Borussia Dortmund mount stunning comeback to break Hoffenheim hearts

[p]Looking to bounce back from their opening day defeat against FC Koln, the home side had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Dortmund[/a] completely pinned back throughout the first half, but it took some time to find a way past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kobel-gregor/xlBg2ttC/"]Gregor Kobel[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hlozek-adam/2FUsDXpd/"]Adam Hlozek[/a] was the first to threaten as he found space just outside the box, but his fizzing half-volley sailed wide of the near post. The best chance of the game came just before the half-hour mark, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lemperle-tim/OYG8XB8m/"]Tim Lemperle[/a] undoing the visiting defence with a clever backheel.[/p][p]That left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/daghim-adam/MqjL5g4o/"]Adam Daghim[/a] free on the left, and his angled drive was headed for the bottom corner, only for Kobel to tip the ball wide with an excellent save.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="7a8cda67-07a3-4bc8-9334-4d6ddd4dbda1" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ffa5e5a1-4b90-4731-8eac-e72b03790ed2" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]With his side already struggling, Niko Kovac was forced into a reshuffle after an injury to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mane-filippo/WzJWzU9r/"]Filippo Mane[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hoffenheim/hQAtP9Sl/"]Hoffenheim[/a] continued to push and got their reward just before half time when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/avdullahu-leon/KxLbw5jm/"]Leon Avdullahu[/a] scored with a stunning curled effort from 25 yards. [/b][/p][p][b]The pattern continued after the break, with the home side doubling their lead on 54 minutes. Tim Lemperle showed great tenacity to dispossess [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gadou-koukou/vq1r8p3m/"]Joane Gadou[/a] in his own half before running through on goal, and his shot took a big deflection to loop over Kobel and into the net.[/b][/p][p]At that point, it looked like game over; however, Dortmund suddenly burst into life on the hour mark with a quick-fire double.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anton-waldemar/b3gqj94D/"]Waldemar Anton[/a] sparked the comeback by winning possession high up the field before unselfishly tapping the ball into the path of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guirassy-serhou/YXRCmup6/"]Serhou Guirassy[/a], who made no mistake with a classy dinked finish.[/b][/p][p][b]Guirassy then turned provider, playing in substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-fabio/YaEnqMoU/"]Fabio Silva[/a] for a fantastic angled finish to stun the home crowd.[/b][/p][p]That set up a pulsating finish with both sides pushing to find a dramatic winner, and the visitors completed the stunning turnaround with three minutes to go.[/p][p][b]A surging run from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nwaneri-ethan/lxyovn2o/"]Ethan Nwaneri[/a] ended with the deadline-day signing playing the ball across goal, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hajdari-albian/p6M74psE/"]Albian Hajdari[/a] could only turn it into his own net. [/b][/p][embed guid="8a0ce0c6-695c-415a-9f03-5717f66b75ad" url="https://x.com/BlackYellow/status/2096259329791852924" social-type="twitter" /][p]Letting a two-goal lead slip marks a frustrating start to the season for Hoffenheim, with back-to-back 3-2 defeats despite leading in both games, while Dortmund sit joint top with two wins from two.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anton-waldemar/b3gqj94D/"]Waldemar Anton[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a]) [/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/dortmund-nP1i5US1/hoffenheim-hQAtP9Sl/summary/stats/?mid=8WNpmXwC"]Check out all the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]