Serhou Guirassy leads stunning Borussia Dortmund comeback to sink Hoffenheim
Borussia Dortmund fought back from 2-0 down to beat Hoffenheim 3-2, with Serhou Guirassy notching a goal and an assist to inspire the comeback and claim Man of the Match.
Hoffenheim 2-3 Borussia Dortmund
Goals: 1-0 Avdullahu 45’ (assist: Coufal), 2-0 Lemperle 54’ (assist: Daghim), 2-1 Guirassy 61’ (assist: Anton), 2-2 Silva 66’ (assist: Guirassy), 2-3 Hajdari o.g. 86’
Dortmund made one enforced change from their 2-0 win over Hamburg, with Filippo Mané replacing the injured Giannis Konstantelias as Julian Ryerson started his 100th Bundesliga game for BVB.
Hoffenheim, coached by Christian Ilzer, handed Tim Lemperle a recall from suspension in place of Bambasé Conté, while Mats Rots made his first Bundesliga start at left-back.
Avdullahu strikes late in first half to put hosts in front
Hoffenheim created the better early chances at the SNP Arena. Adam Daghim tested Gregor Kobel inside the first minute and later combined with Lemperle for a low shot that the goalkeeper had to tip behind.
Mané was then forced off injured after half an hour, with Ethan Nwaneri making his Bundesliga debut, but the readjustment in shape saw the hosts take control.
Adam Hložek then had a header saved from an Ozan Kabak flick-on, before Leon Avdullahu finally opened the scoring just before the break, curling a stunning strike into the top corner after a Vladimir Coufal cutback.
Lemperle doubles the lead before Dortmund turn things around
Hoffenheim struck again shortly after the break as Lemperle robbed Joane Gadou near the box, cut inside and saw his shot deflect in off Waldemar Anton for 2-0.
However, Dortmund hit back seven minutes later out of nowhere as Anton won the ball high up the pitch from Avdullahu and squared it for Guirassy, who chipped Baumann to make it 2-1.
Fabio Silva, on for Konstantinos Karetsas just after the hour, needed only four minutes to make his mark. Guirassy controlled a long ball from Kobel and slipped him through to level at 2-2 in the 66th minute.
Then, as the full-time whistle approached, Nwaneri combined with Silva down the left, and his low cross was turned into his own net by Albian Hajdari, completing a stunning Dortmund turnaround.
Man of the Match: Serhou Guirassy
Guirassy was named Man of the Match with 66 per cent of the vote. The Dortmund forward set the comeback in motion with a calm chip for 2-1, then produced some brilliant holdup play to release Silva for the equaliser four minutes later, driving the turnaround from two goals down.
Bundesliga Match Facts
xGoals: Hoffenheim 1.15 - Dortmund 1.14
Fastest player: Adam Daghim (Hoffenheim), 35.34 km/h
Lowest goal probability: 1-0 by Leon Avdullahu (Hoffenheim), 3 per cent
Pass efficiency: Maximilian Beier (BVB), +3.42
Fantasy Heroes: Serhou Guirassy (Dortmund, 268 Points), Leon Avdullahu (Hoffenheim, 259 Points), Tim Lemperle (Hoffenheim, 235 Points)
