Dortmund s German forward Marco Reus (L) ends up in the back of Leverkusen s Finnish goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky s goal after scoring the opening goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Photo: AFP)
New Dortmund signing Karim Adeyemi thought he scored but Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecký somehow managed to keep the ball on the line until Reus arrived to scoop it in in the ninth minute.
Both sides suffered first half injury setbacks with Leverkusen's Robert Andrich followed off by Adeyemi inside the first 25 minutes.
Nico Schlotterbeck, who required treatment in the second half, remained Dortmund's only new signing on the field. Niklas Sule was watching from the stand and Sebastien Haller needs chemotherapy for a testicular tumor.
Leverkusen pushed hard for an equalizer and had two goals ruled out for offside in the second half.
But the visitors' ill luck was confirmed when Hradecký was sent off in injury time for grabbing the ball outside the penalty area, preventing a goal chance. The goalkeeper remained inside but stuck his arms over the line to grab the ball.
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