Match Reaction: Niclas Füllkrug Hat Trick Powers BVB to Win Over Bochum
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Borussia Dortmund continued their strong start to the Rückrunde with a victory over local rivals VFL Bochum. With lots of injuries and against a team that has historically been a thorn in BVB?s side, it could?ve been a trap game. The end result, however, despite the plethora of issues that I could nitpick, was a comfortable 3-1 win.
Dortmund struck early through a very fortuitous bounce and some quick thinking from Donyell Malen. Bochum?s Ivan Ordets misplayed a pass straight back to Donyell Malen, who managed to wriggle around Manuel Riemann before the Bochum goalkeeper brought him down for a clear penalty kick. Niclas Füllkrug stepped up and beat Riemann for his first of two goals from the spot. Dortmund would struggle to match that success for the rest of the first half, and in the dying minutes of the half, Bochum drew level. Nico Schlotterbeck, who had been stellar to that point, slid in front of Alexander Meyer to intercept a cross, only to inadvertently knock the ball into his own net. Meyer had clearly been screaming at Schlotterbeck to let him collect the ball, so I hesitate to assign any blame to the BVB backup.
Thankfully, BVB would re-assert themselves in the second half, and in the 71st minute would take the lead. It was once against Niclas Füllkrug who converted, this time leaping high into the air to head home a looped cross from Marcel Sabitzer. Dortmund would then ice the game with ano...
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