Kampl shines as Dortmund beat Utrecht

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Utrecht - New signing Kevin Kampl ensured Borussia Dortmund's winning start to 2015 continued by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Dutch outfit FC Utrecht.

Ramos comes close

Teed up by the impressive

Marco Reus

in the 16th minute, the Slovenian international's excellent finish through Utrecht goalkeeper Robbin Ruiter's legs ensured Jürgen Klopp's side made it three friendly wins from three, all coming by the same 1-0 scoreline.

GOAL! 16' 1-0 to BVB thanks to Kevin Kampl after Marco Reus' pass!

BVB impressed going forward, with Reus and Kampl's link-up play catching the eye on several occasions, while second-half substitute

Adrian Ramos

hit the bar in the 63rd minute after good work from

Nuri Sahin

and

Milos Jojic

. Reus shot over a minute later in Dortmund's best spell of the game, but despite their attacking threat and high pressing, Klopp highlighted post-match that "now and then, we weren't compact enough defensively", while also claiming his side "didn't have enough shots." In total,

die Schwarz-Gelben

's head coach used 21 players, replacing the influential Kampl at the interval with Jojic and bringing off

Ilkay Gündogan

for Matthias Ginter on the hour mark. Reus lasted 68 minutes before the entrance of Oguzhan Kefkir in his stead, while club captain

Mats Hummels

completed the full 90 minutes.