu's goal looked a bit too open when Zvonimir Roginek came free, but Borislav Drmić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Dragutin Ilakovac made a precise shot to the right of Borislav Drmić. Flamenguinho de iruçu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Borislav Drmić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikša Radović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute of the match TSG 1899 Hoffenheim got a corner. Flamenguinho de iruçu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jerko Rončević ran over to the corner to take the kick. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Flamenguinho de iruçu for a fine match.