Hannover 96 has collected in a relegation battle in the Bundesliga the next setback. Despite the, at times, most dedicated management team since the winter break, the table lost its next-to-last on Sunday with 0:3 (0:0) against the Europa League participants Eintracht Frankfurt. From the outstanding attacking trio of Ante Rebic met this time in the 54. and Luka Jovic in the 63. Minute before Filip Kostic (90.) the third of the Eintracht goal shot. The so-called “Buffalo herd” of Concord has now taken thanks to the 34 goals scored by Jovic (15), Rebic (8) and Sebastien Haller (11) this season, nearly twice as often as the entire Hanover Team (20).
Also because of this attack of weakness, the 96 had the great opportunity to climb a week before the cellar duel at VfB Stuttgart in the relegation rank and up to a point at the first non-relegation place.
Before 39.100 viewers Hannover showed more bite and heart than in the previous weeks. Nevertheless, Eintracht Frankfurt could have this match already in the beginning phase decide. Already in the fourth Minute, striker Jovic to be delivered completely alone on goal, because 96 defender Felipe before a misplaced pass had done and be the man next to Waldemar Anton stumbled in. Jovic would have been able to play to shoot in this Moment on the goal, the goalkeeper or the mitgelaufenen Rebic fit, but opted for the worst of all conceivable variants: an arrogant and completely botched Lupfer, the Hanover Keeper Michael Esser effortlessly out of the air fished.
Frankfurt, had a long in the energy-saving mode
Up to the first two goals of the game as it denied the 96-well with everything you have, and the Frankfurt three days after their Europa League Triumph against Shakhtar Donetsk (4:1) just in energy saving mode. But this fighting spirit could conceal Hanover playful deficits never. The descent candidate didn’t make it, several promising attacks up to a conclusion to play through. A direct inspection of the only for a year and a half of Eintracht Frankfurt loaned Nicolai Müller was the exception (34.).
for The first goal fit Jovic on Rebic, at the second crossing Kostic on Jovic. In both cases, the Frankfurt goal-scorer was a free for each. This double-blow within a space of only nine minutes destroyed all resistance in the spirit of 96. Shortly before the final whistle, Kostic was allowed to achieve a goal. However, he was hindered.
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