Hoffenheim and Cologne win as Bundesliga round wraps up | OneFootball

Hoffenheim and Cologne fulfilled expectations and won their matches this Sunday in the 9th round of the German Championship. The results left the teams separated by only two points, in sixth and seventh positions on the table, respectively.

See also: All the news from Gazeta Esportiva Check out Gazeta Esportiva's YouTube channel Follow Gazeta Esportiva on Instagram The most impressive triumph was by Cologne, who scored 4-1 against Hamburg. Ragnar Ache opened the scoring at 25 minutes for the home team, which extended the lead at the start of the second half with Florian Kainz (48′), before Hamburg reduced the deficit with Jean-Luc Dompé (61′).

The game reached the final stretch with a lot of excitement, but the expulsions of Immanuel Pherai (80′) and Fabio Vieira (83′), both for receiving a second yellow card, left Hamburg with nine players and in trouble in the final minutes.

Taking advantage of the numerical superiority, Cologne secured the victory with two more goals in injury time, scored by Said El Mala (90’+4) and Jakub Kaminski (90’+9). The team is seventh in the standings, with 14 points.

Victory away from home

Hoffenheim defeated Wolfsburg by 3-2, away from home, in an eventful Bundesliga match. The home team opened the scoring with Mohamed Amoura, and Wouter Burger equalized before halftime.

In the second half, Grischa Prömel put Hoffenheim ahead just 5 minutes in, but Mohamed Amoura equalized again. At 17 minutes, Wouter Burger scored for the second time and set the final score in favor of Hoffenheim.

In the standings, Hoffenheim has 16 points, in sixth place. Wolfsburg is only in 12th position, with eight points.

On Saturday, the undefeated leader Bayern Munich defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 and achieved their ninth victory in nine games to accumulate 27 points, five ahead of RB Leipzig (2nd), who earlier defeated Stuttgart (4th) 3-1.

* With information from AFP

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