The reigning German champions were held to a draw in an eight goal thriller at the Signal Iduna Park.
Jurgen Klopp’s side dropped another two points as an emphatic comeback by Stuttgart forced a 4-4 draw in Dortmund. With only one goal scored in the first-half and as many as seven strikes after the interval, it was certainly one
of the best matches of the season.
The Borussians were leading 1-0 at half-time courtesy a strike from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364 in the 33rd minute. They doubles their lead soon after returning from the break but Stuttgart came back with three goals in ten minutes
to make it 3-2 in 79 minutes.
Dortmund found the net twice in quick succession and looked certain to win the game but Christian Gentner’s goal in the dying moments of the match meant that the visitors earned a vital point against one of the best teams in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904.
The home side started the game brightly and were dominant in keeping possession and creating chances. They had a host of chances to score in the first half hour but the players failed to take their opportunities until only the
33rd minute when Kagawa scored from a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Kehl-c32732 pass to give Dortmund the lead.
The lead was doubled in the 49th minute when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mats-Hummels-c24767. The hosts looked set to seal all three points at this stage as Stuttgart
struggled to move forward.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-c8098 Labbadia’s side made a stunning comeback later in the match when they scored three goals in a matter of eight minutes to go from 2-0 down to 2-3 in the game. First, it was in-form striker Vedad Ibisevic who found the net
after some brilliant linkup play with Georg Niedermaier.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were distraught after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Julian-Schieber-c19927 scored two goals in two minutes to give his side an unexpected lead against the German champions.
The German Under-21 international’s first goal would certainly be a contender for the ‘Goal of the season’ as he dribbled past numerous Dortmund defenders to make it 2-2. The striker’s second was a thunderbolt from the left as
Stuttgart went into the lead with just over 10 minutes to go in the game.
The Borussians came back on level terms two minutes later as Hummels’ terrific shot from just outside the box found the bottom left corner. The hosts went 4-3 up after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivan-c17215 Perisic’s stunning volley went into the net.
The home fans were silenced by a 92nd minute strike from Gentner as the striker took advantage of a rare mistake from Hummels inside the box. The defender missed an easy header to gift the ball to the Stuttgart man,
who had no qualms in scoring the eighth goal of the game.
Dortmund will hope that Bayern Munich falter in their game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FC-Nuremberg-c38162 as a win for the Bavarian giants will reduce the gap at the top to three points.
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