Thanks to Christoph Baumgartner and Munas Dabbur, the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim celebrated a good Europa League start even without fans at the Sinsheim stadium.
The Bundesliga team beat the Belgrade Red Star 2-0 (0-0) in the first group match. Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner (64th) and Munas Dabbur (90th + 3) scored goals against Serbian champions and European Cup winners in 1991.
For Kraichgauer, who started without the top scorer Andrej Kramaric, this was only the second victory of their 15th international turnout.