You don’t see many games like this nowadays. More than a dozen of sitters on both ends, but only two goals for the entire 90 minutes! That’s the summary of the super-exciting Bundesliga tie between almighty Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim, which ended in a 1-1 draw.It was as awkward as it gets. Despite trailing for some time, the Bavarians were much better in the first half, with two Thomas Moeller goals disallowed due to an offside. Moreover, Gnabry hit the post from a close range, and Sane’s lovely missile went just inches wide of the target. FT: Hoffenheim 1-1 Bayern Munich.2 points dropped by Bayern Munich. Borussia Dortmund can close the gap down to 4 points should they win their 2 games in hand. pic.twitter.com/mn9oRxcnYZ— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) March 12, 2022 Hoffenheim were shivering under constant aggression from the favourites, but suddenly, the minnows struck accurately amid those attacks. In truth, the hosts’ striker Kramaric had a clear cut chance even before the mentioned Bayern’s offensive pressure, but his back-to-back dribbles made it easy for Neuer to get hold of the ball.Unlike Kramaric, Baumgartner’s no-nonsense approach proved very efficient near the half-an-hour mark. It was a meticulously executed counter-attack from the left, and Baumgartner curled it on the far post to fool Neuer and put his team in front.7-1 win against Salzburg on Tuesday and a 1-1 draw agaisnt Hoffenheim on SaturdayBayern : pic.twitter.com/xHICPIHi6x— Kenobite 🔴⚪🇩🇪 (@vic_Iewan) March 12, 2022 Shortly after, Moeller was presented with an even better opportunity to tie the game, as he was left unmarked in the six-yard-box before Hoffenheim’s custodian made a save of the day, clearing it on the very goal-line.However, he was helpless as Lewandowski bagged a header late in the injury time, with Baumann’s last gasp effort being insufficient to prevent the ball from leaning underneath the crossbar.##EDITORS_CHOICE##That first half setting prolonged into the second, as Sane set the stage for Baumann to shine again, denying his fine shot from the right.’Copy first half – paste second’ situation happened again as Kramaric found himself in a perfect place to score, with no defenders in the area, but the Croatian forward embarrassed himself once more.It was only a sequence in this unorthodox festival of shameful finishing on both ends, which continued almost instantly.Bayern Munich were looking to go 12 points clear at the top with a win today, but Hoffenheim held them to a 1-1 draw.— Eurosport (@eurosport) March 12, 2022 Two unfortunate mistakes of Hoffenheim’s back-line in the span of a single minute gave Gnabry and Musiala all the time in the world and space to score, but they failed big time, missing the sitters – the former hit the post again, and the latter even dribbled past the keeper before missing it.Finally, when Moeller didn’t score after going one-on-one with Baumann, it was blatant this simply wasn’t their day.Bayern grinds poor Salzburg as Lewa scores a hat-trick for the new Champions League recordStill, Choupo-Moting felt there’s a need to show he’s not the exception in terms of Bayern’s lousy finishing, damping his header too far from the target.The cherry on top was, of course, left for an agonisingly lacklustre Kramaric, who completed a hat-trick of misses as the match stayed in a stalemate. BUNDESLIGA – ROUND 26SaturdayHoffenheim – Bayern Munich 1-1 (1-1)/Baumgartner 32 – Lewandowski 45+1/Union Berlin – Stutgart 1-1 (1-0)/Awoniyi 41 pen – Kalajdzic 90/Freiburg – Wolfsburg 3-2 (2-0)/Grifo 7,44, Schlotterbeck 87 – Kruse 52, Arnold 84/20:30: (1.57) M’ gladbach (4.30) Hertha (6.25)Augsburg – Mainz POSTPONEDSunday17:30: (1.65) Leverkusen (4.10) Koln (5.60)19:30: (1.27) Dortmund (6.00) Bielefeld (10.0)19:30: (2.00) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.60) Bochum (4.00)21:30: (8.00) Greuther Furth (5.30) RB Leipzig (1.35)*** odds are subject to change***
