There are trains that cannot be missed. Bayern’s debacle in Bochum (4-2) offered Borussia Dortmund a golden opportunity to close the gap with the leadership, an opportunity that was not wasted. Without Haaland, who has been injured since the end of January, the ‘Borusser’ team thrashed Union Berlin at home to get six points behind the head of the Bundesliga.
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Union Berlin
Luther; Jaeckel, Knoche, Baumgartl; Trimmel (Ryerson, 79′), Prömel, Oczipka, Becker (Schäfer, 78′), Öztunali (Möhwald, 62′); Awoniyi (Behrens, 62′), Michel (Ujah, 73′).
Borussia Dortmund
Kobel; Akanji, Zagadou, Hummels, Guerreiro (Schulz, 90′); Witsel, Dahoud (Can, 73′), Bellingham; Reus (Tigges, 90′), Malen (Moukoko, 81′), Brandt (Reinier, 90′).
goals
0-1 M. 18 Reus; 1-1 M. 25 Reus; 0-3 M. 71 Warrior.
Referee
Matthias Joellenbeck. TA: Baumgartl (35′), Knoche (92′), Schäfer (95′)/Brandt (39′).
Stadium
An der Alten Forsterei. 10,000 viewers
Marco Rose’s team took control of the match from the first momentsand the goal was only a matter of time. Marco Reus received a pass from Dahoud inside the area and defined between the legs of luthe to launch the email. With this goal, the ‘borusser’ captain, who seems to have left behind his particular hell with injuries, added his sixth goal in the domestic championship, a record that would only take a few minutes to improve.
The Berlin Union It was hardly a shadow of the team that has managed to get into the fight for Europe this season, and was quick to concede a goal again. Malenin an act of faith, fought to the end a ball served long by Zagadou. The local defense neutralized the Dutch striker, but Reus picked up the rebound, dribbled to luthe and pushed the ball into the back of the net.
The scoreboard did not move again during the first half, but Dortmund showed a defensive solidity unbecoming of the last days. Marco Rose’s side seem to have learned their lesson after conceding five goals against Leverkusen at home, and he managed to implement a superiority on the pitch that blurred their rivals.
Urs Fischer spurred on his charges during the break and the capital team came out with a different face to play the second half, managing to mitigate Dortmund’s dominance and even create danger on the goal of Kobel. Despite the local image washing, warrior he managed to stir in the area to establish the 0-3 in the electronic.
When the distance already seemed insurmountable, the Union Berlin was able to reduce distances thanks to a bit of Moehwland, who headed a lateral center. However, Matthias Joellenbeck consulted the play with the VAR and decreed that an attacking foul had been committed on kanji, so the goal did not go up to the scoreboard. With the action invalidated, the mood of the local team fell and the game was seen for sentencing.