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VfL Bochum Secures Narrow Home Victory Against Arminia Bielefeld
Bochum, Germany – In a hard-fought match at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, VfL Bochum secured a narrow victory against Arminia Bielefeld on matchday 15 of the 2. Bundesliga. The match, refereed by Wolfgang Haslberger, was characterized by physical and tactical play, reflected in the numerous yellow cards shown by the referee.
Arminia Bielefeld dominated possession with 59% compared to Bochum’s 41%, and also surpassed their opponent in the number of shots, with 15 attempts compared to the home team’s 10. However, Bochum’s effectiveness in the second half proved decisive.
The winning goal came in the 70th minute, when P. Hofmann, assisted by M. Kwarteng, sent the ball into the back of the net. The match was intense and contested in midfield, resulting in a high number of fouls committed by both teams (22 by Bochum and 11 by Arminia Bielefeld). The referee cautioned five Bochum players (F. Alfa-Ruprecht, K. Watjen, C. Lenz, P. Strompf, and P. Hofmann) and two Arminia Bielefeld players (T. Momuluh and M. Worl). Despite their superiority in possession and shots, Arminia Bielefeld was unable to convert their opportunities, leaving all three points in Bochum. Bochum, with less possession, knew how to take advantage of its opportunity.
Substitutions arminia bielefeld: at minute 59 B. Boakye came in and M. Worl went out., at minute 59 J. Grodowski came in and J. Kania went out., at minute 76 T. Momuluh came in and N. Sarenren Bazee went out., at minute 76 S. Russo came in and L. Schneider went out., at minute 86 M. Mehlem came in and I. Young went out.
Substitutions vfl bochum: at minute 63 K. Watjen came in and M. Kwarteng went out., at minute 63 F. Alfa-Ruprecht came in and M. Bero went out., at minute 64 L. Morgalla came in and F. Passlack went out., at minute 80 M. Pannewig came in and I. Sissoko went out., at minute 87 M. Wittek came in and K. Koscierski went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
VfL Bochum
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Arminia Bielefeld
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