Borussia Dortmund vs St. Pauli, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Guirassy heads late winner as Dortmund edge St. Pauli
Borussia Dortmund forward Serhou Guirassy headed an 83rd-minute winner to hand them a 2-1 victory over visiting St. Pauli on Friday, and provisionally lift them to fourth place in the Bundesliga.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
- 6': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a through ball.
- 8': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 8': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Irvine with a through ball.
- 19': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Manolis Saliakas.
- 22': Attempt saved. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 24': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Karol Mets.
- 24': Attempt missed. Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Robert Wagner (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manolis Saliakas with a cross.
- 26': Corner, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 28': Attempt saved. Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philipp Treu.
- 29': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 29': Philipp Treu (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Offside, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Morgan Guilavogui is caught offside.
- 30': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 32': VAR Decision: No Goal Borussia Dortmund 0-0 FC St. Pauli Hamburg.
- 35': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 35': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 39': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Manolis Saliakas.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
- 40': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 40': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Morgan Guilavogui.
- 42': Attempt missed. Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a cross.
- 45'+3': Foul by Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 45'+3': Pascal Groß (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 0.
- 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Gittens replaces Pascal Groß.
- 46': Delay in match (Borussia Dortmund).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Robert Wagner (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Guilavogui.
- 49': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Karol Mets.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund).
- 55': Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 58': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Nikola Vasilj.
- 62': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 62': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a through ball.
- 64': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 64': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund).
- 66': Morgan Guilavogui (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
- 68': Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Scott Banks replaces Morgan Guilavogui.
- 69': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Felix Nmecha replaces Emre Can.
- 72': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Eric Smith.
- 73': Foul by Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 73': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 75': Robert Wagner (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Maximilian Beier replaces Donyell Malen.
- 76': Attempt saved. Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hauke Wahl.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Hauke Wahl (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 77': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Scott Banks (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 78': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1. Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 80': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 80': Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Adam Dzwigala replaces Manolis Saliakas.
- 83': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a cross.
- 87': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Julian Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 88': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 88': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Andreas Albers replaces Johannes Eggestein.
- 88': Substitution, FC St. Pauli Hamburg. Danel Sinani replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
- 90': Foul by Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90': Scott Banks (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Adam Dzwigala (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jackson Irvine with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Foul by Philipp Treu (FC St. Pauli Hamburg).
- 90'+4': Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Kjell-Arik Wätjen replaces Julian Brandt.
- 90'+6': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90'+6': Karol Mets (FC St. Pauli Hamburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 2, FC St. Pauli Hamburg 1.
Statistics
 STP |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 24.7 | Possession | 75.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 189 | Accurate Passes | 712 |
| 250 | Passes | 767 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 6 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 24 | Clearances | 15 |
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 |
| 5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 26 | Julian Ryerson |
| 10 | Julian Brandt  |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 20 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 21 | Donyell Malen |
St. Pauli (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nikola Vasiljev (GK) |
| 8 | Eric Anders Smith |
| 3 | Karol Mets |
| 5 | Hauke Wahl |
| 39 | Robert Wagner |
| 7 | Jackson Irvine |
| 23 | Philipp Treu |
| 2 | Manolis Saliakas |
| 11 | Johannes Eggestein |
| 29 | Morgan Guilavogui |
| 17 | Oladapo Afolayan |
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