Newly promoted Holstein Kiel inflicted a bitter defeat on Borussia Dortmund. The “Storks” took perfect advantage of counter-attack opportunity. The fans celebrated the 4:2 (3:0) triumph on Tuesday with a lot of pyrotechnics, which is why the game had to be interrupted several times.
Shuto Machino (27th), Phil Harres (32nd) and Alexander Bernhardsson (45th + 4) sent the North German fans into a collective frenzy of celebration before the break. After the break, BVB at least played a little better. Substitute Gio Reyna first shortened the lead (71′), before Jamie Gittens scored the next goal a short time later (77′).
Successful coach Marcel Rapp’s team from Kiel brought the celebrated victory over time – also because Fiete Arp scored the fourth goal for Kiel at the last second (90th + 8th). Later Rapp said: “Today we can celebrate.”
“It’s my responsibility”said Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin to Sportschau. Let it be that “Club decision”whether he would continue to be responsible for the BVB team. He still has himself “Never ducked, never in my life”said Sahin.
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However, he apparently doesn’t have to worry about his job for the time being – at least that’s what managing director Lars Ricken told the broadcaster “Sky”. When asked whether Sahin was available, Ricken replied: “No, it’s not there.” Rather, the players would have to question themselves. “The first half was undignified”said Ricken: “In games like this it is embarrassing, shameful and unworthy how we represent the black and yellow colors.”
Kiel starts confidently and then really takes off
Kiel got off to a good start right from the start and had their first chance to score in the fifth minute. Finn Porath shot from the left, but Gregor Kobel in the box had no problems with the rather weak shot attempt. Dortmund then took control of the game, but without creating any useful chances to score.
The “Storks” took the lead out of nowhere after almost half an hour: After Julian Brandt lost the ball, Alexander Bernhardsson fed his Japanese colleague Machino, who hit the goal from the edge of the penalty area on the left.
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Machino was also involved in the second goal when he put a ricochet shot in midfield to Lasse Rosenboom on the right, whose precise cross was placed by Harres in the visitors’ box. After another double chance, it was once again the excellent teamwork of the Kiel offensive that made it 3-0. Machino stole the ball from the Black and Yellows in their own half. The ball reached Bernhardsson via Porath and Harres, who was able to finish the ball in the 16’s. The Borussia team seemed not only out of ideas, but also powerless and completely unsettled.
Sahin changes – with moderate success
During the break, BVB coach Nuri Sahin completely restructured his team: the weak defense was reduced by Julian Ryerson and Ramy Bensebaini, and the coach switched his defense to a three-man chain with Waldemar Anton. The measure worked – at least a little. Because Kiel’s advances were noticeably slowing down. But there was still little more than a mild breeze on the Dortmund side in the “creativity” department.
That changed when Sahin brought Yan Couto and Gio Reyna into the game after just under an hour. Serhou Guirassy immediately rummaged through Kiel’s penalty area, but as it fell, he put the ball just wide of the goal. As in the first half, Dortmund had significantly more possession of the ball and suddenly became efficient. First Reyna scored the first goal for the guests with a precision shot from the edge of the penalty area, then Gittens was lucky with BVB’s second chance to score because his shot from the left by Timo Becker was unstoppable for KSV keeper Timon Weiner.
Holtby comes in and immediately sees red
Now Kiel had to tremble – all the more so because veteran substitute Lewis Holtby, shortly after taking over the captain’s armband, over-motivatedly stepped in from behind against Felix Nmecha and was quite rightly shown the red card by referee Martin Petersen (86th).
The final point was set by Fiete Arp, who hit the empty Dortmund goal from 40 meters from a Dortmund corner, for which goalkeeper Gregor Kobel had also come forward.
Dortmund in Frankfurt, Kiel against Hoffenheim
Dortmund’s next away game will be in Frankfurt on Friday evening (8:30 p.m.). The next day, Kiel welcomes TSG from Hoffenheim (January 18th, 3:30 p.m.).