Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 5:37 PM• Jordi Tomasowa

Borussia Dortmund won the for the fourth time in a row on Saturday afternoon Kohlenpottderby against Schalke 04. The team of trainer Edin Terzic eventually won 1-0 thanks to a goal in the final phase by substitute Youssoufa Moukoko. A big blemish on the victory was the failure of Marco Reus, who left the field in tears on a stretcher. Due to the victory, Dortmund comes on fifteen points from seven matches and can call itself the leader of the Bundesliga for at least one day.

Borussia Dortmund – Schalke 04 1-0
Both teams failed to create serious opportunities in the opening phase. The home team mainly sought the attack through Donyell Malen, who fought some interesting duels with his compatriot Sepp van den Berg. BVB had to deal with a hefty setback after more than half an hour, when Reus had to leave the field with an ankle injury on a stretcher. There is a possibility that the 48-time international of Germany will again have to draw a line through a final tournament due to new injuries.

The biggest chance for halftime came in the name of Jude Bellingham. The midfielder thought to head in contrary to Malen’s instructions, but Alexander Schwolow kept the Königsblauen however with an excellent save on the leg. The game then seemed to be heading for a goalless draw for a long time. Ten minutes before the end, substitute Moukoko still broke the spell on behalf of the home team by convincingly nodding a cross from Marius Wolf against the ropes.

Bayer Leverkusen – Werder Bremen 1-1
The home team, with Jeremie Frimpong in the starting line-up and Mitchell Bakker, Daley Sinkgraven and Timothy Fosu-Mensah on the bench, were close to the opening goal before halftime when Robert Andrich hit the bar. In the second act, the lead for Leverkusen was still a fact. Kerem Demirbay was played on the edge of the box and then found the long corner in a beautiful way: 1-0. Werder Bremen did not claim a point, but did come alongside in the final phase. Milos Veljkovic was able to work a rebound from close range after Lukas Hradecky’s hesitant performance.