Borussia Dortmund come from behind to beat Hoffenheim 3-2
At the SNP Arena in Sinsheim on 5 September 2026, Borussia Dortmund produced a remarkable second-half fightback to beat Hoffenheim 3-2 in their Bundesliga round 2 clash. The hosts looked in complete command after Leon Avdullahu and Tim Lemperle put them two goals to the good, but Dortmund struck back through Serhou Guirassy and substitute Fábio Silva to level the contest before Albian Hajdari's late own goal completed their dramatic turnaround under the sunny Sinsheim sky.
Key Events
32' - Dortmund were forced into an early change as Ethan Nwaneri replaced the injured Filippo Mane.
40' - Ozan Kabak was booked for Hoffenheim.
45' - Vladimír Coufal set up Leon Avdullahu, whose strike put Hoffenheim 1-0 ahead on the stroke of half-time.
45+3' - Albian Hajdari was cautioned as the first half drew to a close.
46' - Dortmund brought on Joey Veerman for Felix Nmecha at the interval.
54' - Adam Daghim provided the assist as Tim Lemperle doubled Hoffenheim's lead to 2-0.
61' - Waldemar Anton teed up Serhou Guirassy, who pulled one back to make it 2-1.
62' - Fábio Silva came on for Konstantinos Karetsas for the visitors.
63' - Luca Reggiani replaced Joane Gadou, while Wouter Burger picked up a yellow card for Hoffenheim.
66' - Guirassy turned provider, laying on the equaliser for substitute Fábio Silva as the score became 2-2.
73' - Hoffenheim made a double change, introducing Andrej Kramaric and Bambasé Conté.
76' - Luca Reggiani was shown yellow for Dortmund.
79' - Robin Hranác and Nathan De Cat entered for Hoffenheim, while Maximilian Beier was booked for the visitors.
80' - Andrej Kramaric was cautioned for the home side.
84' - Max Moerstedt replaced Tim Lemperle for Hoffenheim.
87' - The decisive moment arrived as Albian Hajdari turned the ball into his own net, handing Borussia Dortmund a 3-2 lead.
88' - Marcel Sabitzer came on for the departed Serhou Guirassy as Dortmund saw out the closing stages.
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