3-2 against SV Rödinghausen, BVB U23 stay on winning track | OneFootball

After a run of three straight wins was halted by a goalless draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach II last weekend, Borussia Dortmund II not only preserved their unbeaten record on Sunday afternoon against SV Rödinghausen, but also cut the gap to league leaders FC Gütersloh (who lost 2:1 to Gladbach II) to four points with a 3:2 victory from their current fourth place – while having played one game fewer.

Although hopes that Jesper Verlaat, who had already missed the previous match, would be able to return did not materialize, there was still good news on the personnel front at kick-off. Mussa Kaba and Enzo Dos Santos, two top talents, both made their season debuts after recovering from injury and were named in the starting lineup, along with Ismael Mansaray, who was preferred to Jan-Luca Riedl compared to the previous week.

BVB started actively and kept the game largely under control, although clear-cut chances were initially few and far between for either side. In the 27th minute, Dortmund needed a set piece to take the lead. Daniel Sumbu headed home a corner from Connor Krempicki to make it 1:0, and even though Kevin Mutove missed the chance to add a second shortly afterward, Borussia went into the break on course.

The substitutes make the difference

After the restart, however, Rödinghausen were awarded a penalty after a confusing situation in the box, and Cedric Euschen converted it for the visitors to equalize. BVB then lost their rhythm and even conceded the 1:2 in the 67th minute through Niklas Burlage.

Photo: IMAGO / Maximilian Koch

BVB responded well to the setbacks and made it 2:2 in the 78th minute through Finn Fuchs, who finished from 16 meters after a free-kick layoff by substitute Takato Yamamoto. But Borussia were not satisfied with that and struck again just three minutes later through two more substitutes. A move created by substitutes Arne Wessels (photo) and Fadi Zarquelain ended with the latter poking home the winner for 3:2 – a lead that was shaken once more by the never-say-die visitors, but ultimately held until the final whistle.

BVB’s U23s are back in action as early as Wednesday, when Westfalia Rhynern visit Stadion Rote Erde.

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