Match highlights
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VfL Bochum vs Hertha BSC highlights
How the goals came
22' Philipp Hofmann opens the scoring for VfL Bochum → 44' Keven Schlotterbeck extends VfL Bochum's lead (the winner) → 56' Philipp Hofmann extends VfL Bochum's lead → 87' Suat Serdar pulls one back for Hertha BSC. Full time: 3-1, VfL Bochum win.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
22' Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum) 1-0
VfL Bochum hosted Hertha BSC on Matchday 16 of the Bundesliga on January 21, 2023, and it was Philipp Hofmann who broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute to make it 1-0. Bochum never relinquished the lead from that point, so Hofmann's opener ultimately stood as the winning goal.
44' Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum) 2-0
Just before the break, in the 44th minute, Keven Schlotterbeck doubled Bochum's advantage to 2-0. The home side went into half-time two goals clear, leaving Hertha BSC with considerable ground to make up in the second half.
56' Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum) 3-0
Hofmann, who had opened the scoring, struck again in the 56th minute for his second goal of the afternoon, making it 3-0. The three-goal cushion all but settled the contest in Bochum's favor.
87' Suat Serdar (Hertha BSC) 3-1
Trailing by three, Hertha BSC finally got on the scoreboard in the 87th minute through Suat Serdar. It proved only a consolation, as VfL Bochum held on for a 3-1 home win.
