Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Bochum, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
4 - 2
4 - 2
Guirassy double gives Dortmund 4-2 win over Bochum
A resilient Borussia Dortmund staged a spectacular comeback to beat VfL Bochum 4-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday thanks to a double from Serhou Guirassy.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 9': Attempt saved. Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Myron Boadu.
- 10': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jakov Medic.
- 11': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
- 12': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 14': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Patrick Drewes.
- 16': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, VfL Bochum 1848 1. Matús Bero (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philipp Hofmann.
- 19': Attempt saved. Maximilian Wittek (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Losilla.
- 20': Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
- 20': Jakov Medic (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 0, VfL Bochum 1848 2. Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 23': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Felix Passlack.
- 26': Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Felix Passlack with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Felix Passlack.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Myron Boadu (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
- 29': Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 32': Foul by Tim Oermann (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 32': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Myron Boadu (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Philipp Hofmann with a through ball following a fast break.
- 33': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Felix Passlack.
- 36': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tim Oermann.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 37': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jakov Medic.
- 38': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Couto following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy with a through ball.
- 40': Hand ball by Jakov Medic (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 40': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maximilian Wittek.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Couto.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Couto.
- 44': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Bochum 1848 2. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 45'+2': Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Bochum 1848 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Bochum 1848 2.
- 48': Hand ball by Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 49': Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 50': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Myron Boadu is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
- 50': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Patrick Drewes.
- 51': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dani de Wit.
- 51': Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 53': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 57': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ibrahima Sissoko.
- 58': Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund).
- 58': Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 60': Penalty conceded by Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, VfL Bochum 1848 2. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 62': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Moritz Broschinski replaces Myron Boadu.
- 64': Attempt saved. Moritz Broschinski (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani de Wit with a headed pass.
- 64': Foul by Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 64': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund).
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julien Duranville replaces Jamie Gittens because of an injury.
- 68': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Felix Passlack is caught offside.
- 70': Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund).
- 70': Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Foul by Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 72': Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Koji Miyoshi replaces Philipp Hofmann.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 73': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ramy Bensebaini replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Julian Brandt.
- 74': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Pascal Groß.
- 75': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, VfL Bochum 1848 2. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi with a through ball following a fast break.
- 76': Foul by Felix Passlack (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 76': Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 77': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 79': Maximilian Wittek (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, VfL Bochum 1848 2. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
- 82': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Moritz-Broni Kwarteng replaces Ibrahima Sissoko.
- 82': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Aliou Baldé replaces Matús Bero.
- 82': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Yan Couto.
- 83': Attempt missed. Julien Duranville (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 85': Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 86': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund).
- 86': Tim Oermann (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 88': Hand ball by Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 89': Attempt missed. Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julien Duranville.
- 90'+1': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Dani de Wit is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Maximilian Wittek (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moritz-Broni Kwarteng.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, VfL Bochum 1848 2.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 4, VfL Bochum 1848 2.
Statistics
 BOC |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 33.8 | Possession | 66.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 206 | Accurate Passes | 492 |
| 285 | Passes | 556 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 24 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 3 | Waldemar Anton |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 2 | Yan Couto  |
| 10 | Julian Brandt |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 43 | Jamie Gittens |
| 27 | Karim Adeyemi |
VfL Bochum (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Patrick Drewes (GK) |
| 13 | Jakov Medic |
| 14 | Tim Oermann |
| 8 | Anthony Losilla |
| 32 | Maximilian Wittek |
| 15 | Felix Passlack |
| 10 | Dani de Wit |
| 19 | Matús Bero |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sissoko |
| 33 | Philipp Hofmann |
| 9 | Myron Boadu |
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