
Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaErling Haaland ends goal drought as Dortmund hit Wolfsburg for six
![Tom Alexander Rothe (C) is celebrated by teammates for scoring the 1-0 during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Dortmund v VfL Wolfsburg [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2022/0416/r1000594_1296x729_16-9.jpg)
Dortmund forward Erling Haaland ended his Bundesliga goal drought with a double after teenager Tom Rothe opened the scoring on his league debut.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund).
- 1': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Maximilian Arnold (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
- 3': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
- 3': Attempt missed. Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
- 4': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 7': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Tom Rothe is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
- 12': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
- 15': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 17': Lukas Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 20': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
- 21': Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus following a fast break.
- 23': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 24': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 2, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland following a fast break.
- 28': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 28': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 30': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Tom Rothe is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Xaver Schlager (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 33': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 4, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marius Wolf.
- 36': Hand ball by Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross.
- 36': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
- 38': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 5, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Reus following a fast break.
- 39': Foul by Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund).
- 39': Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus tries a through ball, but Tom Rothe is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 41': Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Yannick Gerhardt (VfL Wolfsburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus tries a through ball, but Jude Bellingham is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
- 43': Maxence Lacroix (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Mbabu replaces Maxence Lacroix.
- 45': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 5, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 5, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
- 45': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Max Kruse.
- 46': Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 46': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
- 46': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
- 47': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Tom Rothe.
- 48': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 51': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Axel Witsel with a through ball.
- 51': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
- 52': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
- 53': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 54': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 6, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a through ball.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 59': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
- 62': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Marius Wolf is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Aster Vranckx replaces Xaver Schlager because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Nmecha replaces Lukas Nmecha.
- 65': Foul by Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 65': Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Julian Brandt.
- 65': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marin Pongracic replaces Manuel Akanji.
- 67': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 67': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 69': Foul by Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund).
- 69': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximilian Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 70': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
- 71': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Borussia Dortmund).
- 71': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Borussia Dortmund).
- 73': Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Reinier replaces Axel Witsel.
- 80': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 81': Attempt saved. Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 6, VfL Wolfsburg 1. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
- 82': Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Bartosz Bialek replaces Jonas Wind.
- 85': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Bartosz Bialek (VfL Wolfsburg).
- 86': Aster Vranckx (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Tom Rothe (Borussia Dortmund).
- 87': Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
- 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Lion Semic replaces Marius Wolf.
- 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens replaces Tom Rothe.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 6, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 6, VfL Wolfsburg 1.
Statistics
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DOR![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 6 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
10 | SHOTS | 12 |
4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
285 | Accurate Passes | 490 |
359 | Passes | 548 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
21 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
43 | Long Balls | 26 |
15 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
17 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
9 | Interceptions | 10 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
13 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 79,200
Bundesliga Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 23 | +50 | 58 |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | +24 | 50 |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | +16 | 42 |
4 | SC Freiburg | 23 | -2 | 39 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
16 | Manuel Akanji |
5 | Dan-Axel Zagadou |
23 | Emre Can |
22 | Jude Bellingham |
28 | Axel Witsel |
36 | Tom Rothe |
39 | Marius Wolf |
9 | Erling Haaland |
11 | Marco Reus |
19 | Julian Brandt |
VfL Wolfsburg (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
3 | Sebastiaan Bornauw |
25 | John Brooks |
4 | Maxence Lacroix |
24 | Xaver Schlager |
27 | Maximilian Arnold |
31 | Yannick Gerhardt ![]() |
20 | Ridle Baku ![]() |
10 | Lukas Nmecha |
9 | Max Kruse |
23 | Jonas Wind |
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