Anselmino and Adeyemi fire Dortmund to victory in Leverkusen | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund secures three important points in Leverkusen. With a 2-1 (1-0) victory, BVB triumphed thanks to goals from Anselmino after 41 minutes and Adeyemi (65th). Kofane managed only a consolation goal for the Bayer team in the 83rd minute in a duel between two almost evenly matched teams.

Compared to the 4-0 success in the Champions League against FC Villarreal, there was only one change in Dortmund's starting lineup. Ryerson replaced Yan Couto (bench) in the team.

Dortmund tried to disrupt Leverkusen's build-up play early. This worked quite well until the tenth minute. But then Maza Poku was perfectly set up on the left side. At full speed, the winger blasted the ball from a sharp angle well over the goal.

The hosts tried to overcome BVB's pressing with quick through balls. Apart from the chance by Poku, they generally did not succeed. Only after 22 minutes did Hofmann take a shot from the right side towards the far post. The ball whizzed past, but it was close to taking the lead.

Tillman and Schlotterbeck engaged in a tough private duel. After just half an hour, both had already seen yellow cards.

Both teams presented themselves tactically disciplined and well-organized. Hardly any of the players on the BayArena pitch made mistakes.

Almost inevitably, a set-piece led to the first goal of the match. Svensson delivered a free kick into the Leverkusen penalty area. Anselmino jumped the highest and headed the delivery into the net for 1-0 for BVB (41st).

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Poku fired a hard long-range shot, but Kobel was able to deflect it (45th). The Black and Yellows took the lead into the break.

Kofane adds some late drama

After the restart, the visitors initially focused on defense. The Werkself searched for a gap but initially found none.

Like Dortmund's opening goal, the equalizer almost came from a free kick. Tillman narrowly missed the target with a diving header after a delivery from Grimaldo (55th).

On the other side, Flekken prevented BVB's second goal with a strong reflex. Guirassy headed freely from seven meters, but the Bayer keeper was alert (59th).

In the 61st minute, Fábio Silva replaced Guirassy. The substitution quickly paid off. A perfectly timed cross from the right side was headed textbook-style by Adeyemi into the net for 2-0 (65th).

Almost the equalizer in the 71st minute. Hofmann hammered the ball directly onto the crossbar. In return, Brandt had the chance to seal the game. After a dream pass from Nmecha, he shot the ball alone in front of Flekken wide of the right post.

Again the crossbar! A cross from Poku bounced off the top of the bar (78th). Then the ball was finally in Kobel's net. A delivery from Maza was tipped over the line by Kofane with the tip of his foot for 1-2 (83rd).

However, Dortmund's victory was never really in danger.

Conclusion: The two teams were evenly matched in the first half. Possession was almost equal. There were few scoring chances, but BVB capitalized on one. After the break, Leverkusen applied more pressure. However, Dortmund remained stable for a long time and even added another goal. After Kofane's consolation goal, the Black and Yellows kept the opponent largely away from their own goal. Borussia was more efficient in taking advantage of their scoring opportunities.

BVB: Kobel – Anselmino, Anton, Schlotterbeck – Ryerson (80th Yan Couto), Sabitzer, Nmecha (90th Bensebaini), Svensson – Adeyemi (80th Bellingham), Brandt (90th Chukwuemeka) – Guirassy (61st Fábio Silva)

Leverkusen: Flekken – Andrich (88th Quansah), Badé, Tapsoba – Aleix García, Maza – Hofmann (74th Echeverri), Tillman (74th Terrier), Poku (88th Tella), Grimaldo – Schick (63rd Kofane)

Goals: 0-1 Anselmino (41st), 0-2 Adeyemi (65th), 1-2 Kofane (83rd)

Spectators: 30,210 (sold out)

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