Saturday, November 22, 2008

Anger after the summit storm

Two Red Cards in Hoffenheim victory in the Shakers duel with Cologne. Rank Nick thumb can easily stand

They are always eerie. With their fourth away win conquered sensation Shakers TSG Hoffenheim again the top and pointed to 1 FC Cologne at 3:1 (1:0) into the barriers. The coach Christoph Daum and Ralf Rangnick be friends but no longer in dispute over a place gifteten reference to it. Without a handshake, they went apart.

Why? Referee Deniz Aytekin noted Cologne Kevin McKenna after a hard foul from space, what Daum front of the camera on the back Hoffenheim Bank: "This is the most unfair thing I have ever seen. The Hoffenheim make always sweet and nice, it has Bank provoked the red card. " Rank Nick denied that, and TSG-manager Jan shingle Meiser said: "Nobody has a calling card. That one aufspringt when a foul five meters in front of our banking is done, it is perfectly normal." Daum repeated his accusations at the press conference, the ranking Nick left angry - despite square one.

Sun proved to Cologne as a bad loser after a deserved defeat in the Shakers duel, which is also referred to his appeal that a cult club against the epitome of the nouveau riche province club played - religion against retort. The FC fans rode with a banner on the cliché around: "1 Village Association, 8 sponsored fans, 99 percent investor. This is called your tradition?"

The 1st FC Cologne was at least theoretically prepared. Daum said he voted against the Offensivwut of TSG in training "a basic pattern develops." Gray is all theory.

Both teams had to forgo strain forces. Cologne Miso Brecko and Hoffenheim Andreas Beck were locked, Andreas Ibertsberger missing in the chain of four-TSG injured. Weighed heavier for the guests inside the band violation of Chinedu Obasi, wonders what the storm this season sprengte. Demba Ba and Steve Harper came even without the Nigerians clear. Daum brought in the offensive for the last Sergiu Radu form weak Chihi Adel, whom he in his apartment at the common meal had built up.

The guests began to cheeky and demonstrated in a season full of victories gained self-confidence. Christoph Janker köpfte after Salihovic-side free kick, another free kick from Salihovic parried Feryd Mondragon (19).

Thereafter, the liberated Cologne and shot TSG-keeper Daniel Haas warm. Especially unhappy acted while Nemanja Vucicevic, after Novakovics posts Abpraller the shot from eight meters over the empty goal set (26).

Something is usually punished. It was. Ibisevic than in the traps continue to Demba Ba headed reklamierten the Cologne offside prefer instead to disrupt the Senegalese. Whose shot from inside posts jumped to a little lucky break led into the goal (32). The gate, however, was correct.

In the second half came the announcement of snow and with it the heat - on the pitch. Initially, the referee after Cologne McKenna vault against Salihovic from the field (50). Then it caught also rightly Hoffenheim Luiz Gustavo - foul after he saw yellow-red (55.).

The guests took advantage of the enhanced flexibility and increased through better Ibisevic to 0:2 (67). Cologne fell only slightly to just a lucky shot abgefälschter of Petit led to the gate (82.). As suggested again to record Ibisevic shooter - it was his 16th Saisontor (88.). Where should the lead with just the Shakers from the village? "Good question," said Ibisevic. The most exciting of the season.

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