The reigning German champions made an outstanding start to this season’s second-half by hammering http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamburger-SV-c39485 by a hefty 5-1 margin.
Borussia Dortmund travelled away to the Imtech Arena on Sunday, January 22, to take on Hamburger SV in their opening game of this season’s second-half. The visitors emerged clinical winners courtesy goals from Kevin Grosskreutz,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paolo-Guerrero-c29087 scored a consolation goal for the home side who are now just three points clear of the drop zone.
Dortmund started the game on the front foot, and had the hosts in all sorts of trouble with their emphatic attacking display. The Borussians could have scored as early as in the 12th minute after a mistake in the midfield
by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gojko-Kacar-c15084. However, the striker was dispossessed in the penalty area to keep the home side level.
It did not take long for the Black-Yellows to open the dead lock as Grosskreutz scored the team’s first goal in the 16th minute. The midfielder was fed by the Japanese international, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364, before tapping in
a simple finish. On the other hand, Hamburg, pressed hard for the equaliser, and could have drawn level with Dortmund had Guerrero not squandered his opportunity from just the seven yards out.
Robert Lewandowski doubled his team’s lead in the 37th minute after making an impressive solo run through the inactive Rothosen defence. Both sides went into the dugout with Dortmund leading 2-0 at the half-way stage.
Hamburg showed some intent at the start of the second period, but were unable to cope with the visitors’ attacking instincts, soon finding themselves 3-0 down at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jakub-Blaszczykowski-c17616. The Red Shorts had no answers
to the visitors’ dominant display, and gave up soon after Dortmund’s third goal in the 58th minute.
Blaszczykowski collected his brace and the team’s fourth of the evening by scoring a penalty in the 76th minute after second-half substitute, Moritz Leitner, was tripped inside the box by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dennis-Diekmeier-c10911. Soon afterwards,
the flood gates were finally closed but not before the Borussians fifth goal of the evening, courtesy Lewandowski’s second on the 83rd minute mark.
With Dortmund having a 5-0 advantage, Guerrero scored a consolation for the home side, but couldn’t prevent his team from going down by a massive four-goal margin. As a result, Dortmund find themselves level on points with Bayern
Munich and Schalke, and will take on Hoffenheim in their next game on Saturday, January 28, at the Westfalenstadion.
Meanwhile, Hamburg, find themselves lying just three points above the relegation zone, on the 14th spot, and their next test will be against Hertha http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Berlin-c7536 on Saturday, January 28.
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