Three days after beating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League, Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 (1-0) away to 1. FC Heidenheim in the Bundesliga.
Match Report
The 15,000 spectators at the sold-out Voith-Arena initially witnessed a one-sided match played in temperatures just above freezing, in which Borussia deservedly led at half-time through Serhou Guirassy's 09th goal of the season. Beier, who had come on as a substitute shortly beforehand, made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, but Heidenheim immediately pulled a goal back through Honsak and kept the Black & Yellows on their toes until the final whistle..
Borussia Dortmund recorded 80% possession in the opening stages, but the action predominantly took place within 20 metres of the halfway line. Only on two occasions did they manage to break through. The first time was in the 09th minute, when Gittens got the better of Traoré down the left flank and hit the side-netting with his deflected shot from a tight angle. The second time was in the 27th minute when Guirassy's header at goal from a Gittens cross was too central.
With half an hour on the clock, a set-piece helped in their pursuit of a breakthrough: Anton met Ryerson's corner and juggled the ball twice before threading it through to Guirassy, who picked out the left corner with a low strike from 10 metres (33). Heidenheim only posed a danger on one occasion in the first period, with Kobel making a strong save to deny Krätzig (41). But it would have been disallowed for offside anyway.
Dortmund re-emerged with Adeyemi in place of Duranville. Heidenheim were more resolute after the restart, pressed higher up and brought on three new faces in the 56th minute.. A matter of seconds after this triple substitution, Kobel made a save to deny Conteh. Heidenheim were now throwing themselves into the challenges. The match became much more intense. BVB initially seemed to be on the path to victory. Sabitzer drove the ball forwards and found Gittens. He touched it to Bensebaini who played a low cross towards Beier, who had just come off the bench and slotted into the far corner to make it 2-0 (63). But the two-goal cushion barely lasted 60 seconds, with Honsak slotting home Krätzig's cross to cut the deficit to 2-1 (64).
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Line-ups
1.FC Heidenheim 1846 XI: Kevin Müller, Budu Zivzivadze, Patrick Mainka, Jonas Föhrenbach, Benedikt Gimber, Omar Traoré, Jan Schöppner, Marvin Pieringer, Frans Krätzig, Luca Kerber, Leo Scienza
Subs: Marnon Busch, Sirlord Conteh, Mathias Honsak, Adrian Beck, Stefan Schimmer, Tim Siersleben, Thomas Keller, Paul Wanner, Frank Feller
Dortmund XI: Gross, Sabitzer, Emre Can, Brandt, Guirassy, Anton, Kobel, Bensebaini, Ryerson, Gittens, Duranville
Subs: Meyer, Özcan, Reyna, Adeyemi, Beier, Yan Couto, Filippo Mané, Cole Campbell, Kabar