Reus Misses Penalty Due to Dortmund Drop Points
17 January, 2021
Bundesliga
Result: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Mainz
Date: 16 January 2021
Venue: Signal-Iduna Park
Borussia Dortmund remain beyond the top three in the Bundesliga standings after dropping tips against Mainz on home soil.
The home side got off to an ideal start as Haaland opened the scoring after just four moments, however the strike was eliminated by the Video recording Assistant Referee (VAR).
Mainz went close in the other seeing as Jonathan Burkardt failed fire history Roman Burki from close selection after being chosen by Levin Oztunali.
Haaland looked draw Dortmund ahead after 28 minutes after finding on the finish of Thomas Meunier's cross, however the Norwegian striker found his close-range hit saved by Robin Zentner.
The Mainz shot-stopper was called upon four minutes later, this time producing an excellent stop to keep out Raphael Guerreiro's effort from length.
Dortmund must have gone into the break found in the lead, however the likes of Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho squandered big probabilities in the ultimate five minutes.
The hosts were made to pay for their earlier misses in the second fifty percent when Oztunali found the back of the web for Mainz with an attempt from distance in the hour mark.
However, Dortmund were back on level conditions in the 73rd minute mainly because Meunier got himself a rare target with a neat finish into the bottom corner.
Meunier went on to win Dortmund a good penalty 3 minutes after appearing brought down by Alexander Hack, but Marco Reus was struggling to convert the spot-kick.
Dortmund threw everything forwards in search of successful, with Youssoufa Moukoko heading closest with a good header that sailed wide found in the 90th minute, but 1-1 was the way the encounter finished.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za