No win again: BVB U23 held to 2-2 draw at Wuppertaler SV | OneFootball

One week after the 1-1 draw against Sportfreunde Lotte in their first competitive match after the winter break, Borussia Dortmund’s second team also failed to get more than a draw at Wuppertaler SV. In front of 1,973 spectators at the Stadion am Zoo, BVB’s U23 turned an early deficit into a halftime lead, but conceded the equalizer in the second half.

BVB, who started with three winter signings—Leroy Kwadwo, Mario Pejazic, and Kevin Mutove—for the first time in place of Tony Reitz (suspended), Jonas Feddersen, and Joseph Boyamba, got off to a very unfortunate start and fell behind in the eighth minute after a rebound goal by Vincent Schaub.

However, Borussia quickly looked for a response, which Michael Eberwein provided in the 25th minute with an equalizer after a cross from Pejazic. Four minutes before halftime, Nick Cherny scored a remarkable goal from about 20 meters out to make it 2-1, putting coach Daniel Rios’ team on track at the break. Immediately after the restart, however, Ousmane Diallo accidentally deflected a corner into his own net to make it 2-2. The match then became an open contest, but no further goals were scored.

Daniel Rios dissatisfied

“Overall, that was not a good performance from us,” was the verdict from BVB coach Rios, who felt his team was “not alert in many situations” when defending and described their display as “too sluggish,” especially after the 2-2, when he also missed seeing any game control.

With the draw, BVB moved up one spot in the table, overtaking Sportfreunde Siegen, whose match against 1. FC Köln II had to be postponed due to weather, and now sit in fifth place. League leaders Fortuna Köln, who won 3-1 at Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, now have twelve points more. A direct promotion is therefore likely no longer a realistic topic for Borussia.

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