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03/28/2020

Dabbur leads TSG to victory in the Home Challenge

TSG Hoffenheim have beaten SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3-2 on aggregate in the Bundesliga Home Challenge on PlayStation 4 thanks to a goal in the last minute. Munas Dabbur, who won the second match by a 3-1 scoreline, turned the tie around towards the end and ensured Hoffenheim emerged with the win.

The first match between TSG Hoffenheim and SpVgg Greuther Fürth saw Marcel Schwarz, a TSG season ticket holder based in Bielefeld, take on Fabio „Fifabio97“ Sabbagh, who had helped the Green & Whites to second place in the most recent Virtual Bundesliga season and occupied first place in the individual ranking on the PlayStation. With that in mind, Schwarz was always going to have his work cut out.

Hoffenheim got off to the worse-possible start, with Fürth taking a 1-0 lead courtesy of an own goal by Kevin Akpoguma (?) in the fifth minute. But Marcel was subsequently solid in defence and managed to keep the deficit to one goal until the half-time whistle sounded. With no goals in the second half and the final score 1-0, Munas Dabbur was under pressure right from the start of his match.

The TSG striker  who had taken part in the #homecup on Thursday and won the tournament  put his opponent, Fürth midfielder Timothy Tilman, to the test right from kick-off. When Andrej Kramarić had a shot blocked in the 18th minute of the match, Ihlas Bebou was on hand to slot home the follow-up. But Fürth hit back almost immediately and levelled the score at 1-1 through Daniel Keita-Ruel in the 21st minute.

Dabbur subsequently sought to re-establish his lead, but struggled for a while to get in behind the Fürth defence. The Israeli was finally rewarded for his efforts in the 81st minute, however, as Maximilian Beier made it 2-1 with a well-placed shot from inside the box. By this point, the aggregate score was 2-2. Then, with two minutes to go, Dabbur scored another goal with Kramarić to ensure a win for TSG in the Home Challenge.

A total of 26 clubs are taking part in the Bundesliga Home Challenge. The matches are being played in "85 Mode" meaning all the players have the same overall rating of 85 in a bid to ensure fairness between the teams.

Results:

Match 1: Marcel Schwarz 0-1 (0-1) Fabio Sabbagh

Match 2: Munas Dabbur 3-1 (1-1) Timothy Tilman

Aggregate: TSG Hoffenheim 3-2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth

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