BVB matchwinner Bensebaini among six brace heroes nominated | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund had never before been awarded three penalties in a Bundesliga match. The long-struggling BVB used this first-ever occurrence to turn a 0:2 deficit against HSV into a victory. The reward for two-goal penalty scorer Ramy Bensebaini is a place in the Team of the Matchday selected by the specialist magazine from Nuremberg.

At first, Felix Nmecha tried what is supposedly the easiest way to score in football. But even being allowed to shoot unchallenged from the penalty spot in the 45th minute was not enough for him to beat HSV. Nmecha sent his penalty wide of the goal.

Understandably, he did not step up again when Borussia Dortmund were awarded a second penalty later in the match. Ramy Bensebaini took over and showed more composure than his teammate. He pulled BVB back to 1:2, and shortly afterwards they found the equalizer from open play.

Then, after two foul penalties, BVB were also awarded a handball penalty, and once again Ramy Bensebaini stepped up – and converted again. That secured the win after an unacceptable first half. And for the scorer himself, there was also the honor of being named part of the “Team of the Matchday”, which kicker puts together after each round from the players it considers the best performers.

A special feature this time: besides Ramy Bensebaini, five other players also made this selection after scoring two goals on the last matchday.

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Bensebaini takes over from Nmecha

However, it was not two-goal scorer Ramy Bensebaini who was named man of the match in Borussia Dortmund vs. Hamburger SV. That honor went to HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandez, who kept his club in the game for a long time amid BVB’s many shots, especially in the second half, and prevented an even heavier defeat.

For Ramy Bensebaini, it was his second selection in the Team of the Matchday this season. Karim Adeyemi still has the most call-ups among the BVB squad with three. Like Bensebaini, Julian Ryerson and Yan Couto have also been nominated twice already. Maximilian Beier, Jobe Bellingham, Serhou Guirassy, Felix Nmecha—who had an unfortunate game against HSV—as well as Luca Reggiani, Marcel Sabitzer, Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle have each been included once.

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