4-1 in the derby: BVB U23 cruise past leaders Schalke | OneFootball

One week after the 2-1 defeat against 1. FC Bocholt, Borussia Dortmund’s second team delivered the perfect response, providing a highlight with a 4-1 victory in the small derby against Schalke 04’s reserve side.

In front of an official crowd of 1,988 spectators, who had come to Stadion Rote Erde despite the simultaneous matches of the professional teams, the game took some time to get going. It wasn’t until around the 20th minute that things started to heat up in front of both goals. To take the lead, however, BVB needed a handball by Schalke’s Magnus Rösner in his own penalty area. BVB captain Tony Reitz, who returned to the starting lineup after a laceration and replaced Antonio Foti as the only change from the previous week, converted the resulting penalty in the 33rd minute to put his team ahead.

The black and yellow joy didn’t last long, though. In first-half stoppage time, it was none other than former Dortmund player Vincenzo Onofrietti who scored a spectacular equalizer.

BVB dominates the second half

After the break, the match immediately became intense, with BVB regaining the lead in the 56th minute through a low shot from Jordi Paulina. This time, however, Borussia quickly added to their tally just five minutes later: after a one-two with Julien Duranville, who was again in the starting lineup, Almugera Kabar made it 3-1, and from that point on, the victory was never in doubt.

With the 4-1 in the 81st minute by Joseph Boyamba, who had just come on as a substitute, the game was decided in favor of a Dortmund side that was clearly superior in the second half, leaving coach Daniel Rios very satisfied: “At halftime, I told the boys that we had to keep at it and stay brave, playing football at the right moments. That’s why the boys deserved the derby win. The last few weeks have shown what this team is capable of. What the boys delivered today was a huge step.”

While Schalke could now be knocked off the top of the table by Fortuna Köln (who play SC Paderborn II on Sunday) due to this defeat, BVB’s U23s have at least temporarily climbed to fifth place—and are now only five points behind Schalke.

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