Hannover 96 won 1-0 at Darmstadt 98 in the 2. Bundesliga, with Lars Gindorf's 57th-minute goal the difference. The visitors controlled the game throughout, holding 67% possession and registering 26 shots to Darmstadt's 11.
The match swung in the 20th minute when Aleksandar Vukotić was sent off. Hannover kept pushing after the red card, and Gindorf finally broke through in the 57th minute to make it 0-1.
Hannover's dominance showed in the numbers: seven shots on target, 11 corners and an expected-goals total of 2.31. Darmstadt's goalkeeper made six saves to keep the score respectable, but the home side only managed three shots on target and missed their one big chance.
