Dortmund's Guinean forward #19 Serhou Guirassy (C) celebrates scoring the 2-1 goal with his teammates including Dortmund's English forward #43 Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Dortmund's German midfielder #10 Julian Brandt (R) during the German first division Bundesliga football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and FC St Pauli in Dortmund, western Germany on October 18, 2024. AFP
Substitute Jamie Gittens invigorated Dortmund’s attack, beating a defender and crossing for Guirassy to head the winner in the 83rd minute, just five minutes after Eric Smith had equalized with a thunderous strike for the visitors.
Dortmund had dominated from the start but failed to turn possession into chances. St. Pauli goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj twice denied Guirassy when it seemed the Guinea star had to score.
Ramy Bensebaini broke the deadlock in the 43rd with a header to Pascal Groß’ cross.
St. Pauli had a goal by Morgan Guilavogui ruled out through VAR for offside in the 30th.
Dortmund next visits Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday. The two teams met in last season’s Champions League final, which Madrid won 2-0.
Dortmund was under pressure after losing 2-1 to Union Berlin before the international break. Nuri Sahin’s team now has four wins from its opening seven Bundesliga games.
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