“Kjell Wätjen is forced off in the first quarter of the match, an early disruption that forces Bochum into an unplanned reshuffle before the game has properly settled.”
“Maik Nawrocki puts Hannover ahead with a header, breaking the deadlock just four minutes into the second half following the visitors' triple substitution at the break.”
Pivotal“Farid Alfa-Ruprecht levels for Bochum just five minutes after Hannover's opener, turning the match on its head and rescuing a point for the home side.”
Pivotal“Bastian Allgeier picks up a yellow card for a foul, part of a spate of bookings that gave the match an increasingly fractious feel as both sides chased a winner that never came.”
VfL Bochum 1848
Hannover 96
Outstanding performance
Hannover 96•DefenderA flat, largely forgettable affair was temporarily brought to life by a frantic passage of play early in the second half. Hannover arrived at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion holding the majority of the ball — 59 per cent possession to Bochum's 41 — and looking the more composed side, yet it was their triple substitution at the break that ultimately blew the game open. Maik Nawrocki punished a Bochum side still finding its feet after those changes, heading Hannover in front on 50 minutes, only for fellow half-time substitute Farid Alfa-Ruprecht to restore parity almost immediately with a goal of his own at the 55-minute mark. Despite Hannover creating the game's only big chance and generally controlling territory through their superior passing accuracy, Bochum showed resilience to hold on, though a succession of yellow cards — five in total — gave the closing stages an edgy and increasingly scrappy complexion. The draw leaves both clubs in mid-table mediocrity with little to separate them as the 2. Bundesliga season edges towards its conclusion.
How entertaining was this match?
Daisuke Yokota takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Philipp Hofmann attempts a header but misses the shot.
Virgil Eugen Ghița comes on for Boris Tomiak.
Kevin Vogt takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Philipp Hofmann attempts a header but misses the shot.
Gerrit Holtmann has a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Gerrit Holtmann takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kolja Oudenne takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Elias Saad takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Daisuke Yokota takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kolja Oudenne takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kevin Vogt is substituted for Kjell Watjen.
Gerrit Holtmann takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kacper Koscierski comes on for Leandro Morgalla.
Waniss Taibi replaces Benjamin Kallman.
Ime Okon comes on for Bastian Allgeier.
Gerrit Holtmann comes on for Moritz-Broni Kwarteng.
Maik Nawrocki takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Oliver OlsenYellow CardOliver Olsen receives a yellow card.
Farid Alfa-RuprechtFarid Alfa-Ruprecht scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Noah Loosli
Goal! Farid Alfa-Ruprecht scores, making it 1-1.
Maik NawrockiMaik Nawrocki scores with a header.
assist: Elias Saad
Goal! Maik Nawrocki scores, making it 1-0.
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht comes on for Koji Miyoshi.
Kolja Oudenne comes on for Stefan Teitur Thordarson.
Elias Saad comes on for Mustapha Bundu.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Francis Onyeka takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mustapha Bundu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Francis Onyeka takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Moritz-Broni Kwarteng takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Boris Tomiak takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kjell Watjen is on, and Mats Pannewig is off.
Moritz-Broni Kwarteng takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
