BVB U23 held 1-1 at 1. FC Bocholt, Krevsun rescues a point | OneFootball

After six wins from their last seven matches, Borussia Dortmund II were slowed down a little on Sunday afternoon. BVB’s U23s remain third in the table, but could do no better than a 1-1 draw at 1. FC Bocholt and, in the end, had to be satisfied with the point.

“We started the game really well in the first 25 minutes. We had clear scoring chances. But just like in Gladbach, we didn’t take our opportunities to go ahead. After that, the game shifted a bit, Bocholt found more solutions going forward. After going 1-0 down, we played a bit headlessly and lost our structure somewhat,” coach Daniel Rios complained on the club website about the lack of efficiency in the opening phase and the initial response to falling behind, but he was then satisfied with the second 45 minutes: “It got a bit better in the second half. Compliments to my team for the way they reacted. Overall, a deserved 1-1.”

Substitutes bring the equaliser

Compared with the 2-1 win in the midweek rescheduled match at SSVg Velbert, Rios made changes in no fewer than seven positions to his starting eleven. Leroy Kwadwo, Jonas Feddersen, Almugera Kabar, Ayman Azhil, Michael Eberwein, Arne Wessels and Bennedikt Wüstenhagen all came into the side. Even so, Borussia started well and had several chances to take the lead through Babis Drakas, Wessels and Wüstenhagen, but instead fell behind in the 35th minute when Marvin Lorch scored with a header.

Photo: IMAGO / Thomas Bielefeld

After the break, BVB pushed for an equaliser but initially could not find the right way through. It was only when Tony Reitz, Patrick Göbel and Danylo Krevsun were brought on after about an hour that things clicked. A cross from Reitz was turned in by Krevsun in the 64th minute for the equaliser, which ultimately held until the end. That was partly because Silas Ostrzinski was alert in the Dortmund goal, and partly because too little was still coming off in attack.

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