Deputy leader, Borussia is upset by Hertha and is far from Bayern in the Bundesliga

This Saturday, the Borussia Dortmund lost to Hertha Berlin, away from home, 3-2, in the 17th round of the Bundesliga. The game, played at the Olympic Stadium, featured goals from Julian Brandt and Steffen Tigges for the visitors. The home team, in turn, achieved the triumph with Ishak Belfodil and Marco Richter (2).

With the result, Dortmund remains in the vice-leadership of the German Championship and has 34 points – it is nine behind the Bayern Munchen. At 21, Hertha climbs the table and occupies 11th place.

Borussia only returns to the field in 2022, on the 8th, at 2:30 pm (GMT), when they visit Eintracht Frankfurt. The team from the German capital, in turn, hosts Cologne on January 9, at 11:30 am.

The game – The first half was balanced and the two teams built chances. Under the command of Tayfun Korkut, Hertha opened the scoring, at 18, but the goal was disallowed.

In the 31st minute, Marco Rose’s Dortmund broke the deadlock. Brandt was fired deep by Erling Haaland and, facing the goal, he hit the goalkeeper with a cavalcade to score a beautiful goal.

The complementary stage, in turn, had the advantage of the clients. The home team’s reaction started at six, with Belfodil, who received a deep pass from Vladimir Daria and tied the clash. Six minutes later, Richter shot hard, from the goalkeeper’s right angle, and turned the game around after being fired by Myziane Maolida.

Finally, in the 24th minute, Richter extended the advantage. The winger took advantage of the rebound and scored the third for Hertha. At 38, Tiggers dropped to Dortmund, who failed to draw despite pressure.

Check out other Bundesliga results this Saturday:

Bochum 0 x 1 Union Berlin
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 x 0 Mainz
Greuther Furth 0 x 0 Augsburg
Hoffenheim 1 x 1 Borussia Monchengladbach
RB Leipzig 0x2 Arminia Bielefeld