Hennings brace gives Duesseldorf 2-2 draw with 10-man Hoffenheim

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Fortuna Dusseldorf's Erik Thommy in action with Hoffenheim's Sebastian Rudy, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

A goal in each half by Rouwen Hennings gave Fortuna Duesseldorf a 2-2 draw at home to 10-man Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday but Uwe Rosler's side, who are third from bottom, will see it as two points dropped rather than one gained.

Hoffenheim got off to the worst possible start when striker Hennings headed the hosts into the lead in the fifth minute, shortly before visiting captain Benjamin Huebner was shown a straight red card for an altercation at a corner.

Munas Dabbur equalised in the 16th minute, while Hennings had a second headed goal ruled out two minutes later after the video assistant referee (VAR) spotted a foul in the build-up.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Fortuna Dusseldorf's Rouwen Hennings scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

Steven Zuber put Hoffenheim ahead around the hour mark, but Hennings netted a penalty to secure the draw and leave his side third from bottom on 28 points, three behind Mainz. Hoffenheim climbed to sixth and into the Europa League places on 43 points.

(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Fortuna Dusseldorf's Rouwen Hennings scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Fortuna Dusseldorf's Erik Thommy in action with Hoffenheim's Havard Nordtveit, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Hoffenheim's Steven Zuber celebrates scoring their second goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Hoffenheim's Ihlas Bebou in action with Fortuna Dusseldorf's Jean Zimmer, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Hoffenheim's Steven Zuber scores their second goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Fortuna Dusseldorf's Andre Hoffmann comes on as a substitute to replace Niko Giesselmann, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 6, 2020 Hoffenheim's Sebastian Rudy reacts, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Marius Becker/Pool via REUTERS