Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Augsburg: Brandt nets second-half winner

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Augsburg: Erling Haaland watches on from the stands as Julian Brandt nets second-half winner for hosts in the Bundesliga

  • Raphael Guerreiro opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund from the spot 
  • Yet Augsburg equalised 10 minutes before half-time through Andi Zeqiri 
  • The hosts went back in front shortly after the interval via Julian Brandt 
  • They held on – without the injured Erling Haaland – to move up to second place 

Borussia Dortmund twice hit the woodwork and wasted several more chances before squeezing past Augsburg 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to climb to second place.

Julian Brandt bagged a second-half winner after Dortmund’s Raphael Guerreiro had put them in front with a 10th minute penalty, as Erling Haaland watched on from the stands as he missed out with a thigh injury. 

Augsburg initially struggled to deal with the Dortmund pressure, evident from their three yellow cards and the penalty they conceded in the opening 15 minutes. 

Julian Brandt grabbed the winner as Borussia Dortmund moved to within a point of Bayern

Erling Haaland watched on from the stands as he missed the game with a thigh injury 

But while the hosts may have had possession, they lacked precision and a killer instinct up front, with their top striker Erling Haaland still missing through injury.

Augsburg hung in there and snuck in a sucker punch before the break when Arne Maier’s 25-metre shot bounced off the crossbar and into the path of Andi Zeqiri who had no trouble slotting in for the equaliser.

Dortmund needed a special moment from Brandt to retake the lead six minutes after the restart, with the midfielder finding just enough space to weave in a shot with his left foot.

Raphael Guerreiro had given the hosts the lead in the 10th minute via the penalty spot 

Yet Augsburg equalised 10 minutes before half-time through Andi Zeqiri’s goal 

Dortmund captain Marco Reus rattled the crossbar with a rebound shot in the 57th, and Thorgan Hazard should have done much better in the 66th when, with only the Augsburg keeper to beat, his shot bounced off the post and went wide.

But the win saw Dortmund move up to 15 points, one behind leaders Bayern Munich, who are in action against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Sensational Freiburg, unbeaten so far, are also on 15 following a 2-1 win at Hertha Berlin. 

VfL Wolfsburg suffered a 3-1 defeat by visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach to drop to fifth on 13 points. 




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