Borussia Dortmund are still standing in the German Bundesliga. Union Berlin won 2-1 away from home on Saturday. Meanwhile, Leverkusen and Kiel drew 2-2.
Four days after the 7-1 triumph in the Football Champions League against Celtic Glasgow, Borussia Dortmund suffered a defeat in the German Bundesliga. BVB lost 2-1 away to Union Berlin on Saturday and have just ten points after six matches. Bayer Leverkusen have one more point after a disappointing 2-2 home win against Holstein Kiel. Wolfsburg won 3-1 in Bochum, Bremen lost 0-1 at home to Freiburg.
Dortmund fell behind in Berlin thanks to a penalty from Kevin Vogt (26th), Yorbe Vertessen extended the lead to 2-0 shortly before half-time. After the break, the black and yellow team got better, but they could not score more than Julian Ryerson’s goal (62′). Christopher Trimmel played through for the winners, Leopold Querfeld replaced him in the 60th minute. Marcel Sabitzer came on the field for the guests in the 76th minute.
Leverkusen wasted a 2-0 lead
Benedikt Pichler was able to help newly promoted Holstein Kiel steal a point from Leverkusen in the 46th minute. The defending champions were clearly in control of the game early on and looked like the sure winner early on after goals from Victor Boniface (4th) and Jonas Hofmann (8th). But then the slippery slope came in, Kiel became more dangerous and managed to equalize thanks to Mark Geschwill (45th + 5) and Fiete Arp (69th / penalty). Bayer’s final offensive was ineffective.
Bremen’s Friedl as a tragic figure
Marco Friedl was the tragic figure in Werder’s home win against Freiburg. The ÖFB return deflected a relatively harmless shot from Ritsu Doan into his own goal (75th). Friedl and Schmid played through, Marco Grüll emerged in the 79th minute. On the other side, Junior Adamu and Philipp Lienhart were in action throughout, while Michael Gregoritsch sat on the bench.
Patrick Wimmer at least got some practice before the upcoming Nations League games. Coach Ralph Hasenhüttl brought the former Austrian into the game in the 73rd minute of VfL Wolfsburg’s 3-1 win over Bochum. (APA)