German Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Wolfsburg, 2021-22 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
  • 24': Tom Rothe
  • 26': Axel Witsel
  • 28': Manuel Akanji
  • 34': Emre Can
  • 38': Erling Haaland
  • 54': Erling Haaland
FT
6 - 1
VfL Wolfsburg
  • 81': Ridle Baku

Erling Haaland ends goal drought as Dortmund hit Wolfsburg for six

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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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

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 79,200

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bayern Munich 8 +22 20
2 RB Leipzig 8 +11 20
3 Bayer Leverkusen 8 +5 15
4 1. FC Union Berlin 8 +4 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

DOR 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
Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:
Nico Schulz, Antonios Papadopoulos, Marwin Hitz, Marin Pongracic, Youssoufa Moukoko, Lion Semic, Jamie Gittens, Reiner.

WOB 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 Yellow Card
20 Ridle Baku Yellow Card
10 Lukas Nmecha
9 Max Kruse
23 Jonas Wind
VfL Wolfsburg Substitutes:
Pavao Pervan, Renato Steffen, Aster Vranckx, Felix Nmecha, Maximilian Philipp, Bartosz Bialek, Dodi Lukebakio, Jérôme Roussillon, Kevin Mbabu.

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