BVB lost 2-1 away to Union Berlin on Saturday and only has ten points after six rounds. Bayer Leverkusen has one point more after a disappointing 2-2 home win against Holstein Kiel. Wolfsburg won 3-1 in Bochum, Bremen lost 0-1 at home to Freiburg.
Dortmund fell behind in Berlin thanks to a penalty from Kevin Vogt (26th), Yorbe Vertessen increased the lead to 2-0 shortly before half-time. After the break, the black-yellow team got better, but they couldn’t score more than Julian Ryerson’s goal (62′). Christopher Trimmel played through for the winners, Leopold Querfeld was substituted in the 60th minute. Marcel Sabitzer came onto the pitch for the guests in the 76th minute.
Leverkusen gave up points to the promoted team
Benedikt Pichler was able to help newly promoted Holstein Kiel steal a point from Leverkusen in the 46th minute. The defending champions clearly dominated the game at first and looked like the sure winner early on after goals from Victor Boniface (4th) and Jonas Hofmann (8th). But then the slippery slope crept in, Kiel became more dangerous and managed to equalize thanks to Mark Geschwill (45th + 5) and Fiete Arp (69th / penalty). Bayer’s final offensive was ineffective.
Five ÖFB players in action at Bremen-Freiburg
Marco Friedl was the tragic figure in Werder’s home defeat against Freiburg. The ÖFB returnee deflected a relatively harmless shot from Ritsu Doan into his own goal (75th). Friedl and Schmid played through, Marco Grüll came on in the 79th minute. On the other side, Junior Adamu and Philipp Lienhart were in action over the entire distance, while Michael Gregoritsch sat on the bench.
Patrick Wimmer received at least some match practice before the upcoming Nations League games. The ex-Austrian was brought into the game by coach Ralph Hasenhüttl in the 73rd minute of his VfL Wolfsburg’s 3-1 win in Bochum.