Had he not been a contender for goal of the year… Hoffenheim were the guests of 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Florian Grilitz scored a real dream goal. ÖFB Legionnaires scored to make it 2-0 to the visitors – and how! Grilitz scored from more than 50 meters and converted the ball into the Cologne goal. The exact distance was 55.6 meters, as calculated by the TV station “Sky” at halftime.
Earlier, attacker Marvin Schwabe came wide of his target and cleared an errant back pass from Hubers. The ball came straight to Grilitz, who took advantage of the opportunity and fired into the empty goal. Earlier, Andrej Kramaric gave Hoffenheim a dream start with his goal in the first minute. In the 52nd minute, Bear made the score 3-0. Selke’s goal in the 61st minute was no longer enough to hold on.
VfB Stuttgart defeated Mainz 05 3–1. RB Leipzig showed no weaknesses in front of their home crowd in a 3-0 win against FC Augsburg. Borussia Dortmund celebrate a last-minute win in Freiburg. From Dortmund’s perspective, Hummels made a dream debut. A BVB defender made it 1–0 after eleven minutes, but Freiburg turned the game around with goals from Höller and Höfler. Malen equalized in the 60th minute, before Hummels scored twice in the 88th minute to seal a 3–2 win. But that was not all. Reus made everything clear in stoppage time. VfL Wolfsburg beats Union Berlin 2–1.
Bayern had to be content with a 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. The duel between VfL Bochum and Eintracht Frankfurt takes place at 6:30 pm.