Double goalscorer Serhou Guirassy celebrates Dortmund’s victory in the Ruhr derby.
What: Reuters
With more effort than expected, Borussia Dortmund won the Ruhr derby against VfL Bochum 4:2 (1:2). BVB acted without concentration for a long time and only won against the brave guests thanks to an increase in performance after the change and thanks to the outstanding double goalscorer Serhou Guirassy.
Dortmund are vulnerable at the back and inaccurate at the front
In front of 81,000 spectators in the sold-out Signal Iduna Park, BVB initially presented themselves as defensively vulnerable, as they did in the 5-1 debacle in Stuttgart, and too imprecise and unimaginative in attack. Bochum, still without a win, took merciless advantage of the disarray in Dortmund’s defense and took a deserved 2-0 lead after a double strike from Bero (16′) and de Wit (21′). VfB Stuttgart gave Borussia Dortmund a lesson. The tactically clever Swabians defeated BVB 5-1 (2-0) in a duel between two Champions League participants.23.09.2024 | 9:49 minutes
Especially when the second goal was conceded, the entire Dortmund backline, including goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, cut a really bad figure. Shortly afterwards, Boadu (33′) could have increased the score to 3-0 just in front of Kobel, but missed just wide of the left post.
Guirassy heads in to connect
Dortmund then picked themselves up again and had chances. Julian Brandt (39th) initially missed in front of Bochum keeper Patrick Drewes. Serhou Guirassy did better shortly afterwards and nodded in to make it 1-2 (43′).
The hosts continued to struggle after the break and had another opportunity in the 50th minute through Pascal Groß. The new signing from Brighton tested Drewes from 14 meters, but he was able to direct the ball over the crossbar.
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After an hour, the Bochum goalkeeper was powerless to take a penalty against Emre Can. This was preceded by a foul by Felix Passlack on Guirassy, who was brilliantly staged by Groß.
With his first successful action of the game, Adeyemi, who had previously acted too stubbornly, served his strike colleague Guirassy so perfectly that he only had to overcome Drewes to make it 3-2 (75th). Substitute Felix Nmecha increased the score to 4:2 with a long-range shot. (81.). In the end, BVB had the greater reserves of strength and, above all, Serhou Guirassy, the decisive player in their ranks.
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