UEFA Europa League

TSG Hoffenheim vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
TSG Hoffenheim
  • 68': Anton Stach
  • 88': David Mokwa
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2 - 3
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 3': James Maddison
  • 22': Son Heung-Min
  • 77': Son Heung-Min
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Tottenham hang on for much-needed away win over Hoffenheim

Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min scored in each half to earn his side a 3-2 victory at Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Finn Becker (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 2': Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
  • 3': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a through ball.
  • 5': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Max Moerstedt (TSG Hoffenheim).
  • 5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Anton Stach.
  • 6': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bischof.
  • 10': Foul by Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim).
  • 10': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 15': Foul by Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim).
  • 15': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Davies.
  • 18': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim).
  • 19': Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison following a fast break.
  • 23': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 23': Stanley Nsoki (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Pavel Kaderábek (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. David Jurásek (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Max Moerstedt (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Moerstedt.
  • 27': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim).
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 35': Max Moerstedt (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
  • 38': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Pavel Kaderábek (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Archie Gray.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Moerstedt.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Max Moerstedt (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Foul by Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim).
  • 44': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 45': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Oliver Baumann.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Finn Becker (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
  • 46': Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Max Moerstedt is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Max Moerstedt is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Finn Becker (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Max Moerstedt is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
  • 54': Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pavel Kaderábek with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Max Moerstedt (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bischof.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 56': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mikey Moore replaces Richarlison.
  • 57': Foul by Finn Becker (TSG Hoffenheim).
  • 57': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 58': Stanley Nsoki (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Kaderábek with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Stach.
  • 64': VAR Decision: No Penalty TSG Hoffenheim.
  • 68': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Jurásek following a fast break.
  • 75': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Stanley Nsoki.
  • 77': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikey Moore following a fast break.
  • 79': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. David Mokwa replaces Anton Stach.
  • 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Will Lankshear replaces Son Heung-Min.
  • 80': Foul by Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 80': Pavel Kaderábek (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Arthur Chaves replaces Tom Bischof.
  • 81': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Florian Micheler replaces Adam Hlozek.
  • 81': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Stanley Nsoki.
  • 82': Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 88': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3. David Mokwa (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Callum Olusesi replaces James Maddison.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Archie Gray.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3.
  • 0': Match ends, TSG Hoffenheim 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 2
44 Possession 56
8 SHOTS 22
5 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
387 Accurate Passes 469
442 Passes 542
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 9
11 Crosses 41
0.3 Cross % 0.2
34 Long Balls 50
22 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 14
10 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 10
45 Effective Clearances 11
45 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany
Attendance: 30,150

UEFA Europa League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lazio 8 +12 19
2 Athletic Club 8 +8 19
3 Manchester United 8 +7 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +8 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TSG TSG Hoffenheim (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Oliver Baumann (GK)
34 Stanley N'Soki
25 Kevin Akpoguma Yellow Card
19 David Jurásek
3 Pavel Kaderábek
20 Finn Becker
16 Anton Stach
33 Max Moerstedt
27 Andrej Kramaric
7 Tom Bischof
23 Adam Hlozek
TSG Hoffenheim Substitutes:
Luca Erlein, Florian Micheler, Luca Philipp, Luka Djuric, David Mokwa, Arthur Chaves, Valentin Gendrey, Tim Philipp, Robin Hranác, Hennes Behrens, Simon Kalambayi.

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

No. Name
40 Brandon Austin (GK)
33 Ben Davies
6 Radu Dragusin
14 Archie Gray
23 Pedro Porro
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
10 James Maddison
15 Lucas Bergvall
9 Richarlison
7 Son Heung-Min
21 Dejan Kulusevski
Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
Alfie Whiteman, Malachi Hardy, Mikey Moore, Dante Cassanova, Fraser Forster, Damola Ajayi, Will Lankshear, Callum Olusesi.

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