A brace from Serhou Guirassy secured a comeback win for Borussia Dortmund after Bochum raced right into a 2-0 lead on the Westfalenstadion within the Ruhr derby. 4-2 winners on the evening, there’s nonetheless loads of work to do defensively for Nuri Şahin’s aspect who once more seemed frail within the defensive third, however there’s loads of optimistic to take from their assault.
Ferocious begin from Bochum
Bochum had been trying to benefit from Borussia Dortmund’s absolutely morale deflating loss towards Stuttgart final weekend because the guests seemed to press their opponents from the primary second, nevertheless it was Dortmund who managed possession within the early levels. And it was Dortmund who had the very best probability within the early levels when Karim Adeyemi compelled Patrick Drewes into an early stage after 11 minutes, nevertheless it was Bochum that silenced the Yellow Wall.
Driving ahead, Matúš Bero performed a wonderful one-two with Philipp Hofmann earlier than firing a ferocious shot previous Gregor Kobel, who had no probability, after 16 minutes. And it took the guests simply one other 5 minutes to double their lead, this time by Dani de Wit. Kobel was beneath stress from Myron Boadu, who nicked the ball from the Dortmund goalkeeper earlier than discovering his compatriot, who handed the ball into an empty internet.
And it may properly have gotten worse for Borussia Dortmund. Boadu broke by the line of defense after bringing down a cross from Hofmann. Driving the ball ahead from simply inside Dortmund’s half, Boadu dragged the ball simply huge of Kobel’s submit from 15 yards.
Failure to take a 3-0 finally value Bochum after Borussia Dortmund obtained a purpose again on the stroke of half-time. The hosts dominated possession within the ultimate 5 minutes of the half and had been rewarded when Serhou Guirassy obtained on the top of Julian Brandt’s cross, scoring his second Dortmund purpose, and his first on the Westfalenstadion.
Borussia Dortmund full second-half comeback
An enormous 45 minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s season, no matter Nuri Şahin mentioned at half-time labored. Die Schwarzgelben dominated possession and created probabilities by Jamie Gittens and Pascal Groß. It was the latter who performed a cross into the trail of Guirassy, who was introduced down by former Dortmund defender Felix Passlack within the space, which noticed Emre Can to step up and dispatch the penalty – BVB’s captain has by no means missed a penalty within the Bundesliga, scoring 9.
Moments after a triple substitution that noticed Maximilian Beier, Ramy Bensebaini and Felix Nmecha launched, Borussia Dortmund then accomplished the comeback. An outstanding counter-attack, Adeyemi progressed the ball earlier than his perfectly-weighted cross discovered Guirassy, who made no mistake in scoring his second of the evening.
There’s little question that Borussia Dortmund shall be disenchanted with their defensive efficiency after Şahin demanded a response after conceding 5 objectives final weekend, however Dortmund seemed, in phases, glorious in assault. Nmecha added a fourth for Dortmund on the evening, with Adeyemi including one other help. And though Die Schwarzgelben made it onerous work to return again, they obtained the job achieved on the evening and might begin making ready for a tough Champions League tie towards Celtic.
Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Bochum Participant Scores
Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel (4) – Yan Couto (4), Waldemar Anton (5), Nico Schlotterbeck (5), Julian Ryerson (4) – Emre Can (5), Pascal Groß (6) – Karim Adeyemi (6), Julian Brandt (6), Jamie Gittens (6) – Serhou Guirassy (8).
Others: Julien Duranville (5), Maximilian Beier (-), Ramy Bensebaini (-), Felix Nmecha (-), Niklas Süle (-)
VfL Bochum: Patrick Drewes (6) – Felix Passlack (7), Tim Oermann (5), Jakov Medić (6), Maximilian Wittek (6) – Ibrahima Sissoko (6), Anthony Losilla (6), Matúš Bero (7), Dani de Wit (6) – Myron Boadu (7), Philipp Hofmann (7)
Others: Moritz Broschinski (5), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (-), Aliou Baldé (-),
GGFN MOTM: Serhou Guirassy – The Guinean ahead scored his second and third objectives in Borussia Dortmund colors to assist safe a comeback win for his new membership. A leaping header introduced Dortmund to inside one among Bochum, earlier than he was introduced down by Felix Passlack for his or her second of the evening. Guirassy then scored the all-important purpose to place Die Schwarzgelben right into a 3-2 lead with an excellent end. 32 touches on the evening, three of his 5 pictures discovered the goal, and he additionally created two large probabilities. An outstanding efficiency.
