The debut of Niko Kovac at Borussia Dortmund went completely wrong: VfB Stuttgart used a pair of lifeless appearance of BVB on Saturday without great shine to win 2-1.
After an eventless first half, an own goal from ex-Stuttgart Waldemar Anton (50th) initiated the eighth season of the season of BVB, which is becoming more and more away from the desired Champions League-Platz. Jeff Chabot got 2-0 in the 63rd minute before Julian Brandt shortened in the 81st minute. For Kovac, a personal horror series continued: as a guest coach, he has always lost in this stadium in all his career – now that also happened to him in his debut as a home bike.
Little movement at BVB
“Devotion, intensity, passion, aggressiveness”these were the guidelines that Kovac had made to his new team. In an offensive fireworks from the kick -off away, 81,365 fans absolutely did not result in the trainer’s appeal. The shapes of the Dortmund game were initially more likely to make an effort for control, waiting, static position game.
It was a problem, especially the nine field players who did not lead the ball. So Stuttgart developed an overweight in midfield, and also went through the outside with Chris Leadich and Jamie Leweling – but also had no dangerous degrees.
First approach from Bensebaini
The first somewhat more exciting goal approach succeeded in the BVB after a short corner after eleven minutes: the ex-Stuttgart Waldemar Anton claimed the ball on the five-meter room, put up for Rami Bensebaini, who just bang past the left angle.
On the other hand, too, this was briefly exciting, but the header from Chabot after a free kick by Maximilian Mittelstädt was rightly recognized because of offside (18th).
Can save after Anton-Exerts
After that, the action calmed down very quickly in this most goal-rich duel in the Bundesliga history. Jamie Gitten gave a long-range shot again in the 27th minute, which Alexander Nübel defused in the VfB goal. A Hanebüner Back Pass from Anton almost countered the entire Dortmund effort for order and security: Deniz Undav ran the unwanted steep pass, ran freely towards Gregor Kobel, but the BVB keeper was so slow that Emre can still run.
Can was then celebrated by the “Süd”, and in return, another previously criticized Dortmund applause: After a sharp cross from Julian Ryerson, Karim Adeyemi only narrowly failed with an artistic chopping trick.
Anton’s own goal without distress
Nevertheless, there was a game of over -shelled quality and only a few chances played out. So it was almost obvious that the guests’ leadership resulted from an individual dropout: Führich had pushed the pace for Stuttgart on the right outer track, his cross was completely unrestricted by the Stuttgart fans over the entire game duration with whistles. in your own gate.
Even after the deficit, BVB did not get out of its much too static playground. Stuttgart used the extremely hypothermic to the second goal: Leweling flanked on the second post as a result of a corner ball, Chabot chased the ball volley past Kobel into the corner.
Brandt can only shorten
Only then did the attacks of the Dortmund look a little more determined, but the momentum did not get them on their side: Nübel got a hand on a slightly deflected cracker from Gitten, from there the ball clapped the crossbar (68.). When Brandt then made the connection with a low shot in the middle of the crowd in the Stuttgart penalty area, the BVB fans again germinated hope.
But it remained – in the final phase, Nübel no longer had to ward off dangerous ball. However, it came even worse for BVB: Ryerson saw the yellow-red card shortly before the end after an uncontrolled action. In the end, the nerves in Dortmund were blank. Can merged with his own keeper after Kobel stepped into the ball, sports director Sebastian Kehl got the yellow card on the bench because of complaining – FIFA referee Daniel Siebert also contributed a lot to this hustle and bustle with his inconsistent game management.
Dortmund in Bochum, Stuttgart against Wolfsburg
The BVB will follow the VfL Bochum next (February 15, 3:30 p.m.). At the same time, Stuttgart has VfL Wolfsburg.