Kramarić scores Hoffenheim's 1,000th Bundesliga goal and adds an assist in 3-0 win over Leverkusen

Croatia forward Andrej Kramarić scored a penalty and set up another goal as Hoffenheim beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The goal was Hoffenheim's 1,000th in the league, according to the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and the news agency Hina, whose report was carried by Sportska televizija.

The goals

There was no goal until the 79th minute, when Kramarić converted the penalty that opened the scoring. HNS says it was Hoffenheim's 1,000th Bundesliga goal since the 2008/09 season. Hina reports that the penalty was awarded after Leverkusen's Tapsoba brought down Hoffenheim's Asllani.

Kramarić had come on in the 65th minute, replacing Hložek, according to HNS. In the 89th minute, both outlets say, he assisted Alexander Prass for 2-0. Hina adds that Prass took his shirt off in the celebration and received a second yellow card, so Hoffenheim were down to ten men. Max Moerstedt then made it 3-0 in stoppage time. According to Hina, Kramarić's shot from about 12 metres hit the crossbar and Moerstedt put the rebound into an empty net.

What Kramarić said

Hina quotes the 35-year-old, speaking to the club's website after the match:

"I'm delighted to have scored TSG's 1,000th Bundesliga goal. It's a wonderful feeling." Original: "Oduševljen sam što sam postigao 1000. gol TSG-a u Bundesligi. To je prekrasan osjećaj." (Kramarić, via Hina)

He also said it was Hoffenheim's best match of the season, Hina writes.

The numbers

HNS also reports that Kramarić has been directly involved in 201 Bundesliga goals (scored or assisted) since the 2015/16 season. It describes that as a comfortable lead among active Bundesliga players, with Gnabry second on 144. That statistic comes from HNS only.

Hina says the win moved Hoffenheim up four places to tenth with nine points, while Leverkusen are fourth with 13.