09 start on nine points: how the game against Paderborn went | OneFootball

BVB – with Nico Schlotterbeck back after an almost three-month injury layoff, but among others without the Greeks Konstantinos Karetsas and Giannis Konstantelias – were already celebrating an early 1:0 lead. After fending off an attack from the visitors, Serhou Guirassy played a long ball from deep inside his own half to Fabio Silva, who, after a positional error by Scheller, raced toward goal with two Paderborn players in pursuit, rounded goalkeeper Noll and slid the ball over the line from 12 meters out (5th minute).

In glorious late-summer weather, the newly promoted side tried to disrupt Dortmund with a high-intensity pressing game while also creating chances of their own. Midway through the first half, the shot count stood at 5:3 – in SCP’s favor – with Curda firing a dangerous effort into the side netting (18th minute). But the Black and Yellows looked more likely to score a second: after a quarter of an hour, Joey Veerman let fly from 18 meters, but Noll managed to get an arm up and save the tricky long-range effort, which had taken a slight deflection.

The sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK twice celebrated what seemed to be the 2:0, both times scored by Guirassy – first after a pass from Silva (31st minute), then after a setup by Svensson (45+2) – but on each occasion VAR rightly ruled that number 9 had been offside.

After the break, Ethan Nwaneri had the 2:0 at his feet from 13 meters out on the right side after a pass from Guirassy, but Noll came up with another save (59th minute). Seconds later, Jobe Bellingham, whose shot in the 42nd minute had only just missed the target, headed narrowly wide of the left post. And Guirassy was denied twice by keeper Noll (62nd/80th minute). Even so, it remained an open game, and the stands were growing restless. But substitute Felix Nmecha brought relief to all the Borussen: after a one-two with fellow substitute Maxi Beier, he smashed the ball into the net for the now genuine 2:0 (80th minute). Marcel Sabitzer, also off the bench, hit the crossbar four minutes later. But Nmecha scored the goal of the day with an overhead kick from a Sabitzer cross to make it 3:0 and seal the final score (89th minute).

Next Saturday (19/09), 09 travel to VfB Stuttgart.

BORUSSIA DORTMUND – SC PADERBORN 3:0 (1:0)

Bundesliga, Matchday 3BVB: Kobel – Gadou, Anton, Schlotterbeck (77th minute Bensebaini) – Ryerson (77th minute Beier), Veerman (65th minute Nmecha), Bellingham, Svensson – Nwaneri (65th minute Sabitzer) – Guirassy, Silva (65th minute Chukwuemeka)Bench: Meyer, Prates, Albert, ReggianiUnavailable: Can (torn cruciate ligament), Inacio (red-card suspension), Karetsas (circulatory problems), Konstantelias (torn cruciate ligament), Lerma (muscle injury), Mane (muscle injury)

SC Paderborn: Noll – ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen (82nd minute Philippe) – Curda (67th minute Lippmann), Castaneda, Obermair – Ulrich (78th minute Duric), Vidovic (67th minute Batista Meier) – Pieringer, Marino (67th minute Tigges)Bench: Schubert, Götze, Sticker, Baack

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