Football NOS•yesterday, 11:47 p.m
Borussia Dortmund were eliminated in the second round of the German Cup by VfL Wolfsburg, who scored the only goal deep in extra time. At Dortmund, five-time DFB Pokal winners, Donyell Malen was in the starting lineup and Jordi Paulina came on.
The relegation follows a mediocre run with Dortmund, last season’s Champions League winners. Under new coach Nuri Sahin, BVB have lost three of their first eight games in the Bundesliga, in which they are in seventh place.
When they visited Wolfsburg, who had yet to win a home game this season, Dortmund were the better side and had the better chances. Maximilian Beier had the biggest chance after fifteen minutes, a shot wide when he went alone towards the goal.
Even after the break, the visitors did not manage to score, the striker Serhou Guirassy did not aim and Kamil Grabara kept well.
The first time Paulina
In extra time, Sahin brought in a stunning debut. Jordi Paulina, a player for an amateur club last season sense of cup USV Hercules, came forward in the 112th minute.
The twenty-year-old midfielder moved to Dortmund in the summer, who first attracted him to the second team who play in the third Bundesliga. He played ten games there, and on Tuesday night Paulina was in the game selection for the main squad for the first time.
Penalties were looming until Jonas Wind made it 1-0 for Wolfsburg in the 117th minute.
The cup adventure is also over for Schalke 04 of coach Kees van Wonderen. The second Bundesliga team lost 3-0 at Augsburg.
2024-10-29 22:47:00
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