Champions League: Guirassy shoots BVB to work victory over Sabah FK

Playfully not really convincing, but again victorious: Borussia Dortmund has scored an important threesome against Sabah FK in the Champions League. Robin Tillenburg Serhou Guirassy put together a double pack (9 and 53 minutes) for BVB at the Olympic Stadium of Baku at 2:1 (1:1) on Tuesday evening, Aden McCarthy made up for the team from Azerbaijan (39.). Through the success, the Dortmunders ended their series of three competitive games without victory and have now six points on the account after three premier class match days. Dortmund starts with many degrees - and the lead goal The game started directly cheerfully. In the fourth minute, the hosts trained by Valdas Dambrauskas were already dangerously stormed into the Dortmund goal in a switchover situation, but Kaheem Parris missed the right moment in the penalty area for cross-pass or completion and thus let a promising situation pass without yield. Then BVB took over the initiative more: Fabio Silva checked directly after Stas Pokatilov twice in the goal of the hosts. Guirassy also came early to two quite dangerous conclusions (7, 9) – the Dortmunders were visibly trying to make it better in the game than last against Union. And shortly before the stadium clock jumped to a smooth 10 minutes, the time had come: Carney Chukwuemeka and Silva combined over the right into the penalty area, Felix Nmecha shot hard from the penalty area edge but centrally on the goal, Pokatilov could not hold the ball and Guirassy dust off to the lead. More ball losses and fewer ideas in the 23. Minute let Pokatilov ricochet a free kick of Joey Veerman in the goalkeeper again forward, but was afterwards in Chukwuemeka's dusting attempt to save the spot. Dortmund was the better team, had his chances, but still did not look completely saddled. The hosts, loudly cheered on by the grandstands in their own advances, came dangerously into the BVB penalty area from time to time and were usually only disturbed by Dortmund defenders at the last second. The recently a little struggling BVB was visibly lacking then again increasingly own ideas in the game forward. It also did not help that the Kovac-Elf against the brave hosts now also made some ball losses. As a result, she acted more and more quickly and hardly came to structured attacks herself. In the 39 minute McCarthy served the favourite then the receipt: A free kick flank from the right side landed at the central defender, who headed the ball on the long post in the air duel with Waldemar Anton in the BVB goal. In the minutes until the half-time break, Sabah was even the better team and put the Dortmunders under pressure again. Kovac could not like that, his team had given the reins completely out of hand after a very decent start. Again meets Guirassy early, again it is shaky As already in half one came the BVB but well in the second round. The Bundesliga player held the ball in his own ranks and then had a flash of inspiration in the person of Veerman: The Dutchman delivered from the right halffield a perfect flank on the Guirassy entering the long post, who accommodated the volley ball from a short distance technically demanding for renewed guidance (53.). Also as in halftime one, the guests did not manage to keep their foot on the accelerator pedal. Kovac responded and brought Marcel Sabitzer, Jobe Bellingham and Joane Gadou for Ramy Bensebaini, Nmecha and Chukwuemeka. But even this did not bring greater security: Again, more and more ball losses crept in against now also higher-ranking hosts. Nico Schlotterbeck was lucky that Orphé Mbina was still decisively disturbed by Daniel Svensson after a missed pass and thus did not achieve the compensation (75th). The hosts, who had beaten Slavia Prague 2-0 a week ago and lost to Manchester United before, threw everything forward again in the final phase, but the BVB somehow defended this work victory over time and is allowed to record first. Kobel: More chances are positive I think we had the chance to score one or the other goal earlier and have a quieter game. We have created many opportunities, certainly more than in recent weeks, which is very positive. A bit of a pity that we did not manage to decide the game earlier, said Dortmund goalkeeper Kobel later on the broadcaster DAZN.