Bundesliga
February 9, 2013
Hannover 96
1 - 0
TSG Hoffenheim
Bundesliga
14:30 +00:00, February 9, 2013
AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany
Hannover 96 1-0 TSG Hoffenheim
Scoring Summary
| Hannover 96 | TSG Hoffenheim |
|---|---|
| Mame Biram Diouf (8') |
Teams
| Hannover 96 | TSG Hoffenheim |
|---|---|
| 1 Ron-Robert Zieler | 34 Gomes |
| 8 Manuel Schmiedebach | 17 Tobias Weis |
| 24 Christian Pander | 16 Fabian Johnson |
| 17 Johan Djourou | 12 David Angel Abraham |
| 23 Sofian Chahed | 2 Andreas Beck |
| 7 Sergio Pinto | 42 Eugen Polanski |
| 11 Didier Ya Konan | 22 Roberto Firmino |
| 39 Mame Biram Diouf | 31 Kevin Volland |
| 19 Christian Schulz | 15 Matthieu Delpierre |
| 10 Szabolcs Huszti | 33 Takashi Usami |
| 13 Jan Schlaudraff | 10 Igor De Camargo |
| Substitutes | |
| 3 Karim Haggui | Patrick Ochs 21 |
| 14 Markus Miller | Joselu 18 |
| 34 Konstantin Rausch | Koen Casteels 30 |
| 9 Artur Sobiech | Daniel Williams 13 |
| 25 Mohammed Abdellaoue | Janick Vestergaard 29 |
| 15 Andre Hoffmann | Filip Malbasic 8 |
| 4 Hiroki Sakai | Vicenzo Grifo 32 |
| Substitutions | |
| Andre Hoffmann for Didier Ya Konan (76) | Joselu for Takashi Usami (62) |
| Mohammed Abdellaoue for Mame Biram Diouf (90) | Daniel Williams for Eugen Polanski (78) |
| Vicenzo Grifo for Tobias Weis (78) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Christian Pander (11) | Roberto Firmino (16) |
| Mame Biram Diouf (88) | Eugen Polanski (45) |
| · Squads: Hannover 96 | TSG Hoffenheim | |
Mame Biram Diouf's early goal was the difference as Hannover picked up an uninspiring victory at home over Hoffenheim to remain in the running for the international places.
Diouf scored the game's only goal in the eighth minute to give some respite to Hannover, who had lost three of their last four matches but now improve to 29 points.
Hoffenheim remain in the heart of a relegation fight with 16 points, after just one win in their last 11 matches.
Hannover made the decisive breakthrough on a counter-attack as Szabolcs Huszti crossed from the left into the middle, where Diouf headed home.
The hosts were close to doubling the advantage after 32 minutes but Sofian Chahed's long-range shot went just wide.
Hoffenheim found their way into the match and nearly equalised four minutes later with Eugen Polanski sending a through ball to Tobias Weis, who could not beat Hannover goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler.
Weis was again stopped by Zieler in the 40th minute, this time with a shot from the edge of the area.
Hannover tried to counter-attack in the 58th minute but Huszti shot just wide.
The hosts missed a golden chance to make it 2-0 nine minutes later as Diouf homed in on Heurelho Gomes' goal - but the Senegalese striker could not convert.
Hoffenheim had one more chance with 10 minutes left but Joselu could not control Kevin Volland's cross as he hoped.
The hosts finished on the front foot and Hoffenheim defender David Abraham needed to clear away a Jan Schlaudraff cross in front of Diouf in the 86th minute.