For the first time, three penalties for BVB – and more spot-kick records | OneFootball

BVB was awarded three penalties yesterday in their home game against Hamburger SV – for the first time ever in the Bundesliga. It was indicative of Borussia's two very different halves that Felix Nmecha missed his penalty in the first half, while Ramy Bensebaini scored with both attempts in the second half.

Never before had Borussia Dortmund received three penalties in a single match in the Bundesliga, now in 1,995 games. What is generally a rarity in the league was witnessed firsthand by the 81,365 spectators in the once again sold-out Signal Iduna Park yesterday.

The one who did not see these three penalty scenes was BVB's coach himself, Niko Kovac. As he revealed after the 3-2 victory, he has gotten out of the habit of watching his own team's penalties.

With these three awarded penalties, BVB has now set a record for itself as a club. However, if Ramy Bensebaini had taken and converted the first penalty as well, he would have achieved an extremely rare feat. So far, only Michael Nushöhr in the 1985/86 season managed to score three times from the spot in a single match. Back then, he won 7-0 with VfB Stuttgart against Hannover 96.

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Eike Immel Record Holder for Penalties Against Him

The goalkeeper who experienced the most penalties against him also has a connection to Borussia Dortmund. It is Eike Immel, who faced this situation 88 times. Immel played in the Bundesliga for BVB from 1978 to 1986, then from 1986 to 1995 for VfB Stuttgart, before adding two more seasons at Manchester City.

BVB was also involved in the game with the most penalties ever. There were five penalties in a game for the first time shortly after the Bundesliga was founded. In the 1965/66 season, Borussia Dortmund won 5-4 away at Borussia Mönchengladbach. BVB received two penalties, Gladbach even three, but still lost. Like Ramy Bensebaini yesterday, Lothar Emmerich converted both penalties for BVB at the time – and even scored another goal. For Gladbach, Milder and Netzer scored, while the former hit the crossbar with his second attempt, missing the potential 5-5 in an already memorable game.

It is not too surprising, by the way, that four out of five penalties were converted in that match. The historical success rate for penalties in the Bundesliga is 77 percent.

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