“Now it is a shitty penalty that decides the game,” said Dortmund’s Emre Can after the top game of the 14th Bundesliga matchday between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich and spoke to the BVB fans from the soul. The record champions from Munich decided the game just 3: 2 for themselves. The game was fast, intense and exciting, also because the referee let go a lot and both teams went offensive. Dortmund were up early, but conceded the equalizer almost immediately and another goal just before the break.
After the break, Dortmund’s striker Erling Haaland equalized 2-2 and the game headed for an exciting final phase. Then the video referee intervened after Dortmund’s Mats Hummels had hit the ball on the elbow. Referee Felix Zwayer did not initially decide on the penalty kick, but changed his mind after studying slow motion. Robert Lewandowski was able to score the winning goal with his 16th goal of the season. But the penalty decision sparked discussions, especially since the video referee had not intervened in an alleged foul on Marco Reus. BVB coach Marco Rose was so upset that he was referred to the stands with the yellow and red card. With the win, FC Bayern now has four points ahead of Dortmund in the table.
Gladbach against Freiburg desolate
“It’s crazy that we get four standard goals against,” complained Gladbach’s Jonas Hofmann after his team suffered a historic 6-0 home defeat against SC Freiburg. “We defended in desolate ways. Anyone who thought last week that it couldn’t go any deeper has been taught better.” In fact, a few weeks after the 5-0 cup gala against FC Bayern and eight days after the violent 1: 4 derby bankruptcy at 1. FC Köln, times of crisis have finally broken at Borussia. Already after 19 minutes it was 0: 4, at halftime 0: 6. Gladbach’s trainer Adi Hütter, who had probably the worst week of his work in Gladbach, apparently doesn’t have to fear any consequences. “You go a common path,” said Gladbach’s sports director Max Eberl. “That means going through thick and thin.”
Again the ball hits the Gladbach goal – Borussia is particularly weak in set pieces
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On the other hand, Tayfun Korkut’s premiere as a new coach at Hertha BSC succeeded at least halfway. The successor to Pal Dardai and his new team at VfB Stuttgart fell behind early 2-0, but a brace from Stevan Jovetic saved the Berliners a point at 2-2 in the end. Hertha have been without a win for five league games, but at least managed to keep VfB behind in the table.
Consequences for the march in Leipzig
Runner-up RB Leipzig drew a line after their 2-1 defeat at Union Berlin and separated from coach Jesse Marsch. “Catastrophic”, “desolate”, simply “very, very bad” was what the angry RB managing director Oliver Mintzlaff called the performance of the Leipzig team, which had already suffered its sixth defeat of the season, right after the game on Friday evening. “We will not somehow wait until Christmas is and hope that it will be better again in the new year. Of course, it is important that we draw the right conclusions from this,” Mintzlaff continued. On Sunday morning the decision was made to release the American.
Bayer Leverkusen with a runaway victory
“I didn’t shoot on goal in the first half. The second half was like opening the ketchup bottle. It was a beautiful evening,” said Patrik Schick after Bayer Leverkusen’s 7-1 victory over Greuther Fürth, bottom of the table. The Werkself striker scored four goals in a row within just 27 minutes after the break.
Strong performance: Bayer striker Patrik Schick (r.) Scores four goals in one half against Fürth
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Leverkusen celebrated their third Bundesliga victory in a row, for the Fürth, who remain bottom of the table by just one point, it was the twelfth defeat in a row. TSG Hoffenheim moved up to fourth place behind the Leverkusen team. The team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß turned the game against Eintracht Frankfurt after an early deficit and won 3-2 in the end. “The goal we conceded was a wake-up call for us. After that we were more determined,” said Hoeneß after the game. “The win was associated with a lot of mentality.”
VfL Bochum wins again
The second promoted VfL Bochum also left a strong impression: Bochum won 3-2 at FC Augsburg, but had to tremble a little in the end after they had already led 3-0 at halftime. With the win, VfL established themselves in the middle of the table. On the relegation place, on which the Augsburgers are, the lead is six points, on the first direct relegation place even nine points. Arminia Bielefeld is on this 17th place. The Armines parted 1: 1 from 1. FC Köln.
Bochum’s striker Sebastian Polter scored two of the three Bochum goals in Augsburg
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FSV Mainz 05 celebrated a safe victory in the game against VfL Wolfsburg. Mainz scored twice in the first five minutes of the game and pulled the teeth out of the “wolves”. It stayed 2-0 almost to the end, then VfL defender Maxence Lacroix made the final score with an own goal.
The 14th Bundesliga matchday in numbers:
Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich 2: 3 (1: 2)
Tore: 1: 0 Brandt (5th), 1: 1 Lewandowski (9th), 1: 2 Coman (44th), 2: 2 Haaland 47th), 2: 3 Lewandowski (78./Handelfmeter)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 7-1 (3-1)
Tore: 1: 0 Adli (12th), 2: 0 Tapsoba (17th), 2: 1 Dudziak (33rd), 3: 1 Hincapie (45th), 4: 1 Schick (49th), 5: 1 Schick ( 69th), 6: 1 Schick (74th), 7: 1 Schick (76th)
Borussia Mönchengladbach – SC Freiburg 0: 6 (0: 6)
Tore: 0: 1 Eggestein (2nd), 0: 2 Schade (5th), 0: 3 Lienhart (12th), 0: 4 Höfler (19th), 0: 5 Höler (25th), 0: 6 Schlotterbeck ( 37.)
TSG Hoffenheim – Eintracht Frankfurt 3: 2 (2: 1)
Tore: 0: 1 Borré (15th), 1: 1 Geiger (24th), 2: 1 Rutter (30th), 3: 1 Samassekou (59th), 3: 2 Paciencia (72nd)
FSV Mainz 05 – VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 (2-0)
Tore: 1-0 Burkardt (2nd), 2-0 Stach (4th), 3-0 Lacroix (90th / own goal)
FC Augsburg – VfL Bochum 2: 3 (0: 3)
Tore: 0: 1 Polter (23rd), 0: 2 Holtmann (40th), 0: 3 Polter (45th + 2), 1: 3 Gregoritsch (57th), 2: 3 Caligiuri (86th / foul penalty)
Arminia Bielefeld – 1. FC Cologne 1: 1 (0: 1)
Tore: 0:1 Özcan (17.), 1:1 Lasme (59.)
1. FC Union Berlin – RB Leipzig 2:1 (1:1)
Tore: 1: 0 Awoniyi (6.), 1: 1 Nkunku (13.), 2: 1 Baumgartl (57.)
VfB Stuttgart – Hertha BSC 2: 2 (2: 1)
Tore: 1: 0 Marmoush (15th), 2: 0 Förster (19th), 2: 1 Jovetic (40th), 2: 2 Jovetic (76th)
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