Guirassy extends streak as Dortmund cruise past 10-man Heidenheim
Baku, September 13, AZERTAC
Serhou Guirassy scored for the eighth straight league match and Maximilian Beier added another as Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at 10-man Heidenheim on Saturday, according to AFP.
Heidenheim's Budu Zivzivadze received a red card 21 minutes in when he hit Dortmund's Felix Nmecha with a studs-up challenge just below the knee.
An acrobatic save from Heidenheim goalie Diant Ramaj, on loan from Dortmund, denied Guirassy from the ensuing free-kick.
The Guinean did not take long to get on the scoresheet however, heading in a pinpoint Julian Ryerson cross with 33 minutes played.
In the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time, Karim Adeyemi danced through the Heidenheim defence before squaring to Beier who tapped Dortmund two in front.
Guirassy, 29, has only failed to score in two of his past 15 matches for Dortmund in all competitions, racking up 18 goals in the process.
Champions League finalists in 2024, Dortmund kick off their European season away at Juventus on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, Freiburg scored three goals inside the final 10 minutes to beat Stuttgart 3-1 at home.
Union Berlin gave away two penalties, conceded twice more and finished a man down in a 4-2 home loss to Hoffenheim.
Johan Bakayoko scored his first goal since arriving at RB Leipzig in the summer in a 1-0 win at Mainz.
Promoted Cologne scored in the 14th minute of second-half stoppage time to snatch a point in a 3-3 draw at Wolfsburg, with Jakub Kaminski providing the crucial goal for the visitors against his parent club.
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