Draft throughout the meeting, Borussia Dortmund snatched victory on Saturday against Cologne (1-0) in the last minutes thanks to the Dutchman Donyell Malen, saving the essentials for the first day of the German championship.
Thanks to this victory, Edin Terzic’s men are following in the footsteps of Bayern Munich, an easy winner the day before on the lawn of Werder Bremen (4-0), and Bayer Leverkusen, who won the first shock of the season against RB Leipzig (3-2).
In the 88th minute, on a corner kick taken by Julian Brandt, Felix Nmecha managed to deflect with a header at the near post, then Malen managed to regain the ball at the far post and deceive Cologne goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe.
Edin Terzic’s men have reunited with the 81,365 supporters of their Westfalenstadion for a Bundesliga match, two and a half months after their improbable collapse against Mainz on the last day, held in check with a draw (2-2) which had allowed Bayern to win an eleventh title in a row.
Dortmund goalkeeper, Swiss Gregor Kobel, saved his team several times against the Cologne attackers, notably against Sargis Adamyan (55th and 78th minutes).
Drafts from the beginning to the end of the meeting, the Dortmund players experienced all the difficulties in the construction of the game, against the defensive block of Cologne.
