Augsburg 0-3 Borussia Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund is Germany’s new leader with a 0-3 victory over FC Augsburg. Edin Terzic’s team can take their first national title in eleven years against FSV Mainz 05 next week.
Dortmund has their first national title since 2012 up for grabs
The past ten national titles were for Bayern, which suffered a painful defeat against RB Leipzig on Saturday and Dortmund therefore had the opportunity to reach match point. For that, it had to be won at low-flyer Augsburg. However, the potential banana peel was skillfully dodged.
You didn’t have to make that clear to the players what was at stake for Dortmund on Sunday afternoon. Early in the game there were chances from Julian Brandt (2x) and Sébastien Haller, who failed to put Dortmund on the right track. Augsburg lent a helping hand before the break. Due to a serious foul by Felix Uduokhai, Augsburg had to continue with ten men before the half-time signal. Shortly afterwards, Niklas Süle hit the post.
Second half
Augsburg had little to say and Dortmund had the pressure on, so it was waiting for the opening goal from the visitors. It couldn’t stay out and fell after an hour of play. A few minutes after Emre Can fired on the post, Haller shot the ball into the far corner against the grain, giving Dortmund a 0-1 lead and sending the packed away section into ecstasy.
Suddenly it was all hands on deck at Dortmund, which escaped Augsburg’s quick equaliser. Then it became quiet again. Although Dortmund had played with one man more for almost half, Augsburg managed to limit the damage. That is why it remained exciting for a long time in the WWK Arena in Augsburg, but Dortmund decided the game just before time. Donyell Malen was involved in the decisive goal. The attacker fired from close range at goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek, but the rebound was for Haller, who made his second of the afternoon.
As a result, the battle was over. And there was no longer any doubt whether Dortmund would seize the perfect opportunity to seize the lead in Germany. Not at all when Brandt scored a third goal deep in injury time. The championship game against Mainz will be played next Saturday, May 27. With a win, Dortmund is champion of Germany for the first time since 2012.