Borussia Dortmund 1 - 0 Werder Bremen
Dortmund scorers: Julian Brandt (67’)
Venue: Signal-Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
Referee: Dr. Felix Brych
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregor Kobel | Alexander Meyer | ||
| Mats Hummels | Nilkas Süle | ||
| Nico Schlotterbeck | Ramy Bensebaini | 62’ | |
| Marius Wolf | 62’ | Salih Özcan | |
| Julian Ryerson | Giovanni Reyna | 62’ | |
| Felix Nmecha | 44’ | Marcel Sabitzer | 76’ |
| Emre Can | Karim Adeyemi | 89’ | |
| Marco Reus | 62’ | Sébastien Haller | 76’ |
| Donyell Malen | 76’ | Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | |
| Julian Brandt | 67’ 89’ | ||
| Niklas Füllkrug | 77’ |
Manager: Edin Terzić (Germany)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Zetterer | Spyros Angelidis | ||
| Marco Friedl | Senne Lynen | 69’ | |
| Miloš Veljković | 83’ | Christian Groß | |
| Anthony Jung | 87’ | Felix Agu | |
| Mitchell Weiser | Nicolai Rapp | ||
| Olivier Deman | 90+4’ | Justin Njinmah | 69’ |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 61’ 69’ | Leon Opitz | |
| Jens Stage | 75’ | Rafael Santos Borré | 87’ |
| Romano Schmid | 81’ | Nick Woltemade | 81’ |
| Dawid Kownacki | 69’ | ||
| Marvin Ducksch |
Manager: Ole Werner (Germany)
1’: We’re off!
6’: SAVE! Zetterer punches away a shot from Malen.
7’: Marius Wolf’s glancing header drifts wide of the far post.
12’: Reus puts his shot over the bar.
14’: Bittencourt’s header for Werder Bremen goes over.
17’: Ducksch fires a curler towards the top corner from wide, but it goes high and wide.
24’: SAVE! Ryerson skims one to the far side from distance, forcing a diving save from Zetterer.
27’: Bittencourt might have gotten away with a foul in the box, but it would have been pretty soft.
32’: SO CLOSE! Reus gets his shot past the keeper at the near post but it just misses the far corner by a whisker!
39’: Oh, a mishit from Malen! Malen has an open net to hit but the cross comes in behind him, he manages to reach backwards and hit it at goal but it’s a looping shot easily caught by the keeper.
44’: Felix Nmecha slides into Kownacki
45’: Malen denied! A big hit by him, but blocked away to safety by Zetterer’s outstretched arm.
HT Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Werder Bremen Dortmund looks frustrated!
46’: We’re back! There’s some flares going off in the away section, and some smoke obscuring the camera.
53’: Malen tries a volley from wide! But he mishits it past the far post.
59’: Ooh a shot deflects off Schlottereck towards goal! Fortunately the spin on the ball slows it down and allows Kobel to claim it.
61’: Leonardo Bittencourt clips Malen from behind
62’: Dortmund double sub: Ramy Bensebaini and Giovanni Reyna on for Marco Reus and Marius Wolf
67’: GOAL DORTMUND!! Julian Brandt gets an incisive pass through the sleeping defense! Puts it in one-on-one past the helpless keeper!
69’: Bremen double sub: Senne Lynen and Justin Njinmah on for Leonardo Bittencourt and Dawid Kownacki
75’: Jens Stage slides into Nmecha
76’: Dortmund substitution: Sébastien Haller and Marcel Sabitzer on for Donyell Malen and Niklas Füllkrug
81’: Bremen substitution: Nick Woltemade on for Romano Schmid
83’: Milos Veljković commits the foul, ref plays advantage but Nmecha’s shot goes over.
87’: Bremen substitution: Rafael Santos Borré on for Anthony Jung
89’: Dortmund substitution: Karim Adeyemi on for Julian Brandt
90+3’: Reyna’s really going here in stoppage time. He gets a chance after a lot of work, but puts it over.
90+4’: Olivier Deman picks up a late card.
FT Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Werder Bremen For the moment, Dortmund are top of the table!