Hannover increase Dortmund’s woes
27 Oct 2014 9:48 PM GMT
Hannover’s Hiroshi Kiyotake shoved Borussia Dortmund into a crisis while Stuttgart fought back twice to down Frankfurt 5-4 in the ninth round of the German Bundesliga. Dortmund suffered their fourth straight loss (0-1) in the Bundesliga as Kiyotake’s free-kick goal Saturday smoothed the way for Hannover’s first win after three consecutive defeats, reports Xinhua.
Juergen Klopp’s men needed 12 minutes to gain a foothold into the game as Henrikh Mkhitaryan created the first chance against the visitors from Lower Saxony. The Armenian forward was on target with a turn shot but saw his effort saved by Hannover goalkeeper Ron Robert Zieler.
Mkhitaryan’s chance was a wakening call for his team as Dortmund created a bunch of promising chances. Mats Hummels came close with his header but Ron-Robert Zieler turned the ball around the bar before Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled wide with long-range efforts.
As the match progressed, Hannover were able to keep Dortmund at a distance. However, things changed with the restart of the second half as the ‘BVB’ continued to work out goal-scoring opportunities. Marco Reus twice had the chance to break the deadlock but he either was short on accuracy or Zieler made a save.
Dortmund’s wastefulness was punished by Kiyotake, who opened the scoring against the run of the game with a dead ball goal into the top left corner from 20 metres. Dortmund pressed frenetically but all their efforts remained fruitless although Hannover had to complete the game with 10-men, as Ceyhun Guelselam saw his second yellow card just before the final whistle.
With the result, Dortmund slump to 15th place while Hannover climb to seventh position.
Juergen Klopp’s men needed 12 minutes to gain a foothold into the game as Henrikh Mkhitaryan created the first chance against the visitors from Lower Saxony. The Armenian forward was on target with a turn shot but saw his effort saved by Hannover goalkeeper Ron Robert Zieler.
Mkhitaryan’s chance was a wakening call for his team as Dortmund created a bunch of promising chances. Mats Hummels came close with his header but Ron-Robert Zieler turned the ball around the bar before Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled wide with long-range efforts.
As the match progressed, Hannover were able to keep Dortmund at a distance. However, things changed with the restart of the second half as the ‘BVB’ continued to work out goal-scoring opportunities. Marco Reus twice had the chance to break the deadlock but he either was short on accuracy or Zieler made a save.
Dortmund’s wastefulness was punished by Kiyotake, who opened the scoring against the run of the game with a dead ball goal into the top left corner from 20 metres. Dortmund pressed frenetically but all their efforts remained fruitless although Hannover had to complete the game with 10-men, as Ceyhun Guelselam saw his second yellow card just before the final whistle.
With the result, Dortmund slump to 15th place while Hannover climb to seventh position.
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