Borussia Dortmund 1- Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Marco Reus to start with half goal provides Dortmund opening day Bundesliga get

Marco Reus’ early tap-in gained Borussia Dortmund victory but if Patrick Schick experienced been in kind Bayer Leverkusen could have gained at least a level.

Youssoufa Moukoko’s cross was turned in direction of aim at the again put up by Karim Adeyemi and however Lukas Hradecky contrived alongside with the put up to just retain the ball from passing the line the Dortmund skipper was there to open up the scoring.

Schick experienced a chance in the initial 50 % to equalise in the 1st 50 percent when he shot just wide of the top corner from the edge of box, then 2 times in the next 50 % he was denied at position-blank selection by Gregor Kobel.

In the 64th minute he fulfilled Moussa Diaby’s minimal inswinging cross at the six-yard box but his work flew straight into the mid-riff of Kobel.

5 minutes later on, Sardar Azmoun’s intelligent contact established Schick up for an equaliser but Kobel raced out to deny him with his legs.

There was drama in harm time as Leverkusen stopper Hradecky was pink-carded for catching the ball just exterior the location in front of Reus.

Chatting Place

Goals will be a issue for Dortmund – Erling Haaland was always going to depart a gaping gap for Der BVB to fill but with the unhappy news of summer months signing Sebastian Haller possessing testicular tumour it has turn into a significantly more durable endeavor. Marco Reus confirmed he retains predatory instincts with his target but he is considerably from the 20-a-period male he was, when fit, in the to start with half of his profession.

At 17, Youssoufa Moukoko is now a handful for defenders and superior at producing odds for team-mates, but does not seem to be all set to replicate his remarkable goalscoring file at youth level with the to start with crew. They will welcome the slender victory but their goals of closing the gap on the Robert Lewandowski-significantly less Bayern Munich appear forlorn.

Player OF THE MATCH

Gregor Kobel (Dortmund) – The Swiss stopper took above from countryman Roman Burki involving the sticks past season and despite some pourous defending in front of him, done fairly perfectly. At 24, an age when keepers start out to solution their peak he looks established to acquire a even bigger stage this season. Schick can absolutely be blamed for not placing absent the probabilities he had, but Kobel’s positioning and instincts ensured the odds grew to become that substantially a lot more complicated for the Czech striker.

Player Ratings

Dortmund: Kobel 8* Meunier 7, Schlotterbeck 6, Hummels 6, Guerreiro 7 Bellingham 7, Dahoud 7 Malen 7, Reus 7, Adeyemi 7 Moukoko 6.

Subs: Hazard 6, Brandt 6, Can 6, Wolf 6.

Leverkusen: Hradecky 7 Frimpong 7, Tapsoba 6, Tah 6, Hincapie 6 Palacios 6, Andrich 6 Diaby 7, Bellarabi 6, Demirbay 6 Schick 5.

Subs: Aranguiz 6, Azmoun 6, Amiri 6, Hlozek 5, Bakker 5.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

10′ Target FOR DORTMUND! Adeyemi’s shot at the again put up from a fine cross from Moukoko was blocked on the line by the ft of Hradecky and on the line it looked like Reus touched the ball in excess of the line.

21′ REUS SO Near! The Dortmund skipper races into the remaining hand facet of the location onto Guerreiro’s sq. ball but he skews his exertion and is just in front of Moukoko at the significantly post.

64′ SCHICK Must HAVE LEVELLED! He escaped the pair of centre backs to fulfill the minimal inswinging cross from Diaby at the 6-yard box but his shot flies straight into Kobel’s breadbasket.

69′ One more Great Opportunity FOR SCHICK! He could have Leverkusen in entrance in the space of the last couple minutes but following Hlozek’s amazing touch to established him up, his effort was blocked by a amazing block from the legs of Kobel who raced off his line.

90′ Red CARD FOR HRADECKY! The Leverkusen keeper caught the ball just exterior the box below strain from Reus and following a VAR test a cost-free kick and a red card have been specified.

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