Dortmund beat Bundesliga’s bottom side with late penalty | OneFootball

A penalty goal scored by Emre Can in the 50th minute of the second half secured Borussia Dortmund a dramatic 3-2 home victory over bottom-placed St. Pauli this Saturday, in the 18th round of the Bundesliga, the German Championship.

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Standings Situation

Everything indicated that the Black and Yellows would unexpectedly stumble, but the triumph keeps their title hopes alive. With the win, Dortmund provisionally sits eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who still face fourth-placed RB Leipzig in the last match of the day.

How the match went

The match seemed calm at first, with Dortmund opening a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Julian Brandt (45+1’) and Karim Adeyemi (54’). However, a lapse proved costly and allowed St. Pauli to equalize with goals from American James Sands (62’) and Englishman Ricky-Jade Jones (72’).

In the final minutes, Dortmund attacked desperately to avoid dropping points. Maximilian Beier’s fall in the box led to a VAR review, resulting in the penalty converted by Can, sealing the 3-2 win. The fans were able to celebrate the hard-fought triumph — among them German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who was present in one of the VIP boxes at Westfalenstadion.

More results

In other Saturday matches, Hoffenheim beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0, with a goal from Dutchman Wouter Burger in the 9th minute. Leverkusen drops to seventh and complicates their fight for a European spot, while Hoffenheim enters the Champions League zone, provisionally taking third place with 33 points, one ahead of Leipzig (32).

Stuttgart, who host Union Berlin (9th) on Sunday, drops to fifth position. Meanwhile, Mainz (17th) remains in the relegation zone after losing 2-1 to Cologne (10th). The other two matches ended in draws: 0-0 between Hamburg (14th) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (11th), and 1-1 between Wolfsburg (12th) and Heidenheim (16th).

* With content from AFP

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