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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Marius Bülter is struggling with a thigh injury, while Umut Tohumcu is also struggling with an ankle injury, and Christopher Lenz has a calf problem.
Ozan Kabak is ruled out with an ACL injury, while Grischa Prömel has also suffered an ACL tear and could miss the rest of the season. Ihlas Bebou is on his way back from a knee operation.
VfL Wolfsburg

Aster Vranckx is nearing a return from a thigh injury, while Mohammed Amoura has a shoulder injury.
Lovro Majer is struggling with a muscle injury, Bartosz Bialek has suffered an ACL injury, and Kevin Paredes is nearing a return from a foot injury. Rogerio is recovering from another knee op.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+8'

The referee checks his watch and blows his whistle to signal the end of this match.
90+6'

Kevin Akpoguma (Hoffenheim) rises above the defenders and places a towering header towards the right post, but Kamil Grabara is prepared and dives to thwart him.
90+4'

Dennis Geiger (Hoffenheim) makes a rough challenge and Christian Dingert blows his whistle for a foul.
90+3'

Erencan Yardimci (Hoffenheim) rises above the opponent's defence and heads a precise cross towards the right post. His effort, however, is blocked by Kamil Grabara, who pulls off a stunning save!
90+1'

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) is able to continue to play.
90+1'

Arthur Chaves (Hoffenheim) hasn't suffered any serious injury which would see him leave the pitch. He's back in the game now.
90

The fourth official shows 6 min. of added time.
89'

The game is interrupted now, Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
89'

Arthur Chaves (Hoffenheim) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
89'

Ralph Hasenhuttl decides to make a substitution. Joakim Maehle will be replaced by Sebastiaan Bornauw (Wolfsburg).
89'

Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Kilian Fischer.
88'

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) has a shot blocked from inside the box.
88'

Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg) looks like he will be the one to take the corner kick.
86'

Anton Stach (Hoffenheim) found some space to play in a lofted pass, but he looks disappointed as none of his teammates managed to connect with it.
86'

Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim) unleashes a powerful shot towards goal, but it is bravely blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.
86'

The shots on goal statistics – 0:3.
84'

Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim) finds himself free inside the box and pulls the trigger, but his effort is brilliantly stopped by one of the defending players.
83'

What was Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.
83'

The corner from Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) is cleared away by the defence.
82'

The attendance is 18114.
79'

Ralph Hasenhuttl has decided to substitute Bence Dardai and he is replaced by Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg).
79'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Jakub Kaminski (Wolfsburg) replaces Tiago Tomas.
79'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Tom Bischof leaves the pitch and Dennis Geiger (Hoffenheim) comes on.
79'

Unbelievable miss! Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim) reacts superbly to latch on to a rebound, but he blazes the ball high over the crossbar!
78'

Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) takes the corner and sends it into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence is ready and makes a good clearance.
77'

The ball is cleared after Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.
76'

Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg) gathers a cross inside the box and strikes the ball. He wastes a great scoring opportunity as his shot only hits the right-hand post.
76'

Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) puts a cross into the box from the free kick, but the defender gets there first.
74'

Valentin Gendrey (Hoffenheim) makes a strong challenge and Christian Dingert blows for a foul.
74'

Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim) sends in the corner, but fails to find the head of any of his teammates, allowing the defence to clear.
74'

Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) fires a shot at goal from a very promising position outside the penalty area, but it is blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.
74'

Anton Stach (Hoffenheim) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being blocked by one of the defenders.
72'

Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg) was too forceful with his tackle and Christian Dingert interrupted the game to signal a free kick.
70'

Christian Dingert blows his whistle. Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) commits a foul after dangerous play.
68'

The game has begun to heat up. Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim) challenges an opponent and receives a deserved yellow card for his ugly tackle.
68'

Erencan Yardimci (Hoffenheim) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.
66'

Dangerous play by Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg). Christian Dingert blows his whistle for a foul.
63'

Ralph Hasenhuttl is forced to make a change. Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) is unable to continue due to injury, Patrick Wimmer comes on.
62'

Valentin Gendrey (Hoffenheim) whips the ball into the penalty area, but one of the defenders is alert and spanks it away.
61'

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) produces a lovely ball into the penalty area but the defender manages to intercept and comfortably averts the danger.
60'

Christian Ilzer has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim) replacing Gift Orban.
59'

Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim) tries to send a low pass into the box, but it's blocked and cleared.
57'

A precise cross towards the edge of the box was latched onto by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Wolfsburg) . He outjumped the defence and produced a powerful header which goes a whisker over the crossbar.
57'

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) is moving okay again after that injury scare.
56'

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
55'

The current number of shots on target for both teams is 7:7.
53'

Denis Vavro (Wolfsburg) produces an effort from the edge of the box, but doesn't hit the ball properly and sends it yards wide of the left post.
53'

Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) goes over to take a corner kick after one of the defenders makes a good clearance.
51'

Wolfsburg hold possession of the ball and display neat passing from player to player. They are waiting for the right moment to open up the opposition's defence to hit them swiftly on the break.
49'

Christian Dingert couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Kevin Akpoguma (Hoffenheim) and blew his whistle.
47'

Hoffenheim failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
47'

Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim) shoots inside the box, but is denied by a timely block.
47'

Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim) takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's not a big threat for the goalkeeper as his effort is blocked by a defender.
46'

The game is over for Diadie Samassekou (Hoffenheim). Erencan Yardimci comes on for the second half.
46'

Half-time substitution. Christian Ilzer decided to make a change. Pavel Kaderabek (Hoffenheim) is replaced by Valentin Gendrey.
46'

Christian Ilzer has made a change at the break. Kevin Akpoguma has come on in place of Stanley Nsoki (Hoffenheim).
46'

The second half has just started.
45+3'

The referee blows his whistle to end the first half and the players are now heading to their respective dressing rooms.
45+2'

Gift Orban (Hoffenheim) fires the ball at goal from inside the area, but it's well blocked.
45+1'

Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) takes the corner, but one of the defenders reacts well and rises highest to head the ball away.
45

There will be a minimum of 2 min. of added time.
44'

Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Christian Dingert blows his whistle for a foul.
41'

The linesman raises his flag for offside before Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg) heads on.
40'

Pavel Kaderabek (Hoffenheim) times his run too early and the linesman raises his flag for offside.
39'

Tiago Tomas (Wolfsburg) gets on the end of a defence splitting pass inside the box and immediately directs a low shot towards the middle of the goal, but the Oliver Baumann makes a great save.
35'

Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) strikes from the edge of the box, but hits it really poorly and sends the ball way over the bar.
33'

Christian Dingert has a clear sight and sees a foul from Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim).
31'

Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim) finds space on the edge of the box, but his wild shot goes high over the bar.
29'

Maximilian Arnold sends over a killer cross from the resulting corner and expertly finds Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg), who jumps highest and coolly plants a bullet header into the top left corner. It's 0:1.
29'

The referee points to the corner flag and Wolfsburg will take a corner.
29'

Tiago Tomas (Wolfsburg) displays brilliant awareness inside the six-yard box and leaps high to meet the free kick. He tries to put his header into the left side of the target, but Oliver Baumann keeps the ball out.
27'

Gift Orban (Hoffenheim) fails to beat the offside trap and the linesman puts his flag up.
25'

Total attempts – 1:1.
22'

Tiago Tomas (Wolfsburg) collects a sweet pass on the edge of the box and in one movement smashes a shot in on goal, but it balloons high over the bar.
20'

Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates.
18'

The resulting corner from Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg) is cleared by the defence.
18'

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.
16'

Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg) trips an opposition player and Christian Dingert signals a foul.
14'

Pavel Kaderabek (Hoffenheim) whips the ball in, but it fails to reach any of his teammates as the opposition's defence averts the threat.
12'

Some great controlled play and passing from Wolfsburg. They are increasing their possession of the ball and trying to open up the opposition's defence to hit them swiftly on the break.
9'

Arthur Chaves (Hoffenheim) timed his run perfectly to connect with the resulting corner kick, but his finish from around the penalty spot was rather poor as it went way over the bar.
9'

Corner kick. Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim) is ready to send the ball into the box.
8'

This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Tiago Tomas (Wolfsburg) was quite harsh and Christian Dingert didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
6'

Flag up against Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg). He had space to move into behind the defence, but he went too soon.
6'

Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) seems to be alright and is okay to carry on.
5'

The game is interrupted now, Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
4'

Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
3'

Bence Dardai (Wolfsburg) steps up to take the corner, but the ball just sails in among the defenders.
2'

Anton Stach (Hoffenheim) commits a rough challenge and Christian Dingert blows his whistle for a foul.
1'

The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.

The players are out and the match is about to start. Wolfsburg will have the kick-off.

The referee of today's match will be Christian Dingert.

Welcome to our live text commentary, ladies and gentlemen! The starting lineups will be announced very soon, so just sit back and get ready to enjoy the action.