Lucien Favre vented his frustration after Borussia Dortmund suffered another collapse as their Bundesliga title hopes were dealt a blow.
Andrej Kramaric s 87th-minute goal completed a late comeback for hosts Hoffenheim, who stunned stuttering Dortmund 2-1 on Friday.
Dortmund played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig on Tuesday after squandering a 2-0 first-half lead.
Favre s Dortmund – fourth in the standings and four points off the pace – looked set to bounce back in their final match of 2019 thanks to Mario Gotze s 17th-minute opener.
But Dortmund came unstuck again as Sargis Adamyan equalised in the 79th minute before Hoffenheim star Kramaric struck with three minutes of normal time remaining.
Final at Hoffenheim.
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We dominated the game, Dortmund head coach Favre told reporters. We were leading 1-0 and had more possession. We played too complicated and lost too many balls. But we had clear scoring chances.
In the second half we can make it 2-0, 3-0, within five minutes. But we don t make it, we miss big scoring chances. I just saw another situation where we could have crossed and two players from Dortmund were completely free. The goal is empty, but we can t handle it. I have to say, that s stupid.
You lead 1-0, everyone is a bit tired and everything is possible. When they [Hoffenheim] made the 1:1, it was hard to accept. But we have to get at least one point at the end.
Unfortunately we didn t manage that and that s a great pity. When I imagine how many points we lost stupidly. That costs us a lot. But congratulations to my colleague [Alfred Schreuder].
Dortmund star Julian Brandt added: We couldn t manage to score the second goal. We lacked determination, conviction and concentration. It was an ugly result.
