by he Borussia Dortmund reached the Christmas break unable to get out of the slump in which it has been stuck for weeks and which deepened with another setback, before the Mainz (1-1), which after the break was superior and had the victory in hand.
The setback could have been greater for the team Edin Terzic who after showing himself better in the initial stretch of the duel disappeared when he returned from the locker room. You can accept the point Borussia Dortmund that they have already gone four games without winning – three draws and one defeat – and that they have only been able to win one game of the most recent eight they have played. It was a relevant match for him. Borussia Dortmund that loses sight of the upper part of the Bundesligathe area of Champions League. Resigned from the fight for the title for weeks, he is now six points behind Leipzigthird, already four to the Stuttgartwho has not yet disputed his commitment for this sixteenth day, before the Augsburg.
The picture of the box terzic He was damaged especially in the second half. Because in the first he was far superior to a necessary rival who started the session in decline and who shamelessly went for a fundamental victory. He was rewarded for his rushing exit by the local team who sent a shot from Jamie Bynoe-Gittens at eight minutes and took the lead at half an hour with a perfectly executed free kick by Julian Brandt. He didn’t stop Dortmund who caressed the second in a shot Marcel Sabitzer who repelled the stick again.
He didn’t take advantage of his chances Borussia and I pay it. He found his moment Mainz that in a corner, on the edge of halftime, equalized the score. It was a corner kick taken by Marco Richter and it went very long, to the other side of the field. there was Philipp Mwene that focused on the area where the Dutchman emerged Sepp Van den Berg to get the ball to the red. The goal sank Borussia Dortmund that disappeared. Because except for the last few minutes, when he, desperate, rushed to corner his rival, he was in the hands of the Mainz that surrounded victory. Philipp Mwene, Marco Richter or Merveille Papela seriously threatened the goal of Gregorio Kobel. In the last moments, with ten players due to the Ivorian’s injury Sebastian Haller, sought victory hastily. He came to score, Juan Reynabut it was disallowed for offside.
