Despite having only one point in the first 12 games, Fürth started strong and looked for the maximum chance of making a breakthrough, even though both teams only had partial chances. That is, until Hoffenheim came close when Munas Dabbur turned a corner towards goal and Marius Funk showed wonderful reactions to get it back. Greuther then went straight to the other goal and took the lead when captain Branimir Hrwere cut in from the left after a right-footed urgency and Jamie Leweling uncovered the far post with his left foot with a leadoff. Things then changed when Tillguy first hit the outside post for the promoted club before TSG broke the pitch, Georginio Rutter whipping in a low cross from the left for Ihlas Bebou to slide into the far post. All before the break, when a short corner down the left unsettled the Fürth defence before returning wide, where former Greuther player David Raum crossed and Rutter directed.
The moment passed brilliantly as Fürth equalized within 20 minutes. Bebou lost the ball in his own half and the hosts broke through, with Hrwere returning the passer as he picked out Tillman in the middle to head home. But the star of the day, Rutter, repaired TSG’s lead with a strong shot from the left corner of the area, placing himself in the far corner of a helpless Marius Funk. Moments later, the Fürth goalkeeper did well to deny Bebou one-on-one as the striker looked for a shot, but the ball fell softly for the Togolese to collect the rebound and complete their double. The visitors were five up when Marco Meyerhöfer scored an own goal from a corner kick, but the hosts got back on track moments later when Hrwere Givea added to his two assists with a goal of his own after a low pass from Leweling from the right. Bebou’s hat-trick ended when he ran onto substitute Andrej Kramaric’s ball and scored his lob this time. However, he would remain at nine goals, which is the highest performance of the Bundesliga season, but Fürth remains at the bottom of the table without a win. Hoffenheim remains on the margins of European cities.