Augsburg, Germany – โGrowing fan discontent with FCA โขcoach sandro Wagner reached a boiling โpoint Saturdayโค as a slapstick goal byโข borussia Dortmund sealed a 1-0 defeat for Augsburg, further intensifying the pressure on the embattled manager. Supporters displayed bannersโค criticizing Wagner during halftime, citingโข a perceived lack of results despiteโฃ ambitious rhetoric.
Augsburg, which โhad shown defensive โenhancement following a 6-0 loss โคto RB Leipzig and a 1-0โค cup defeat to VfLโ Bochum, largely โคmatched Dortmund’s intensity but failed to convert their efforts into goals. “It was an absolute fight. Augsburg is alive, you have to fight back,” said Augsburg’s Felix groร. “BVB had that one more โmoment, we fought for victory.”
The decisive goal came from guirassy, described as a “coincidence,” resulting from a long โคball by Waldemar Anton after a โheader from Chrislain Matsima to Han-Noah Massengo.โ
Fanโข frustration manifested in visible protests. banners โคreading “Big words, no actions – how long do you want to โwait?” and “Image change accomplished: from the grayโ mouse to the league’s shooting gallery” wereโข displayed at halftime.Despite the criticism, fans offered encouraging applause after the finalโ whistle.
Dortmund coach Nikoโ Kovac was forced to reshuffle his defense due to the absence of Nico Schlotterbeck (illness/”creative break”) and Niklas Sรผle. BVB made six changes to their lineup, while Wagner made seven โfollowing FCA’s 1-0 cup โloss โto Bochum.
The match was twice interrupted by Dortmund fans protesting the Saturday 3:30โฃ p.m.kickoff time, first with tennis balls thrown onto the pitch and later with fireworks during the second half.
The game itself was characterized by โa โlack of fluid build-up play from both sides, with numerous duels and ball losses preventingโ sustained โฃattacks.
