Early red card helps secure first 2026 win: BVB II beat VfL Bochum II 4-1 | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund II wins their home match against local rivals Bochum II with a score of 4:1. Four different goal scorers make it onto the list in their first victory of this calendar year. With this win, BVB II climbs to 4th place in the somewhat skewed table of the Regionalliga West.

After having drawn twice since the league resumed, this time they managed a clear victory. Tony Reitz scored for the Black and Yellows after just three minutes. However, securing the win was not as easy as the result might suggest.

Despite a red card for the guests from VfL Bochum II, they still managed to score a goal. BVB took advantage of their numerical superiority in the 39th minute, with Almugera Kabar making it 2:0. By then, Daniel Hülsenbusch from the visitors had already headed for the showers, having received a second yellow card in the 27th minute.

First, Bochum hit the post through Alessandro Crimaldi. Then, just before halftime, Louis Köster actually reduced the deficit to 2:1, partly because Dortmund’s goalkeeper Silas Ostrzinski made a costly passing error.

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Ostrzinski not blameless for BVB’s conceded goal

In the second half, Bochum’s resistance did not immediately wane and was still evident even when Ayman Azhil scored the third goal for Borussia Dortmund II in the 56th minute. The keeper didn’t look good here either—this time Bochum’s Hugo Rölleke. He left the near post open, allowing Azhil to score from a tight angle.

Danylo Krevsun finally contributed the fourth goal for BVB, making it 4:1 for the hosts in the 68th minute. Only then did the air go out of the match, which BVB saw out comfortably, with Bochum’s Rölleke defusing further chances from Dortmund. BVB now looks upward in the table, while Bochum remains stuck at the bottom of the Regionalliga West standings.

The next opponent for BVB II coach Daniel Rios’s team will again be a reserve side. On Sunday, they travel to Borussia Mönchengladbach II, who are currently two points behind BVB in 6th place.

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