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Sabitzer's 93rd-minute free kick sends Dortmund past Bremen 3-2
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📰 Dortmund threw away a 2-0 lead before Marcel Sabitzer's 93rd-minute free kick beat Werder Bremen 3-2 and sent them into the Pokal last 16.
📌 Key points
⚽ Dortmund beat Bremen 3-2 in the DFB-Pokal second round.
🔥 Guirassy (6) and Chukwuemeka (17) put them 2-0 up.
😱 Substitute Fullkrug levelled with a penalty on 65 and a long shot on 69.
🎯 Sabitzer won it with a free kick in the third minute of stoppage time.
😤 Kovac: 'That's not how I imagine it.'
📝 What happened
🔥 A crowd of 81,365 filled Signal Iduna Park on 27 October, and kick-off was delayed five minutes by pyrotechnics in the stands. Serhou Guirassy put Dortmund ahead with a first-time finish after six minutes, and Carney Chukwuemeka made it 2-0 on 17 from Jobe Bellingham's headed knock-down.
😱 The game turned after the break. Niclas Fullkrug, rested on the bench by Bremen, came on and scored a penalty on 65 minutes before levelling with a long-range strike four minutes later, hurting his former club once again.
🎯 With extra time approaching, Sabitzer curled a free kick into the top left corner in the third minute of stoppage time. 'My right foot has always been pretty decent,' he told Flashscore.
🗣️ Niko Kovac told ZDF he was relieved but not satisfied: 'That's not how I imagine it.' Fullkrug said: 'It's bitter, because we were close again.'
📊 By the numbers
• Dortmund 3-2 Bremen (2-0 at half-time)
• Attendance: 81,365
• Fullkrug 2 goals: penalty on 65, strike on 69
• Winner: Sabitzer free kick, 90+3
🔭 Why it matters
Dortmund are in the last 16, but failing to hold a two-goal lead leaves questions about the defence. Next up is Der Klassiker away at Bayern Munich on Saturday 31 October, with the sides level on points at the top of the Bundesliga, a result that could shape the early title race.
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