Match highlights
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Eintracht Frankfurt vs VfL Bochum highlights
How the goals came
9' Hugo Ekitike opens the scoring for Eintracht Frankfurt → 18' Omar Marmoush extends Eintracht Frankfurt's lead → 20' Ansgar Knauff extends Eintracht Frankfurt's lead (the winner) → 32' Nathaniel Brown extends Eintracht Frankfurt's lead → 35' Dani de Wit pulls one back for VfL Bochum → 51' Philipp Hofmann pulls one back for VfL Bochum → 61' Mahmoud Dahoud extends Eintracht Frankfurt's lead → 66' Can Uzun extends Eintracht Frankfurt's lead → 69' Hugo Ekitike extends Eintracht Frankfurt's lead. Full time: 7-2, Eintracht Frankfurt win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 9 goals came after half-time.
9' Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt) 1-0
Hosting VfL Bochum at Deutsche Bank Park on Matchday 9 of the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt opened the scoring in the 9th minute through Hugo Ekitike. The goal made it 1-0, and Eintracht Frankfurt never surrendered the lead from that point on, going on to win 7-2. Ekitike would add a second goal later in the match.
18' Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) 2-0
Nine minutes after the opener, Omar Marmoush struck in the 18th minute to double Eintracht Frankfurt's lead to 2-0. The early second goal gave the home side a two-goal cushion, and another would follow just two minutes later.
20' Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) 3-0
Only two minutes after Marmoush's strike, Ansgar Knauff made it 3-0 in the 20th minute. With the second and third goals coming in quick succession, Eintracht Frankfurt had built a three-goal lead inside the first 20 minutes.
32' Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt) 4-0
Nathaniel Brown extended the lead to 4-0 in the 32nd minute, Eintracht Frankfurt's fourth goal of the first half. The four-goal margin would not last long, however, as VfL Bochum pulled one back three minutes later.
35' Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum) 4-1
Trailing by four goals, visitors VfL Bochum got on the scoreboard in the 35th minute through Dani de Wit, cutting the deficit to 4-1. The goal came just three minutes after Eintracht Frankfurt's fourth, and the score remained 4-1 at half-time.
51' Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum) 4-2
VfL Bochum struck again early in the second half, with Philipp Hofmann scoring in the 51st minute to make it 4-2. Following de Wit's goal before the break, it was the visitors' second in a row, halving the gap from four goals to two. It was also the first goal of the second half.
61' Mahmoud Dahoud (Eintracht Frankfurt) 5-2
With the lead cut to 4-2, Eintracht Frankfurt restored a three-goal margin in the 61st minute through Mahmoud Dahoud, making it 5-2. The goal ended VfL Bochum's run of two straight goals and was the home side's first of the second half. It also began a spell of three Eintracht Frankfurt goals in eight minutes.
66' Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt) 6-2
Five minutes after Dahoud's goal, Can Uzun scored in the 66th minute to make it 6-2. It was Eintracht Frankfurt's sixth goal of the match and stretched the margin to four.
69' Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt) 7-2
Hugo Ekitike, who had opened the scoring in the 9th minute, added his second of the match in the 69th to make it 7-2. It completed a burst of three Eintracht Frankfurt goals in eight minutes from the 61st minute on, and proved to be the last goal of a match that ended 7-2.
