Match Ratings: Individual Errors Prove Costly as BVB Lose 3-2 to Hoffenheim
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Borussia Dortmund gift Hoffenheim all three points through a litany of mistakes and bad defending. Heading into Sunday?s home game against Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund were unbeaten in all competitions in the Rückrunde. However, despite their unbeaten run, a poor performance against Wolfsburg followed by a lackluster effort against PSV was cause for concern. Sunday did nothing to improve the mood, as that unbeaten run was snapped in a 3-2 loss against Hoffenheim.
BVB got off to a terrible start, conceding a stupid goal to Ihlas Bebou in just the second minute of the game, following a poor pass from Emre Can that Nico Schlotterbeck was too slow to react to. The response was positive, as goals from Donyell Malen and Nico Schlotterbeck gave Dortmund a lead heading into halftime. However, two quick goals from Maximilian Beier just after the hour gave Hoffenheim the advantage, and BVB never looked like turning it around a second time. The performance wasn?t as bad as the result suggests, but this was not an unlucky defeat. BVB controlled the game until they didn?t. Those moments occurred because of poor defending and numerous individual errors, but even when they had control, they struggled to create many dangerous chances.
Despite the unconvincing run in recent weeks, BVB are still in fourth, but Edin Terzic is running out of time to fix this mess. Here are our player ratings from Sunday?s 3-2 loss...
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