Reactions to the 1-0 win in Augsburg: "We just edged it" | OneFootball

It wasn't a gala performance, but after 90 minutes, Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 against FC Augsburg on Friday evening, confirming the positive development of the past months and at least temporarily taking second place in the standings. Accordingly, satisfaction was high at BVB, especially because of the result.

"We knew about the situation in Augsburg, so it was clear to us that it wouldn't be a pretty game, but an intense one," said coach Niko Kovac after the match, unsurprised by the course of the 90 minutes, but all the happier that in the end, there were three points and the end of Serhou Guirassy's small dry spell: "We were that little bit better thanks to Serhou's goal. Everything else was certainly a lot of struggle and effort from both sides. We need our striker, we need Serhou. He is the one who can guarantee us points. The more often he scores, the easier it will be for us to win games."

Gregor Kobel praises the defensive work

Sebastian Kehl openly analyzed that it wasn't the most thrilling performance, but he also had an explanation ready: "We have to assess it reasonably. We can play better football, but we created only a few chances. However, we are also in a super intense period. We played over 120 minutes in Frankfurt three days ago." Ultimately, the positive clearly outweighed for the sporting director as well: "We kept a clean sheet again, we won 1-0, and we took three points. Serhou scored again. That was important for him and for the team."

For goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, the determined work against the ball was once again the decisive factor: "My teammates in front of me did very, very well. That is the key this season. We are very stable defensively, the opponent has few chances, and also scores few goals. It takes everyone to win such a game in the end."

Perhaps Pascal Groß put it most succinctly, noting that BVB now wins games that would have ended differently in the past: "In the end, we were one goal better. It was an absolute fight. We are coming out of a busy schedule. Three points are enormously important. We fought hard for the victory."

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