4-2 against 1. FC Bocholt – BVB U23 climb to second | OneFootball

FC Gütersloh had set things up on Friday evening with a 1–3 home defeat against SC Paderborn II, opening the door for Borussia Dortmund II to climb to second place in the Regionalliga West table. And BVB’s U23 side grabbed that opportunity with both hands, not only remaining unbeaten on matchday ten but also beating 1. FC Bocholt 4–2 on Saturday afternoon.

Compared to the 1–1 draw at Paderborn II on Monday, three players came into the team: captain Ayman Azhil, Connor Krempicki, and Daniel Sumbu. Takato Yamamoto and Kevin Mutove, both of whom were later brought on as substitutes, as well as Fadi Zarquelain, who had been away at a DFB training camp in the previous days, made way.

In front of 1,743 spectators at Stadion Rote Erde, Borussia made a perfect start to the game. As early as the second minute, Arne Wessels broke through down the left and pulled the ball back for Tim Degener, who fired home first time to give his side an early lead. BVB stayed on the front foot afterwards but failed to add a second goal and were punished when the visitors scored with their first chance of the game, Marlon Frey making it 1–1 in the 22nd minute. The response, however, was not long in coming, because in the 26th minute it was Degener again, this time pouncing on a rebound after Krempicki’s shot had come back off the post to restore the lead.

This time, though, BVB managed to build on it and made it 3–1 in the 33rd minute, when Sumbu finished off a move involving Wessels and Degener. However, Bocholt’s Lennart Garlipp ensured that Dortmund did not go into the break with a comfortable advantage, pulling one back for 3–2 in the 39th minute.

Substitute Mutove seals the win

After the break, the game did not continue at quite the same pace. There was less action in and around both penalty areas, although Finn Fuchs came closest to Dortmund’s fourth goal for a long stretch with an effort off the crossbar.

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The decisive moment finally came from Mutove, who had only recently been brought on. In the 79th minute, he scored to make it 4–2 after being set up by the outstanding Degener, which also proved to be the final score.

BVB U23 continue next Sunday with an away game at Sportfreunde Siegen and then possibly with a chance to go top of the table.

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