“Ho-jae Lee opens the scoring for Darmstadt straight from kick-off pressure, finishing off a Noah Weißhaupt assist”
Pivotal“Milan Smit converts from the penalty spot to snatch a dramatic late winner for Darmstadt after a corner led to a blocked header”
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Darmstadt 98
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Outstanding performance
Darmstadt 98•AttackerDarmstadt struck inside three minutes through Ho-jae Lee but spent long stretches of the match chasing shadows as Bielefeld controlled the ball with 59% possession and completed nearly 150 more passes. The visitors' patience paid off when Marius Wörl leveled things just after the hour mark, and for a while it looked like Bielefeld's territorial dominance - reflected in their 16 shots and 8 corners - would be rewarded with all three points. Instead, Darmstadt's defensive discipline, shown through 22 tackles to Bielefeld's 11, kept them in the contest, and a stoppage-time penalty from Milan Smit stole the win against the run of play. It's a result that will sting Bielefeld, who missed two big chances and will rue not converting their control into a positive result, while Darmstadt take a gritty, backs-to-the-wall victory that could prove crucial in the table.
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Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Milan SmitMilan Smit scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Milan Smit scores, making it 2-1.
Yannik Luhrs takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
On comes Joel Felix, off goes Marius Worl.
Corner awarded.
William Mikelbrencis replaces Raoul Petretta.
Ibrahim El Kadiri comes on for Carlo Sickinger.
Yosuke Furukawa is substituted for Noah Weisshaupt.
Nicolas Verkooijen comes on for Lee Ho jae.
Substitution: Leon Jensen comes on for Monju Momuluh.
Joel Grodowski takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Joel Grodowski takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Noah Weisshaupt takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Joel Grodowski takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Henri KoudossouYellow CardHenri Koudossou receives a yellow card.
Kai Klefisch takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kai Klefisch takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Noah Weisshaupt takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Goal! Marius Worl scores, making it 1-1.
Marius WörlMarius Worl scores with a right-footed shot.
Stefano Russo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Lance Duijvestijn is on, and Marco Richter is off.
David Mina is on, and Marvin Mehlem is off.
Corner awarded.
Monju Momuluh takes a shot with his right foot, but it misses.
Arne Sicker takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Maximilian Bauer's header is saved.
Maximilian Grosser takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Stefano Russo takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Christopher Lannert takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Kai Klefisch receives a yellow card.
Henri Koudossou takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Noah Weisshaupt receives a yellow card.
Joel Grodowski takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Maximilian Grosser attempts a header but misses the shot.
Raoul PetrettaYellow CardRaoul Petretta receives a yellow card.
Patric Pfeiffer's header is saved.
Monju MomuluhYellow CardYellow card for Monju Momuluh.
Corner awarded.
Milan Smit takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Marius Worl takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Arne Sicker attempted a left-footed shot but missed.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Marco Richter attempts a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Maximilian Grosser takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Noah Weisshaupt takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot - Lee Ho jae Right Footed Shot Goal
assist: Noah Weißhaupt
Goal! Lee Ho-jae scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Noah Weisshaupt.
Kick-off! The referee is Eric Dominic Weisbach.
Winless Darmstadt 98 sit rock bottom of 2. Bundesliga and desperately need a result under the Böllenfalltor lights, but they welcome an Arminia Bielefeld side that, while not exactly flying, has at least avoided their opponents' alarming slide. Historical head-to-heads have been tight, but Darmstadt's current form makes them clear underdogs on home soil.
