BVB held to a draw against Roma despite a blistering first half | OneFootball

Black and Yellow failed to get a grip on either their opponents or the game in the opening minutes, lost many challenges and lacked composure at the back. A ball unfortunately deflected by Nmecha after Cristante’s initial cross had been cleared was buried by Dybala into the far corner (4’). Five minutes later, the unmarked Cristante headed a Dybala corner from close range into the top corner – 0-2.

BVB – once again with Svensson on the right and therefore Ryerson on the left – were awake after this “cold shower” in muggy, warm conditions. Svensson’s cross caused problems for Roma keeper Svilar, and after the ball was cleared, Karetsas crossed it back into the middle from the left edge of the box, Svensson laid it across, and Ryerson stuck out a foot (12’). After the quick reply, Borussia pushed for the equalizer, and Karetsas drew applause several times in open play for his direct approach. In the 28th minute, he shaped to take a free-kick; instead, Ryerson played the ball in from the left, where it fell to Guirassy on the five-meter line and ended up in the net for 2-2.

Karetsas hits the bar after halftime

The 81,365 spectators in the sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK continued to witness spectacular scenes. First, Rensch missed what should have been a certain 3-2 for Roma after Malen’s cross (29’). Practically on the counterattack, Karetsas played Inacio through, who found himself one-on-one with Svilar but was denied by a strong save with the keeper’s foot.

Karetsas’ thunderbolt against the bar brought the fans out of their seats at the start of the second half (48’), and two minutes later he forced Svilar into a save with a powerful shot – although a pass to the centrally positioned Guirassy might have been the more promising option.

After an hour, the substitutions began, which did little for the flow of the game but were important for match practice. Sabitzer’s goal for the supposed 3-2 was not allowed. However, the substitute midfielder was still in his own half when the ball was played (71’). Ten minutes from time, Silva was denied by the goalkeeper. Kobel was also called into action again: in the 85th minute after a cheeky Dybala free-kick.

BORUSSIA DORTMUND – AS ROMA 2:2 (2:2)

BVB: Kobel – Gadou (80’ Reggiani), Mane, Bensebaini – Svensson, Bellingham, Nmecha (72’ Yamamoto), Ryerson (72’ Kaua Prates) – Karetsas (59’ Sabitzer), Inacio (59’ Albert) – Guirassy (59’ Silva)Bench: Drewes, Meyer; Lerma, Azhil, RiedlUnavailable: Anton (training management), Beier (knee knock), Can (cruciate ligament tear), Chukwuemeka (muscular problems), Schlotterbeck (ankle)

Roma: Svilar (86’ Gollini) – Mancini (76’ Ghilardi), Ndicka (86’ Ziolkowski), Hermoso (59’ Koulierakis) – Lulli (76’ Reale), Cristante, El Aynaoui (59’ Koné), Rensch (59’ Molina) – Dybala (86’ Mannini), Soulé (76’ Vaz) – Malen (59’ Castro)

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