MANNHEIM (Interstat) — Terrence Boyd scored a hat trick, including the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute and a stoppage-time finish, and Mannheim overcame an early deficit to beat Hoffenheim II 4-1 on Sunday. Hoffenheim II opened the scoring in the third minute when Jakov Dedic found the net. Mannheim leveled in the 57th minute through Goncalo Gregorio, then took control as Boyd scored in the 78th, 88th and 90th minute plus five minutes of stoppage time. Boyd’s first goal put Mannheim ahead, and his second and third gave the home side breathing room. The late surge turned a tense match into a clear home victory and made Boyd the game’s top performer for Mannheim. Mannheim finished with four goals at home.

Boyd was credited with three goals in an 18-minute statline. After Dedic’s early goal put Hoffenheim II ahead, Mannheim stayed in the game and equalized when Gregorio scored in the 57th. Boyd then struck in the 78th to put Mannheim in front, added another in the 88th and completed the hat trick in the 90th minute plus five minutes of stoppage time. The three goals came after the 78th minute, with the last one arriving in stoppage time. Gregorio, who played 88 minutes, also picked up a yellow card in the 32nd minute. Dedic played 66 minutes and scored the visitors’ only goal before being substituted.

Y. Zor was credited with an assist while playing all 90 minutes for Hoffenheim II. Julian Ulbricht played 72 minutes and recorded an assist for Mannheim, and Jid Okeke needed only four minutes to register an assist. N. Bazee had an assist in 18 minutes, while Masca had an assist and a yellow card in four minutes. Mannheim’s assists were credited to Ulbricht, Okeke, Bazee and Masca. Hoffenheim II’s Dedic had the early goal, but the visitors could not protect the lead after halftime.

The match grew physical, with yellow cards issued to Gregorio and Hoffenheim II’s K. Gjasula in the 32nd minute. L. Engelns was booked in the 33rd, T. Poller in the 35th, J. Rieckmann in the 40th, V. Thill in the 50th and Masca in the 90th. The teams combined for seven yellow cards. Hoffenheim II made substitutions involving L. Engelns in the 58th minute, Dedic in the 66th, M. Moore and B. Makanda in the 80th and T. Poller in the 82nd. Mannheim made changes involving J. Ulbricht and L. Bierschenk in the 72nd, D. Michel and V. Thill in the 86th and Gregorio in the 88th.

The result moved Hoffenheim II to 5 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw in this competition, and to 6 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws across all competitions. Mannheim is now 2 wins and 2 losses in this competition, and 3 wins and 3 losses across all competitions. Hoffenheim II had entered after a home win over Verl in its previous competition match and had also beaten Turbine and Meppen in recent competition play. Mannheim had dropped its previous competition match at Wurzburger Kickers and had also lost to Ingolstadt. Hoffenheim II had won one of its previous three competition matches, while Mannheim had lost two of three. Hoffenheim II is scheduled to host Viktoria Koln in its next competition match. The home side’s late scoring burst decided a game that had been tied after Gregorio’s equalizer.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Mannheim 2, Hoffenheim II 2, while Interstat’s ELO system had projected Hoffenheim II with an 80 percent probability to win. Mannheim had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25, and the total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 3.5.