Karim Adeyemi brace helps Borussia Dortmund down Cerezo Osaka to end Asia tour on a high
Borussia Dortmund have left Asia after their pre-season tour of Thailand and Japan. Following defeat to BG Pathum United FC in Bangkok, Nuri Şahin's side beat Cerezo Osaka 3-2 in their final friendly; Karim Adeyemi scoring twice and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens also on target for the Black-and-Yellows.
Dortmund landed in Osaka for the second leg of a tour of Asia and as the UEFA Champions League finalists visited Japan, they earned their first win of pre-season.
BVB faced off against club legend Shinji Kagawa, who won the Bundesliga title with Şahin and assistant coach Łukasz Piszczek in 2011, and Osaka scored twice after his substitution.
Watch: Dortmund meet club legend Kagawa
A first friendly in Bangkok on 21 July saw current Thai league cup winners BG Pathum United secure a 4-0 win - with a legends meeting taking place at the BG stadium in the build-up. They returned from Japan on 25 July following a successful tour.
Dortmund CEO Carsten Cramer said: "We are happy to continue the tradition of our trips abroad in the summer of 2024. We know that we have many fans in Asia, so we are very happy to be visiting there again this time. With Bangkok and Osaka we have also found two special venues that we have not visited before."
Watch: Dortmund delight fans in Japan
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The tour as it happened:
Couto arrives
Living the dream
Groß signs
Villarreal up next
Watch: BVB stars sign autographs and Kagawa's substitute appearance
Watch: Cerezo Osaka 2-3 Borussia Dortmund - highlights
Tour comes to an end
Full-time: Cerezo Osaka 2-3 Borussia Dortmund
89' Ouch
87' Osaka want a penalty!
83' Şahin freshens things up
81: What an effort!
75' Brunner denied
73' GOAL: It's 3-2!
72' Meyer again!
71' Great save from Meyer!
70' Nice from Duranville
66' GOAL: Osaka get one back!
65' Excellent from Ryerson
63' Two changes for Dortmund
62' Here comes Shinji!
59' BVB with room to breathe
56' Rothe stakes his claim
48' Almost an Adeyemi hat-trick!
46' Back underway with changes
Half-time: Cerezo Osaka 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
41' Close from Brandt
33' Osaka's best chance
32' Almost four!
31' GOAL: Dortmund are back!
29' GOAL: What a hit from Bynoe-Gittens!
26' GOAL: Dortmund have the lead!
20' Best chance yet falls to BVB
17' Meyer forced into action again
13' Things quieten down
9' First shots
6' Another tough test
4' Osaka win a corner
1' We're underway
More on those teams
Osaka starting XI
Dortmund starting XI
Dortmund meet club legend Kagawa
Ricken on the reception in Asia
CEO Lars Ricken on Pathum defeat
BVB to face Kagawa's Ozaka at 11:15 CET
Kagawa's BVB memories
Şahin on a "special" club
A happy reunion in Osaka
Dortmund land in Japan
Şahin on Brandt
Şahin on Pathum defeat
Full-time: BG Pathum United 4-0 Borussia Dortmund
88' GOAL: It's 4-0!
86' Dortmund have the ball in the net...
84' Pathum with a free kick
79' Hettwer the danger man
74' Another sublime save
69' Almost four!
65' GOAL: It's 3-0 for Pathum!
62' Frustration for Dortmund
57' More great Pathum defending
54' Corner for BVB...
50' What a save!
46' Subs for Dortmund
46' Back underway
Half-time: BG Pathum United 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
45'+1 Close for BVB!
44' GOAL: It's 2-0 Pathum!
41' Almost for Brandt
38' Chances flowing for Pathum
34' Early signs of Şahin's style
31' Unlucky for Brunner
26' Brilliant from Moukoko
22' Great defending from Luhrs
18' Adeyemi should have scored!
14' GOAL: Pathum take the lead!
14' A lively contest
11' First BVB corner
9' Brunner denied by the rain!
6' First corner to the home side
3' Another Pathum chance!
1' Dortmund get us underway
Delayed kick off
Who are Pathum United?
A Dortmund debut
More on those teams
Dortmund starting XI
Game day for BVB
Watch: Dortmund train for first time in Bangkok
A busy summer so far
Şahin on Bangkok's welcome
What a welcome in Bangkok!
Nmecha on the Bangkok heat
Felix Nmecha on preparations so far
More from Şahin
Şahin on pre-season so far
Şahin and Nmecha speak to the media
Watch: Highlights of Aue friendly
Followed by Shinji reunion
Thailand first
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