Bundesliga: Freiburg offers demoralising defeat to Dortmund

Freiburg put the brakes on Borussia Dortmund’s early-season optimism by holding on for a 2-1 win within the Bundesliga on Saturday, a demoralizing blow for a staff with ambitions of difficult for the title.
Goals in every half from Vincenzo Grifo and Hungary midfielder Roland Sallai gave host Freiburg its first win and dealt new Dortmund coach Marco Rose his first league defeat after the 5-2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt within the opening spherical final weekend. Dortmund misplaced within the German Super Cup to Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Netherlands ahead Donyell Malen made his first begin for Dortmund, nevertheless it was a foul starting total for the guests in Freiburg.
Felix Passlack’s foul on Nicolas Hofler gave Grifo all the chance he wanted to open the scoring with a superb free kick in off the publish within the sixth minute.
Jude Bellingham missed a great probability to equalize, then later hit the publish earlier than Jeong Woo-yeong went shut for Freiburg.
Sallai made it 2-0 early within the second half, when Bellingham misplaced the ball to Hofler, who despatched it on to Jeong. Lucas Holer laid Jeong’s cross off for Sallai to attain.
Passlack compelled an own-goal from Yannik Keitel within the 59th, and Dortmund stored pushing for extra.
Gio Reyna despatched Erling Haaland on his approach however the Norwegian fired over within the 68th, and Dortmund’s late strain did not yield an equalizer.

Wolfsburg substitute Lukas Nmecha scored late for a 2-1 win at Hertha Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt drew with Augsburg 0-0.
Also, promoted Greuther Furth drew with Arminia Bielefeld 1-1, and Bochum earned its first win within the prime flight after an 11-year absence with a 2-0 victory at dwelling over Mainz.
Bayer Leverkusen hosted Borussia Monchengladbach later Saturday.
HERTHA HURTING
Hertha Berlin appears to be like set for an additional lengthy exhausting season after dropping its opening two video games regardless of scoring the primary purpose in each.
Wolfsburg’s go to was Hertha’s first sport since confirming that it acquired the final instalment of Lars Windhorst’s 375-million-euro ($440 million) funding within the membership. There wasn’t a lot signal of it on the sphere.
Hertha goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow made a great save to disclaim Wout Weghorst in the perfect probability of a lackluster first half that gave the vocal dwelling followers little to cheer about.
New signing Kevin-Prince Boateng went off injured earlier than halftime – a disappointing return for the 34-year-old Berlin native whose final look on the Olympiastadion was when he gained the German Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2018.
The dwelling facet emerged with way more intent for the second half however nonetheless regarded comparatively innocent till VAR picked up on a foul from United States defender John Brooks on Hertha’s Dodi Lukebakio within the penalty space.
Lukebakio transformed the spot kick to open the scoring on the hour-mark.
Wolfsburg coach Marc van Bommel reacted with two adjustments with 20 minutes to go and once more his substitutions made a huge impact because the staff pushed ahead. Wolfsburg was thrown out of the German Cup on Monday after van Bommel used too many substitutions.
Xaver Schlager arrange Ridle Baku to equalize within the 74th, and Nmecha – one of many substitutes – scored the winner within the 88th.
Hertha is the one staff but to assert some extent. The subsequent sport is at defending champion Bayern Munich.