Article by Dragoș Petrescu – published on Saturday, August 23, 2025 21:56 / Updated on Saturday, August 23, 2025 21:56
Borussia Dortmund drew on the ground of those at St. Pauliscore 3-3, in the first stage of the new season of Bundesliga. Jobe Bellingham was titled by Niko Kovac at his first match for “yellow-black” in the championship.
The full program of the first stage in the Bundesliga (season 2025/2026)
After the limit of the limit in the German Cup, 1-0 on the field of Rot-Weiss Essen, the vice-champion of the last two seasons was extremely close to winning the first match of the Bundesliga in the current season, also on the move, but the defensive played again.
Borussia drove twice but left with only one point from Hamburg
Serhou Guirassy unlocked the table of Miller-Stadion in the 34th minute, with a header, following an excellent center Marcel Sabitzer sent.
Five minutes later, the Guinean striker had the chance to make “double”, but failed to defeat Nikola Vasilj from the point with lime.
The hosts took advantage of this moment and restored equality at the beginning of the second act, more precisely in the 50th minute, thanks to Andreas Huntondji.
Subsequently, Borussia tightened and managed to score twice, through Waldemar Anton (67 '), respectively Julian Brandt (74'), and the game seemed played.
However, the mistake of the young Filippo Man Mane made Niko Kovac's students lose two points. He did it in his own square on Abdoulie Ceesay, a duel after which the Italian saw the red card, and St. Pauli has benefited from a stroke from 11 meters. Danel Sinani transformed into the 56th minute, thus bringing his team to the match.
Taking advantage of the numerical superiority, Alexander Blessin's students continued to press, and their efforts were paid. In the 89th minute, the Swedish Eric Smith defeated Gregor Kobel with a great shot from outside the box, thus setting the final score.
In the next stage of Bundesliga, Borussia will receive a visit to Union Berlin, while St. Pauli will evolve on the land of the local rival Hamburger SV.
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FC St. Pauli – Borussia Dortmund »Start teams:
Fc st. Pauli (3-4-1-2): Vasilj – Wahl, Smith, Dzwigala – Pyrka, Sands, Fujita, Oppie – Sinani – Huntndji, Pereira
reserves: Voll – Afolayan, Ahlstrand, Banks, Ceesay, Metcalfe, Ritzka, Robatsch, Saliakas
Coach: Alexander Blessin
Borussia Dortmund (3-5-2): Kobel – Mane, Anton, Bensebaini – Couto, Gross, Sabitzer, Bellingham, Svesson – Adeyemi, Guirassy
reserves: Meyer – Beier, Brandt, Campbell, Kabar, Luhrs, Nmecha, Ozcan, Ryerson
Coach: Niko Kovac
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion (Hamburg)
Referee: Matthias Jollenbeck
