U23 leave it late to turn it around against Rödinghausen | OneFootball

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The first pleasing news came even before kick-off: 17-year-olds Mussa Kaba and Enzo Dos Santos, who had recently been struggling with injuries, made their season debut for the U23s. The duo came into the starting XI for Takato Yamamoto and Fadi Zarquelain. BVB coach Daniel Rios also made one change in central defense: Ismael Mansaray played in place of Jan-Luca Riedl. Ayman Azhil captained the side in place of the injured Jesper Verlaat.

Match summary

The still unbeaten U23s enjoyed more possession from the outset against deep-lying visitors and looked to play forward quickly. The first notable chance fell to BVB forward Kevin Mutove, whose shot from the left edge of the box was kept out by SVR goalkeeper Lukas van Ingen (10). Nine minutes later, the advanced Finn Fuchs tested the visitors’ keeper again with a long-range effort.

Rödinghausen, who had mainly been occupied with defending up to that point, produced their first warning shot in the 21st minute. Otherwise, Dortmund had the game largely under control. Then, in the 27th minute, the breakthrough arrived: a set piece gave the Black and Yellows the lead. Daniel Sumbu headed home a corner from Connor Krempicki to make it 1-0. Mutove then missed the chance to add BVB’s second shortly afterwards (32).

Shortly before half-time, the Stadion Rote Erde came alive once more. The stands gave Ismael Mansaray a round of applause after he produced a superb sliding tackle right in front of goal to prevent SVR striker Cedric Euschen, who was poised to score, from getting his shot away. That meant the Black and Yellows went into the break with a 1-0 lead.

The second half began with a setback for BVB. After a corner, there was a minor tussle in the penalty area, prompting the referee to point to the spot. Euschen made no mistake and converted for 1-1 (49). After the equalizer, BVB looked a little disorganized. They lacked the necessary structure and composure to settle their own play. The visitors took ruthless advantage and turned the game around completely through Niklas Burlage (67).

The Black and Yellows also struggled afterwards to find solutions in open play. So once again, it was a set piece that brought BVB back into the game. The equalizer came from a free-kick routine: substitute Takato Yamamoto found the lurking Fuchs, who placed the ball precisely into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the box (78).

And it got even better for Dortmund, who were suddenly fully alert again: just three minutes later, substitute Fadi Zarquelain bundled a cross from fellow substitute Arne Wessels over the line at the far post to make it 3-2 (81). But Rödinghausen also remained highly dangerous through Burlage (82/89).

In the end, the U23s celebrated a narrow 3-2 victory and in doing so strengthened their place among the Regionalliga West frontrunners. Because league leaders Gütersloh lost 2-1 to Gladbach, Dortmund are now the only unbeaten team left in the Regionalliga West.

Outlook

For the U23s, the 3-2 win over Rödinghausen marked the start of a busy week with three matches. Next Wednesday, 16 September, the Black and Yellows host promoted side Westfalia Rhynern. The match will be broadcast live on LEAGUES. Kick-off at Stadion Rote Erde is at 19:30. Tickets for the rescheduled Matchday 4 fixture are available in the online ticket shop.

Goals: 1-0 Sumbu (27), 1-1 Euschen (49), 1-2 Burlage (67), 2-2 Fuchs (78), 3-2 Zarquelain (81)

U23: Ostrzinski – Fuchs, Mansaray (66 Degener), Quiala, Hodroj – Kaba (46 Yamamoto), Dos Santos (46 Zarquelain), Azhil – Krempicki (80 Ngambia), Sumbu (66 Wessels), Mutove

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