Late own goal completes Dortmund's turnaround

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Leon Avdullahu and Tim Lemperle had put Hoffenheim in control by the 54th minute, with Serhou Guirassy beginning the turnaround with a fine finish just after the hour.

Fabio Silva hauled the visitors level before Albian Hajdari turned into his own net four minutes from time, giving Niko Kovac a win in his 50th game in charge of Dortmund.

After a dominant start, Hoffenheim's pressure was rewarded on the stroke of half-time through Avdullahu, who curled a stunning finish beyond Gregor Kobel from distance.

It got even better for Hoffenheim nine minutes after the restart when Lemperle shrugged off Joane Gadou before his shot deflected off Waldemar Anton and looped into the net.

However, Dortmund hit back just after the hour when Anton dispossessed Avdullahu before feeding into Guirassy, who dinked the ball over the on-rushing Oliver Baumann.

After scoring, Kovac replaced Konstantinos Karetsas with Silva, and his substitute made an immediate impact by scoring Dortmund's equaliser in the 66th minute with a low left-footed finish that crashed off the right post on its way in.

Dortmund's comeback was complete when Ethan Nwaneri, on his Dortmund debut, saw his cross deflect into the net off the unfortunate Hajdari as he tried to clear the danger, sealing the win for Kovac's side.

Kovac acknowledged his Dortmund side was lucky to come away with the win.

"It was a lucky win, you have to say that, especially when you win the game thanks to an own-goal," he said.

"But it was a fantastic display of energy that shows what the team is capable of. It was a very intense game. We knew we had to give everything against Hoffenheim. Everyone saw the quality they possess.

"I would have preferred to see us take a 2-0 lead. We only woke up after going down 2-0. Before that, Hoffenheim played very, very well. They caused us problems and after going down 2-0, we went all out and made some good substitutions. The players who came on brought that extra something."