Dortmund Keep UCL Expectations Alive With Thrilling Win
11 April, 2021
Bundesliga
Result: Stuttgart 2-3 Borussia Dortmund
Date: 09 April 2021
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Borussia Dortmund engineered a 3-2 victory over VfB Stuttgart to hold their top-four hopes alive found in the Bundesliga on Saturday evening.
Dortmund looked to clean away their midweek damage to Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League and featured Erling Braut Haaland, Marco Reus, Gio Reyna and Jude Bellingham up major.
However, the Black and Yellow were behind in the 17th minute finish from Sasa Kalajdzic who headed home a showing cross from Borna Sosa.
Stuttgart commenced to drop deep and practically surrendered their lead towards halftime, thankfully Raphael Guerreiro drilled a left-footed shot from a good angle outrageous.
Pressure from the viewing side continued to put on the host, due to Reus, Bellingham and Reyna plunged numerous shots found in on goal late on but in the finish to no avail.
At the other end, Kalajdzic should’ve gone to complete a brace in the final minute of the half but saw his promising work from close-range sail most of the actual target.
Dortmund entered the second half on fire and were level within one minute through a clever right-footed finish from Bellingham following a ball from Reyna, whilst Emre Can replaced Mats Hummels.
The turnaround from the visitors followed go well with seven minutes following restart after Reus carved space at the heart of the region to execute Mateu Morey’s delivery past Gregor Kobel.
Stuttgart dusted themselves off following a slow begin to the second fifty percent and drew level through the shoe of Daniel Didavi within the last 12 minutes after an instant break-attack.
However, Dortmund regained the lead two mins after when Ansgar Knauff met a ball from Haaland to use a clever bottom-part finish.
Pellegrino Matarazzo’s part hoped to level once more as full-time neared, but Dortmund held on ultimately to secure victory.
Other results:
Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 Wolfsburg
Hertha Berlin 2-2 Borussia Monchengladbach
Werder Bremen 1-4 RB Leipzig
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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