Götze’s second goal in as many games gave Dino Toppmöller’s side the lead at Signal Iduna Park, only for Karim Adeyemi to equalise with 12 minutes of the first half remaining. Mats Hummels’ header put Dortmund ahead before Emre Can completed the scoring from the penalty spot – moments after having a red card rescinded by referee Tobias Stieler.
One change for Eagles; milestone for Tuta
Former Dortmund winger Ansgar Knauff was preferred to Farès Chaibi in the only Eintracht change compared to last Sunday’s 3-1 victory at home to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Tuta made his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club at Signal Iduna Park, while young defender Nnamdi Collins was named on the Eagles bench.
Götze strikes first
Marco Reus sent a free-kick narrowly over the crossbar from the edge of the box in the first real opportunity of the contest, but it was the Eagles who broke the deadlock with 13 minutes on the clock. Omar Marmoush was denied in a one-on-one with Alexander Meyer, but Götze showed magnificent technique to steer the rebound into the bottom right corner. The hosts responded well, though, and Kevin Trapp had to be on his toes to deny Reus at the far post before Willian Pacho cleared Niclas Füllkrug’s header off the line.
Adeyemi blazed over the bar as Dortmund continued to push forward in search of an equaliser, and the pressure finally told when Donyell Malen’s delivery across the face of goal was tapped in by Adeyemi at the far post. Marmoush thought he had restored Eintracht’s lead just four minutes later after racing clear of the BVB defence and finishing confidently past Meyer, but the Egyptian was offside in the build-up and the goal was ruled out.
Dortmund leave it late
The two sides adopted a more cautious approach at the start of the second period, Junior Dina Ebimbe going closest to restoring Eintracht’s lead with a long-range effort that flew straight at Meyer. The goalkeeper came to Borussia’s rescue again midway through the second half, parrying Marmoush’s powerful half-volley to safety after the hosts had failed to clear a looping ball into the Dortmund area.
It proved to be a crucial save from the 32-year-old, as Dortmund took the lead for the first time in the match with nine minutes remaining. Julian Brandt’s outswinging free-kick from the right was met by Hummels, who guided his header beyond Trapp from a central position inside the penalty area. Can was shown a straight red card for a foul on Ellyes Skhiri moments later, but referee Stieler downgraded it to a yellow after reviewing the incident on his pitch-side monitor.
And it was Can who had the final say, beating Trapp from the penalty spot after Robin Koch had brought down Jamie Bynoe-Gittens inside the area.
