U23 leave it late to turn things around against Rödinghausen | OneFootball

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The first positive news came even before kick-off: 17-year-olds Mussa Kaba and Enzo Dos Santos, who had recently been struggling with injuries, celebrated their season debuts for the U23s. The duo came into the starting XI in place of Takato Yamamoto and Fadi Zarquelain. BVB coach Daniel Rios also made a change in central defense: Ismael Mansaray played instead of Jan-Luca Riedl. Ayman Azhil captained the side in place of the injured Jesper Verlaat.

Match Summary

The still-unbeaten U23s had more possession from the outset against deep-sitting visitors and looked to play forward quickly. BVB forward Kevin Mutove produced the first notable chance, but his effort from the left edge of the penalty area was kept out by SVR goalkeeper Lukas van Ingen (10). Nine minutes later, the advancing Finn Fuchs tested the visiting keeper again with a long-range shot.

Rödinghausen, who had mainly been occupied defensively up to that point, fired their first warning shot in the 21st minute. Aside from that, Dortmund had the game largely under control. Then, in the 27th minute, the breakthrough came: a set piece gave the Black & Yellows the lead. Daniel Sumbu headed home a Connor Krempicki corner to make it 1-0. Shortly afterwards, Mutove missed the chance to add BVB’s second goal (32).

Shortly before half-time, the Stadion Rote Erde came to life once more. The stands erupted in applause for Ismael Mansaray, who produced an outstanding sliding tackle right in front of the goal line to deny SVR forward Cedric Euschen, who was poised to score. That meant the Black & Yellows went into the break with a 1-0 lead.

The second half began with a setback for BVB. Following a corner, there was a brief coming together in the penalty area, after which the referee pointed to the spot. Euschen made no mistake and converted for 1-1 (49). After the equalizer, BVB looked a little disorganized. They lacked the structure and composure needed to settle their own play. The visitors took full advantage and completed the turnaround through Niklas Burlage (67).

The Black & Yellows also struggled afterwards to find solutions in open play. So once again, it was a set piece that brought BVB back into the game. The equalizer came from a free-kick routine: substitute Takato Yamamoto found the lurking Fuchs, who struck the ball precisely into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the box (78).

And it got even better for Dortmund, who were suddenly fully alert again: just three minutes later, substitute Fadi Zarquelain bundled home a cross from fellow substitute Arne Wessels at the far post to make it 3-2 (81). But Rödinghausen also remained highly dangerous through Burlage (82/89).

Outlook

For the U23s, the 3-2 win over Rödinghausen marked the start of a busy week with three matches. Next Wednesday, 16 September, the Black & Yellows host promoted side Westfalia Rhynern. The match will be broadcast live on LEAGUES. Kick-off at Stadion Rote Erde is at 19:30. Tickets for the rescheduled Matchday 4 fixture are available in the online ticket shop.

Goals: 1-0 Sumbu (27), 1-1 Euschen (49), 1-2 Burlage (67), 2-2 Fuchs (78), 3-2 Zarquelain (81)

U23: Ostrzinski – Fuchs, Mansaray (66. Degener), Quiala, Hodroj – Kaba (46. Yamamoto), Dos Santos (46. Zarquelain), Azhil – Krempicki (80. Ngambia), Sumbu (66. Wessels), Mutove

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