Borussia Dortmund won a back-and-forth encounter against struggling Augsburg in their first Bundesliga game since the World Cup, with England's World Cup star Jude Bellingham opening the scoring.
2022/2023 Bundesliga
4-3
Match Events
7' Vargas appears to be injured after sudden confront
12' OFF THE POST!
18' What a save!
29' GOAL! Dortmund 1-0 Augsburg (Jude Bellingham)
32' Cardona appears to be injured after sudden confront
40' GOAL! Dortmund 1-1 Augsburg (A. Maier)
42' GOAL! Dortmund 2-1 Augsburg (Nico Schlotterbeck)
46' GOAL! Dortmund 2-2 Augsburg (Ermedin Demirovic)
63' Injured! Cardona is stretchered off
69' Yellow Card! Fredrik Jensen booked
75' GOAL! Dortmund 3-2 Augsburg (Jamie Bynoe-Gittens)
76' GOAL! Dortmund 3-3 Augsburg (David Colina)
78' GOAL! Dortmund 4-3 Augsburg (Reyna)
Bellingham's 29th minute goal was cancelled out by Arne Maier. Defender Nico Schloterbeck took Dortmund back in front, but Augsburg replied in first-half stoppage time through Ermedin Demirovic.
Substitute Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, another English talent, put Dortmund ahead again, but Augsburg equalised for a third time a minute later through their own addition off the bench, David Colina. Then Giovanni Reyna scored Dortmund's fourth to put them in front with 12 minutes to play.
Sebastien Haller came on in the 62nd minute, making his first competitive appearance back since being diagnosed with cancer last year.
He even had special boots made declaring his displeasure with the disease to play in the match.
Line-ups
Dortmund XI: Hummels, Guerreiro, Brandt, Gregor Kobel, Özcan, Julian Ryerson, Donyell Malen, Karim Adeyemi, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jude Bellingham, Youssoufa Moukoko
Subs: Anthony Modeste, Alexander Meyer, T Hazard, Haller, Sule, Wolf, Dahoud, Reyna, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens
Augsburg XI: Rafal Gikiewicz, Gouweleeuw, Mads Pedersen, Rexhbecaj, Uduokhai, Robert Gumny, A. Maier, Ermedin Demirovic, Rubén Vargas, Dion Beljo, Arne Engels
Subs: Baumgartlinger, Caligiuri, Tomas Koubek, Fredrik Jensen, Cardona, Dorsch, David Colina, Maximilian Bauer, Kelvin Yeboah