Doan grabs late winner for Freiburg to leave Hoffenheim last
Freiburg's Ritsu Doan celebrates after his goal to make it 2:1 during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Sunday March 12, 2023. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Tom Weller]
BERLIN (AP) — Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan has struck late for Freiburg to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 and leave American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team bottom of the Bundesliga. It’s Matarazzo‘s fifth defeat in five games since taking over as Hoffenheim coach and it stretched the team’s winless run to 14 games. Bayer Leverkusen survived a late rally from Werder Bremen to win 3-2 for its third straight victory in all competitions. Union Berlin missed the chance to reclaim third place when Patrick Wimmer scored late to salvage a 1-1 draw for Wolfsburg in the late game.
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Hoffenheim's John Anthony Brooks, right, in action against Freiburg's Michael Gregoritsch during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Sunday March 12, 2023. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
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Freiburg's Ritsu Doan scores a goal to make it 2:1 during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Sunday March 12, 2023. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
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Freiburg's Maximilian Eggestein, second right, scores the goal to make it 1-0 against Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Sunday March 12, 2023. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
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