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| Anthony Modeste of Borussia Dortmund and Lucas Tousart of Hertha BSC battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on August 27, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. |
Anthony Modeste’s first
goal for Borussia Dortmund was enough to edge Hertha Berlin 1-0 in the
Bundesliga, where Union Berlin was the big winner on Saturday.
Hertha’s city rival
enjoyed a 6-1 success at Schalke to go provisionally top of the table before
Bayern Munich hosted Borussia Mönchengladbach later.
Dortmund goalkeeper
Gregor Kobel played a key role in his team’s third win from four games, though
it won’t erase memories of last weekend’s 3-2 home loss to Werder
Bremen, when Dortmund became the first in the league to concede
three goals after the 88th minute.
Modeste scored in the
32nd against Hertha, producing a brilliant header to meet former Cologne
teammate Salih Özcan’s cross. Turkey midfielder Özcan was making his Dortmund
debut following his transfer between the sides.
Karim Adeyemi also
started for Dortmund after two games out with a toe injury in his left foot,
but there was no place in the squad for Gio Reyna – one week after he played
against Bremen for his first competitive appearance since April 8, when he
reinjured his right hamstring. Dortmund didn’t elaborate.
After scoring, Modeste
ran to embrace coach Edin Terzić, and his celebrations belied the pressure he’d
been under since he joined from Cologne.
The Dortmund fans were
celebrating again early in the second half when news came through of another
Union Berlin goal at their bitter rival Schalke.
Jude Bellingham missed
several chances to kill the game for Dortmund before Marco Richter struck the
crossbar on his comeback for Hertha. The outstanding Kobel got his fingertips
to the ball. Richter was making his first appearance since undergoing treatment for a testicular tumor.
UNION FLYING
Union’s 6-1 rout of
promoted Schalke ensured it remained unbeaten in five consecutive away
Bundesliga games for the first time. It was also its first victory over the
Gelsenkirchen-based club.
Norwegian midfielder
Morten Thorsby scored about five minutes into his Union debut, and Marius
Bülter deservedly equalized with a penalty in the 31st. Bülter’s celebrations
were restrained as he previously played for Union.
Schalke was creating
more chances but Sheraldo Becker restored the visitors’ lead with a deflected
shot five minutes later and Janik Haberer made it 3-1 with a powerful strike
from distance before the break.
Becker scored again
right after the interval to leave Schalke coach Frank Kramer rubbing his chin
on the sideline.
Sven Michel completed
the rout with quick-fire goals in the 87th and 90th.
LEVERKUSEN RELIEF
After starting the
season with four defeats across all competitions, Bayer Leverkusen finally
clicked in beating Mainz 3-0.
Two first-half goals
from Jeremie Frimpong in as many minutes after an own-goal from Jonathan
Burkardt in the 29th will ease the pressure on Leverkusen coach Gerardo Seoane.
Leipzig also got its
first win, 2-0 over visiting Wolfsburg, and Hoffenheim defeated Augsburg 1-0.
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