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Updated: October 16, 2021

Bundesliga: Hoffenheim Dismantles Koln In 5-Goal Thriller

By Oladimeji Balogun
October 16, 2021
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Togolese winger Ihlas Bebou

Togolese winger Ihlas Bebou scored a brace to inspire Hoffenheim to a 5-0 home demolition of Koln to lift them up to eighth in the Bundesliga standings on Friday.

The Togo winger struck both sides of the interval with Christoph Baumgartner, Dennis Geiger and Stefan Porsch also scoring to put Hoffenheim on 11 points from eight games, one behind seventh-placed Koln.

Bebou put the hosts ahead on 31 minutes, going around keeper Timo Horn for a cool finish after being played through by Andrej Kramaric.

The Togolese winger doubled the advantage four minutes into the second half, finding the back of the net with a backheel from Kevin Akpoguma's cross.

Christoph Baumgartner put the hammer down two minutes later from close range after collecting a David Raum cutback before Geiger and Porsch completed the rout in the last 15 minutes.

Leaders Bayern Munich, on 16 points from seven games, travel to second-placed Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.