It’s been an entertaining opening at a buzzing Fritz-Walter Stadion, with the relegation-threatened hosts giving Borussia Dortmund a bit of a test so far. Dortmund have had a bit more of the ball, but don’t look as sharp as they did last week when they ripped into Schalke 04 in the early minutes.
Kaiserslautern Vs. Borussia Dortmund: Hosts Giving League Leaders Some Trouble In Early Minutes
The hosts were the first to look like scoring, as Roman Weidenfeller had to save from Martin Amedick on ten minutes. ‘Lautern had another chance on seventeen minutes, as a mix-up between Weidenfeller, who had come out, and Mats Hummels almost allowed Kaiserslautern to take a surprising lead. Shortly after, Mario Götze found Kevin Großkreutz with a short pass on the edge of the penalty area, and it looked like BVB would take the lead but a saving tackle from Rodnei prevented Dortmund from scoring. Dortmund had another chance on twenty-two minutes, after a defensive mix-up left Tobias Sippel standing in the middle of the penalty box, but a tame shot from Götze allowed him to make the save.
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