In the end, all the dams broke. Even a 2-0 lead did not bring Borussia Dortmund a win against Werder Bremen. With three goals in the last few minutes, the promoted team made a coup.
After a remarkable start to the season so far, disillusionment is back at Borussia Dortmund. In a duel with promoted Werder Bremen, coach Edin Terzic’s team had to accept their first defeat at 2:3 (1:0).
Unlike the hard-fought victories over Leverkusen (1-0) and Freiburg (3-1), this time there was a lack of ideas and stamina. As a result, BVB missed the chance to top the table for at least one day. In front of 81,365 spectators in the sold-out Signal Iduna Park, Bremen’s Lee Buchanan (89th), Niklas Schmidt (90th + 3) and Oliver Burke (90th + 5) sealed the end of Terzic’s successful series with nine wins as a late goal BVB head coach in series. The 2-0 lead by Borussia through Julian Brandt (45+2) and Raphael Guerreiro (77) couldn’t change that.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Brandt and Marius Wolf were in Dortmund’s starting eleven as a reward for their strong performance as a substitute in the hard-fought 3-1 win in Freiburg a week ago. But the invigorating effect on the BVB game hoped for by Coach Terzic did not materialize at first. Although his team quickly gained field advantages, they found it difficult to create scoring chances.
The injury-related absence of Mahmoud Dahoud, who had to be replaced by Emre Can after just 18 minutes, made things even more difficult for BVB against the well-organized Bremen team. As the game progressed, the guests’ courage grew: with a header from Jens Stage (21st) and shots from Marvin Ducksch (34th) and Niclas Füllkrug (35th) as well as a free kick from Ducksch (43rd), they were close to taking the lead.
Brandt with a flattering BVB leadership
On the other hand, Borussia had no chance to score for a long time, but still took the lead shortly before half-time. Ironically, Brandt, who had been weak until then, plucked up courage and hit the bottom corner with a well-placed left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area to make it 1-0 for BVB.
Even after the restart, Werder showed more wit and made life difficult for Borussia. Only the spirited duel of new signing Nico Schlotterbeck against Anthony Jung (59th) saved Dortmund from equalizing. Unlike Bremen, BVB seemed unimaginative in this phase. Even new signing Anthony Modeste hardly posed a goal threat on his home debut in the black and yellow jersey.
Another chance out of nowhere helped Borussia out of a tight spot. Bremen goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka was powerless against a low shot from full-back Guerreiro from 20 meters out. But even after this goal, the resistance of the brave guests was not broken. Substitute Buchanan breathed new life into his side with his late goal. In injury time, Schmidt (90+3) and Burke (90+5) provided the right reward.
Information about the game BVB squad Werder squad
Source: Stern
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