BVB U23 celebrate derby win, 3-1 against Schalke | OneFootball

Parallel to the first team’s 5-0 DFB-Pokal win over HEBC Hamburg, Borussia Dortmund’s second team continued its strong run and secured a prestigious 3-1 victory in the little derby against FC Schalke 04’s reserves on the sixth matchday of the Regionalliga West. With their third straight win, BVB’s U23s have now climbed to third place in the table, while still having a game in hand.

In front of 1,794 spectators at Stadion Rote Erde, BVB coach Daniel Rios had to do without Arne Wessels, who was suspended after a yellow-red card. Rios also opted for three more changes, leaving Tim Degener, Luke Fahrenhorst and Nanitonda Quiala on the bench compared to Saturday’s 2-0 win at VfB Hilden. In their place, Ayman Azhil, Jan Riedl, Fadi Zarqelain and Takata Yamamoto started.

After a few cautious opening minutes, BVB quickly took control and went ahead in the 13th minute when Azhil scored with a low shot from 18 meters following a short corner. Kevin Mutove, who had already come close shortly before, made it 2-0 in the 21st minute after being set up by Azhil. Dortmund then controlled the game and largely kept Schalke at bay. But neither before nor after the break could they find a third goal at first.

Schalke pull one back

After an unfortunate action by BVB goalkeeper Silas Ostrzinski, the visitors from Gelsenkirchen were awarded a penalty, which Yassin Ben Ballain converted in the 74th minute to make it 2-1 and bring the tension back into the match. BVB only got the relief they needed in stoppage time, when substitute Luke Fahrenhorst scored to make the final score 3-1.

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Coach Daniel Rios was satisfied overall, but on the club website he also admitted some frustration that his side still had to sweat over the three points: “We created several chances and allowed very little. Unfortunately, we once again failed to put the game beyond doubt earlier. At 2-1, of course, it gets tight again. But the substitutes in particular brought fresh energy. Over the course of the whole game, it was a deserved win.”

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