Fullkrug’s hat-trick propels Dortmund to the top four in Bundesliga

Dortmund is in the Top 4 again. More difficult than the result suggests, the Millionaires defeated their neighbours from Bochum (3:1), so now they have three points more than RB Leipzig. At the same time, they maintained a five-step advantage over the second follower – Eintracht Frankfurt. The absolute hero of the match is Niklas Fullkrug, the scorer of a hat-trick for Borussia. He started his scoring night already in the 6th minute from the penalty spot, then in the 72nd, in the crunch minutes, when there were no real ideas, he managed to correct Nick Schlotterbeck’s stupidity at the end of the first half, and then, in the first moments of stoppage time, again with white dot, put an end to this encounter.And what did Schlotterback do in the 45th minute? A comical scene: bad communication with backup goalkeeper Alex Mayer; he slipped in front of him and passed the ball into his own net. It was 1:1. It took a lot of time for Borussia to find its game in the second half, to establish dominance, which Bochum used to occasionally threaten the rival’s goal on the counter. He did not manage to get the second goal, and then in the finish, the individual quality of Germany’s current first striker – Niklas Fullkrug – came to the fore.On Marcelo Sabitzer’s throw-in, he overtook the guards in the penalty area and scored for 2:1. Coach Edin Terzić can be happy that Jadon Sancho is showing signs of life. Also, Chelsea signing Ian Maatsen has fitted in wonderfully, is a constant threat on the left side and will be of great use until the end of the championship. It should be underlined that Borussia played this game without the first goalkeeper Kobel, without the best player of the season Julian Brandt, without Mark Reus, Felix Nmetcha and some other important players. At the same time, traditionally speaking, Bochum creates big problems for their local rivals. From the year 2000 until tonight, they met 21 times, and the unpleasant neighbour remained unconquered even 12 times. In the first part of the season, it was 1:1. This is, therefore, one of those victories which are worth more than three points.BUNDESLIGA – MATCHDAY 19FridayEintracht Frankfurt – Mainz 1-0 (0-0)/Gotze 73/Saturday Augsburg – Bayern 2-3 (0-2)/Demirovic 52, 94 – Pavlovic 23, Davies 45+5, Kane 58/Hoffenheim – Heidenheim 1-1 (1-1)/Kramaric 45+7 pen – Dinkci 29/Stuttgart – RB Leipzig 5-2 (2-1)/Millot 25 pen, Undav 30, 56, 75, Leweling 48 – Sesko 32, Openda 55/Werder – Freiburg 2-1 (1-1)/Ducksch 9, Njinmah 53, Malatini 90+3 – Grifo 28 pen/Wolfsburg – Koln 1-1 (1-1)/Paredes 40 – Alidou 38/Leverkusen – Monchengladbach 0-0Sunday Union Berlin – Darmstadt 1-0(0-0)/Hollerbach 62/Dortmund – Bochum 3-1 (1-1)/Fullkrug 6, 72, 90- Schlotterbeck 46(og)/

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