Marco Reus's penalty made his 9th Bundesliga goal this season, Paco Alcacer scored again in the last minute. Dortmund beat Freiburg with 2-0 and got their 4 straight wins in Bundesliga.
Match Events
24' Gotze misses a golden chance!
40'Penalty Goal! Dortmund 1-0 Freiburg (Reus)
Goal! Sancho was proving a constant menace to the Freiburg defence and some more fancy footwork drew a foul from Dominique Heintz. Captain Reus took responsibility and made no mistake, slotting down the middle five minutes before the break.
45' CLOSE! Gondorf's free kick off the bar
48' CHANCE! Reus' shot saved
79' CLOSE! Piszczek's shot off the bar
91'Goal! Dortmund 2-0 Freiburg (Alcácer)
Goal! The win was not safe until the first minute of stoppage time, when Sancho and Piszczek combined to set up super-sub Alcacer to slot in his 10th league goal in eight appearances.
Match Report
Borussia Dortmund extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to seven points - for 24 hours at least - with a 2-0 defeat of Freiburg at Signal Iduna Park.
Lucien Favre's men had scored 35 goals in their previous 12 league games but struggled to make inroads against a resolute Freiburg defence until goals in the closing stages of each half.
Marco Reus converted a penalty after Jadon Sancho had been fouled, before in-form Paco Alcacer struck as a substitute again to seal the victory. Second-placed Borussia Monchengladbach visit RB Leipzig on Sunday.
Line-ups
Dortmund XI: A. Witsel, Ł. Piszczek, M. Reus, R. Bürki, T. Delaney, Götze, Diallo, J.B Larsen, A. Hakimi, Zagadou, Sancho
Subs: Toprak, M. Hitz, Raphaël Guerreiro, Alcácer, Philipp, Weigl, Dahoud
Freiburg XI: Petersen, Frantz, M. Gulde, Gondorf, A. Schwolow, D.Heintz, Haberer, Günter, Waldschmidt, Stenzel, Koch
Subs: Ravet, Terrazzino, Kübler, Kleindienst, L. Höler, C. Okoroji, C. Frommann