09 off to nine points: how the game against Paderborn went | OneFootball

BVB – with Nico Schlotterbeck back after an almost three-month injury layoff, but among others without the Greeks Konstantinos Karetsas and Giannis Konstantelias – were celebrating the opening goal early on. After the visitors had an attack broken up, Serhou Guirassy played a long ball from deep inside his own half to Fabio Silva, who, after a positioning error by Scheller and chased by two Paderborn players, raced toward goal, rounded goalkeeper Noll and slid the ball over the line from 12 meters out (5').

In glorious late-summer weather, the promoted side tried to disrupt Dortmund with a high-intensity pressing game while also creating chances of their own. Midway through the first half, the shot count stood at 5:3 in SCP’s favor, who came close through Curda, whose dangerous effort hit the side netting (18'). But the Black and Yellows looked more likely to score a second: after a quarter of an hour, Joey Veerman unleashed a powerful shot from 18 meters, but Noll just managed to get an arm up and save the tricky long-range effort, which had taken a slight deflection.

The sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK twice celebrated what seemed to be 2:0, both times through Guirassy – first after a pass from Silva (31'), then after setup work by Svensson (45.+2) – but on both occasions the VAR correctly ruled that number 9 was offside.

After the break, Ethan Nwaneri had the chance to make it 2:0 from 13 meters on the right side after a pass from Guirassy, but Noll again made the save (59'). Seconds later, Jobe Bellingham, whose shot in the 42nd minute had missed by the narrowest of margins, headed just wide of the left post. And Guirassy was denied twice by goalkeeper Noll (62'/80'). Even so, it remained an open game, and the stands grew restless. But substitute Felix Nmecha brought relief to all the Borussia fans: after a one-two with fellow substitute Maxi Beier, he smashed the ball into the net for the now truly valid 2:0 (80'). Marcel Sabitzer, also off the bench, hit the crossbar four minutes later. Nmecha then scored the goal of the day with a bicycle kick from a Sabitzer cross to make it 3:0 and seal the final score (89').

Next Saturday (19/09), 09 travel to VfB Stuttgart.

BORUSSIA DORTMUND – SC PADERBORN 3:0 (1:0)

Bundesliga, Matchday 3BVB: Kobel – Gadou, Anton, Schlotterbeck (77' Bensebaini) – Ryerson (77' Beier), Veerman (65' Nmecha), Bellingham, Svensson – Nwaneri (65' Sabitzer) – Guirassy, Silva (65' Chukwuemeka)Bench: Meyer, Prates, Albert, ReggianiUnavailable: Can (ACL tear), Inacio (red-card suspension), Karetsas (circulatory problems), Konstantelias (ACL tear), Lerma (muscle injury), Mane (muscle injury)

SC Paderborn: Noll – ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen (82' Philippe) – Curda (67' Lippmann), Castaneda, Obermair – Ulrich (78' Duric), Vidovic (67' Batista Meier) – Pieringer, Marino (67' Tigges)Bench: Schubert, Götze, Sticker, Baack

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