Late drama: Fabio Silva snatches a point for BVB in Leipzig | OneFootball

Fábio Silva saves Borussia Dortmund. With his first goal in the Bundesliga, the Portuguese secured a 2-2 (2-0) draw for BVB at RB Leipzig. Baumgartner put the Saxons ahead with a brace (20th minute, 39th). An own goal by Leipzig’s Romulo after 50 minutes brought Dortmund back into the game. Then, Fábio Silva struck in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

After the 2-0 win in the Champions League against Atalanta Bergamo, BVB coach Kovac made exactly one change to his starting eleven. Sabitzer came into the team for Brandt. Due to the ongoing injury crisis with Can (adductor problems), Mane (muscle injury), Schlotterbeck (muscular problems), and Süle (thigh injury), the defense almost picked itself. The young Reggiani was given another chance.

The match didn’t need a long warm-up phase. Both teams fought for dominance from the start. The first chance came after eight minutes—and it belonged to the visitors. Beier sprinted from his own half but failed with a low shot against RB keeper Vandevoordt.

After a quarter of an hour, his counterpart also had some work to do. However, Kobel caught a cross from Schlager before Baumgartner could reach the ball. Five minutes later, though, the Swiss keeper was beaten. Diomande left Ryerson behind on the left side. Baumgartner finished his pass with the outside of his right foot to make it 1-0.

The hosts now took control, while BVB struggled with being behind. There was quite a bit of confusion in the Black and Yellows’ defense.

Baumgartner almost repeated his feat when Romulo set him up. But this time, the scorer didn’t connect cleanly with the ball (28’). Many of Leipzig’s attacks came down their left side, where Diomande in particular caused a lot of confusion.

It was hardly surprising that the Diomande/Baumgartner combination was also responsible for the Saxons’ second goal. Via Raum, the ball reached the Austrian, who made it 2-0 (39’).

Dortmund responded in the 43rd minute. However, a free kick from Sabitzer was too central. Vandevoordt tipped the ball over the bar, so it remained 2-0 for RB at halftime.

Events escalate in the final phase

Borussia started the second half without any changes. Just five minutes after the restart, the Black and Yellows reduced the deficit to 1-2—with a little help from Leipzig’s Romulo. After a corner from Ryerson, Orban inadvertently flicked the ball on to his teammate, off whose head the ball flew into the net. This continued a BVB streak: the traditional club has now scored in 31 consecutive Bundesliga matches.

With a triple substitution in the 65th minute, the Black and Yellows tried to inject new impetus into their attack. Despite the goal, Leipzig remained the dominant team. In the 73rd minute, the Saxons almost made it 3-1. Baku got past Kobel, but not Bensebaini, who cleared off the line.

While BVB struggled but couldn’t get going, Diomande stormed down the right side towards the Dortmund penalty area. In the end, however, he lacked strength and concentration. The shot flew well wide of the goal (83’).

In the 89th minute, Adeyemi went down in a duel with Lukeba. Although BVB vehemently demanded a penalty, referee Brand’s whistle remained silent.

When hardly anyone expected an equalizer, Borussia’s substitutes combined for the 2-2. Brandt played the ball into Adeyemi’s run, who squared it to Fábio Silva. The Portuguese slotted the ball past Vandevoordt against the run of play and over the line (90+5’).

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In the eighth minute of stoppage time, Brandt had the chance to win it, but was denied by the onrushing Vandevoordt.

Conclusion: While the opening phase was still fiercely contested with action in both penalty areas, Leipzig took control from the 20th minute. BVB was especially vulnerable on the right side, where the hosts set up both of their goals. Despite the quick goal back, RB remained in control. However, Dortmund never gave up and managed to equalize with a brilliant combination.

BVB: Kobel – Ryerson, Reggiani (65' Yan Couto), Anton, Bensebaini, Svensson – Bellingham, Nmecha (64' Chukwuemeka), Sabitzer (76' Adeyemi) – Beier (64' Brandt), Guirassy (72' Fábio Silva)

Leipzig: Vandevoordt – Baku (82' Henrichs), Orban, Lukeba, Raum – Seiwald, Schlager (65' Nusa), Baumgartner, Gruda (81' Banzuzi), Diomande (90+4' Finkgräfe) – Romulo (81' Harder)

Goals: 1-0, 2-0 Baumgartner (20', 39'), 2-1 Romulo (50', own goal), 2-2 Fábio Silva (90+5').

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