❌ Will Kobel serve Bellingham’s ban? BVB down a man after blunder | OneFootball

Everything was actually going according to plan, and despite personnel worries, Borussia Dortmund was clearly on course for an away win in Freiburg. Bensebaini had put his team ahead in the first half (31’).

However, things look quite different now, as Dortmund will have to play the rest of the match with one man down!

Gregor Kobel and Jobe Bellingham, albeit unintentionally, did their team a real disservice together.

Kobel played a risky pass out from the back to his teammate, who tried to collect the ball in classic defensive midfielder fashion, just in front of the penalty area. In doing so, he failed to notice Philipp Treu behind him, who got to the ball first.

The Dortmund player then caught the attacking player, who went down, and Bellingham was shown a straight red card.

If he hadn’t stopped him, the Freiburg player would have been through on goal with only the Dortmund keeper to beat – so it was a professional foul with the corresponding consequence. Bellingham knew immediately what was coming and left the pitch without much protest. It was his first foul of the match. 

Günter put the resulting free kick from about 18 meters just wide to the left, but a few minutes later, the moment arrived: Lucas Höler staked his claim for goal of the season. He set up his teammate Günter’s cross for himself and sent the ball into the net with a world-class bicycle kick (75’). 

The momentum is now absolutely on the home side’s side, thanks to the numerical advantage and the equalizer. 

What do you think? Will Freiburg now take control and turn the game around for good? Feel free to let us know in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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