Rollercoaster ride with a happy ending: BVB's win in Sinsheim | OneFootball

More than 10,000 Black-and-Yellows once again made the trip to Sinsheim on Saturday. Anyone unfamiliar with the situation might have thought the Swedish national team was playing there, as large sections of the stands were a mix of yellow and blue. “It felt like there were more BVB fans in the stadium than Hoffenheim fans,” said managing director Lars Ricken with a wink.

But TSG Hoffenheim initially set the tone and deservedly took a 2-0 lead shortly after halftime. BVB responded after the hour mark, first leveling the score within five minutes through goals from Serhou Guirassy and Fabio Silva. Then, in the 86th minute, a deflected cross from Ethan Nwaneri led to an own goal and a 3-2 win for BVB.

Late BVB goals in Sinsheim once again!

In September 2023, BVB went into the break with a 2-1 lead, but after 70 minutes lost Ramy Bensebaini to a second yellow card. Down to ten men, the team defended its narrow advantage. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Julian Ryerson launched a solo run from deep inside his own half and capped it with the goal that made it 3-1.

A season later, in April 2025, the Black-and-Yellows were leading 2-1 after 90 minutes had elapsed. But then Pavel Kaderabek made it 2-2. In the fight for Champions League qualification, two crucial points now seemed lost. Waldemar Anton had no intention of letting them slip away. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, he fired his team to a 3-2 away win.

And now 3-2 again. This time after trailing 0-2.

“Niko did a lot from the sidelines. He changed a lot, brought on a few players, adjusted things a bit to the opponent,” Gregor Kobel said, describing the coaching of Niko Kovac, who introduced Fabio Silva—the scorer of the 2-2 and the creator of the 3-2—brought on new signing Ethan Nwaneri, who added attacking impetus and helped set up the winner, and deployed Joey Veerman as a playmaker. “You could see that in a hectic phase, with his footballing quality and his experience, he brought a lot of calm to the game,” sporting director Ole Book said of the Dutchman, who arrived from PSV Eindhoven in the summer.

3-2 after a roller-coaster ride.

10:17 shots from Dortmund’s perspective. 45 percent possession. A pass completion rate of just 79 percent. “As a team, we didn’t play that well,” Book summed up, despite the ultimately successful outcome.

“I wouldn’t put too much energy into the analysis,” said Gregor Kobel, “because it’s the start of the season. I think a lot of things came together, so I don’t want to talk too much about it. Objectively speaking, it certainly wasn’t a good game from us until the first goal. But in the end, we have the quality to win games like this.” For the first time in four years, the Black-and-Yellows have started a Bundesliga season with two wins. “The result can give us confidence for next week,” says Lars Ricken. “It’s important that we take this momentum with us now.”

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