Late equaliser – BVB U23 held to 2-2 draw by SC Wiedenbrück | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund II was unable to capitalize on FC Schalke 04 II’s defeat to 1. FC Köln II and significantly close the gap at the top of the table. BVB’s U23 team, for their part, could only manage a 2-2 draw against SC Wiedenbrück and remain five points behind the league leaders, who are now Fortuna Köln instead of Schalke II.

In front of 1,003 spectators at Stadion Rote Erde, BVB started with three changes compared to their 5-3 victory a week earlier at Köln II. Mussa Kaba and Jordi Paulina returned to the starting lineup after creative breaks due to international duty, as did Cole Campbell, who played his second Regionalliga match of the season. The injured Bennedikt Wüstenhagen, as well as Nick Cherny and Arne Wessels, were absent from the starting eleven.

Kabar in the Spotlight Both Offensively and Defensively

The visitors from Wiedenbrück, who came as second to last in the table, made life difficult for BVB. It wasn’t until the 44th minute that Almugera Kabar broke the deadlock and put Borussia ahead 1-0. Immediately after the break, Kabar was back in the spotlight, but this time at the other end. The left-back brought down Wiedenbrück’s Benjamin Friesen in the penalty area, and the fouled player converted the resulting penalty to make it 1-1.

BVB, however, responded quickly and regained the lead in the 54th minute. Paulina scored after an assist from Babis Drakas to make it 2-1, and several times afterwards, the decision seemed within reach. Instead, the visitors rallied in the final stages and were rewarded for their efforts with a 2-2 equalizer by Konstantin Gerhardt in the 88th minute.

The match ended with this disappointing draw for BVB. The fact that coach Daniel Rios’s team still climbed from sixth to fifth place was little consolation. In their last game of the year, they will once again play at home next Saturday, this time against SC Paderborn II.

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