Guirassy scores twice in Dortmund's 4-2 comeback win over Bochum

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Serhou Guirassy (R) of Borussia Dortmund shoots to score in the Bundesliga game against Bochum at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, September 27, 2024. /CFP

Serhou Guirassy scored twice and won a penalty as Borussia Dortmund overturned a two-goal deficit to beat local rivals Bochum 4-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday ahead of facing Celtic in the UEFA Champions League next week.

Dortmund were looking to bounce back after a massive 5-1 loss to Stuttgart last week and the pressure on new coach Nuri Sahin showed no sign of easing after his team conceded two early goals against Bochum.

In the space of five minutes, Matus Bero scored off a smartly executed one-two through the center, then Dani de Wit made it 2-0 after teammate Myron Boadu snatched the ball from Dortmund's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. On the sideline, Sahin spread his arms wide in a gesture of indignation.

Dortmund clawed their way back into the game, first with a Guirassy header just before halftime to cut the deficit to 2-1, then a penalty from Emre Can leveled the score after a clumsy foul on Guirassy.

It was then Dortmund's turn to slice through Bochum on the counter as Karim Adeyemi played a perfect through-ball for Guirassy to make it 3-2 with a shot between goalkeeper Patrick Drewes' legs. A fumble by Drewes let Felix Nmecha's shot roll over the line for Dortmund's fourth.

With 10 points from five games, Dortmund rose to second in the Bundesliga table ahead of the weekend's games, behind only Bayern Munich. Last season's Champions League runners-up will continue their campaign in the revamped competition at home to Scottish club Celtic on Tuesday.

Bochum are second-to-last in the 18-team Bundesliga with a solitary point under new coach Peter Zeidler.

Source(s): AP