Less than 96 hours after his dream solo against Chelsea (1-0), Dortmund’s racer Karim Adeyemi is making history again. This time with a tragic ending.
Dortmund – Less than 96 hours after his dream solo in the Champions League game against Chelsea (1-0) Dortmund’s turbo runabout Karim Adeyemi (21) writes history again. But in the Bundesliga game against Hertha BSC (4:1) has she a tragic outcome for Adeyemi himself.
In the 27th minute, Karim Adeyemi (21) could still laugh: he scored Dortmund 1-0. © INA FASSBENDER / AFP
It was the 31st minute of the game, which was to be both a happy and a sad one for Karim Adeyemi: The BVB shooting star was sent down the left side by Julian Brandt (26), overran Hertha defender Filip Uremovic (26) and put the ball down on Donyell Malen (24) across.
He had no trouble inserting it to make it 2-0 and finally marked a first goal of the season.
But back to Adeyemi: As the TV pictures showed, Dortmund’s turbo sprinter pinched his thigh. The result: the leg “closed”, Adeyemi remained lying there with a cramped look and had to get out straight away.
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The action prompted DAZN commentator Jan Platte to create witty new words: Suddenly there was talk of a “strain pass” or a “muscle fiber tear pass”.
Whether the injury is just a minor strain or actually a muscle fiber tear will only become clear on Monday. Only then will an MRI be possible.
Disaster followed four minutes later: Adeyemi sustained a muscle injury in his thigh during his sprint to make it 2-0 and had to leave immediately © INA FASSBENDER / AFP
But that alone doesn’t tell the whole story: Four minutes earlier it was Adeyemi who gave BVB the lead.
And that’s worth seeing with a hoe – he extended a slipped shot from Marco Reus (33) into the goal.
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Artistic shot to 3:1 – the BVB captain took the exact measure with his direct free kick. © INA FASSBENDER / AFP
In general, Dortmund presented themselves mentally astonishingly fresh after Wednesday’s gripping highlight game against Chelsea (1-0). However, the Adeyemi injury caused a break in the game, and the Hertha team showed themselves to be much more active and courageous before the break than before.
It was enough for a goal immediately after the restart when Hertha’s midfield handlebar Lucas Tousart (25) conquered a ball in midfield, initiated the counterattack via Ngankam and Serdar and completed it himself.
A little later, Hertha even had the chance to equalize, but the teammates missed a Plattenhardt cross.
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BVB captain Marco Reus caught the eye in the 78th minute, converting a free kick worth seeing. Certainly satisfaction for the 33-year-old after he spent 90 minutes on the bench against Chelsea during the week.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (18), who came on for Adeyemi and served Julian Brandt, finished the game – the final point in Borussia’s 4-1 win, the eighth in the eighth game of the year. The title race in the Bundesliga thus developed into a three-way battle.
Dortmund is level on points with Bayern Munich and Union Berlin, who, however, managed to become the sole leaders in the afternoon game against Schalke (0-0) soberingly missed.
Statistics for the Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC
Matchday 21, Borussia Dortmund – Hertha BSC 4: 1 (2: 0)
lineups
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Wolf, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson – Can, Özcan (65. Bellingham) – Brandt, Reus (87. Süle), Adeyemi (35. Bynoe-Gittens) – Malen (66. Haller). – Coach: Terzic
Hertha BSC: Christensen – Uremovic (Rogel 68), Kempf, Dardai – Richter, Cigerci (Boateng 79), Plattenhardt – Tousart, Serdar (Boetius 68) – Ngankam (Scherhant 68), Niederlechner (Lukebakio 68). – Coach: Black
Referee: Harm Osmers (Hannover)
Tore: 1:0 Adeyemi (27.), 2:0 Grind (32.), 2:1 Tousart (46.), 3:1 Reus (76.), 4:1 Brandt (90.)
Viewers: 81,365 (sold out)
Yellow cards: Ryerson (4) – Cigerci, Rogel (6)
Best Players: Adeyemi, Reus – Ngankam