Dortmund vs Bielefeld 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Dortmund beat Bielefeld to cut gap to Bayern as Haaland returns
Borussia Dortmund edged past Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 on Sunday, with top striker Erling Haaland making a comeback from injury.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Cédric Brunner (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0.
- 46': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Erling Haaland replaces Donyell Malen.
- 63': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Thorgan Hazard.
- 70': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Julian Brandt replaces Marius Wolf because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Fabian Klos replaces Robin Hack.
- 85': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Lennard Maloney replaces Felix Passlack.
- 89': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Burak Ince replaces Patrick Wimmer.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0.
Game Information
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 33,000
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| +50 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 63 | 7 |
| +35 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 59 | 7 |
Statistics
 DSC |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 454 |
| 369 | Passes | 535 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 14 | Clearances | 19 |
Borussia Dortmund (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 34 | Marin Pongracic |
| 23 | Emre Can  |
| 14 | Nico Schulz |
| 30 | Felix Passlack |
| 10 | Thorgan Hazard |
| 28 | Axel Witsel |
| 8 | Mahmoud Dahoud |
| 21 | Donyell Malen |
| 22 | Jude Bellingham |
| 39 | Marius Wolf |
Arminia Bielefeld (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Ortega (GK) |
| 30 | Andrés Andrade |
| 2 | Amos Pieper |
| 24 | George Bello |
| 27 | Cédric Brunner |
| 11 | Masaya Okugawa |
| 39 | Sebastian Vasiliadis |
| 8 | Alessandro Schöpf |
| 10 | Bryan Lasme |
| 21 | Robin Hack |
| 20 | Patrick Wimmer |
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