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Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Borussia Dortmund: Jadon Sancho scores but late own-goal costs visitors

A late own-goal denied Borussia Dortmund victory against Eintracht Frankfurt after Jadon Sancho's strike looked to have sealed the three points.

Thomas Delaney inadvertently directed the ball into his own net from Daichi Kamada's shot with two minutes to play.

Dortmund took an early lead through Axel Witsel, but the hosts levelled through Andre Silva before half-time.

England international Sancho's close-range finish was the 19-year-old's third league goal of the season.

The late set-back leaves Lucien Favre's Dortmund third in the Bundesliga table, three points behind leaders RB Leipzig and one behind champions Bayern Munich.

Leipzig won 3-0 at Werder Bremen to reclaim top spot on Saturday, after Bayern had comfortably beaten Cologne 4-0.

Witsel's opener arrived after Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp had saved well from Sancho's initial attempt - but Dortmund failed to make their first-half dominance count as an initially lacklustre Frankfurt found themselves level at the interval.

Raphael Guerreiro did well to block Erik Durm's powerful, low shot as the hosts emerged with a new-found confidence after the break, moments before Sancho was once again denied by Trapp at close-range during a breathless period.

With his second-half strike - a straight-forward finish from Witsel's clever pass - Sancho has now been directly involved in eight goals in his last six Bundesliga appearances.

But it was ultimately not enough as the visitors failed to take the game away from their opponents.

Summer signing Thorgan Hazard dragged a shot just wide as Favre's side chased a third, but Frankfurt always believed they were still in the contest and were duly rewarded as their pressure told in the closing stages.

Delaney's late misfortune leaves Frankfurt - who lost 3-0 to Arsenal in the Europa League on Thursday - in ninth place.

Line-ups

Frankfurt

Formation 3-1-4-2

  • 1Trapp
  • 18TouréBooked at 65minsSubstituted forChandlerat 83'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 20Hasebe
  • 13Hinteregger
  • 5Fernandes
  • 25Durm
  • 8Sow
  • 28KohrSubstituted forKamadaat 67'minutes
  • 10Kostic
  • 39Mendes PaciênciaSubstituted forDostat 79'minutes
  • 33André Silva

Substitutes

  • 2Ndicka
  • 7Joveljic
  • 9Dost
  • 15Kamada
  • 16Torró
  • 19Abraham
  • 22Chandler
  • 24da Costa
  • 32Rönnow

B Dortmund

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Bürki
  • 5HakimiBooked at 86mins
  • 16Akanji
  • 15HummelsBooked at 32minsSubstituted forZagadouat 63'minutes
  • 13Guerreiro
  • 28Witsel
  • 6Delaney
  • 23T Hazard
  • 11Reus
  • 7SanchoSubstituted forBrandtat 73'minutes
  • 9AlcácerSubstituted forGötzeat 76'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Zagadou
  • 8Dahoud
  • 10Götze
  • 19Brandt
  • 20Hupe
  • 26Piszczek
  • 29Schmelzer
  • 33Weigl
  • 34Bruun Larsen
Referee:
Markus Schmidt
Attendance:
51,500

Match Stats

Home TeamFrankfurtAway TeamB Dortmund
Possession
Home37%
Away63%
Shots
Home18
Away16
Shots on Target
Home3
Away7
Corners
Home5
Away8
Fouls
Home18
Away11

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, Borussia Dortmund 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 2, Borussia Dortmund 2.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daichi Kamada with a cross following a corner.

  4. Post update

    Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Thomas Delaney.

  5. Booking

    Timothy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  6. Post update

    Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. Post update

    Foul by Timothy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt).

  8. Post update

    Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Manuel Akanji tries a through ball, but Mario Götze is caught offside.

  9. Goal!

    Own Goal by Thomas Delaney, Borussia Dortmund. Eintracht Frankfurt 2, Borussia Dortmund 2.

  10. Post update

    Attempt missed. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Hinteregger.

  11. Post update

    Attempt missed. Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Chandler with a cross.

  12. Booking

    Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.

  13. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.

  14. Post update

    Dangerous play by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).

  15. Post update

    Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. Post update

    Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Erik Durm.

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Timothy Chandler replaces Almamy Touré.

  18. Post update

    Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt).

  20. Post update

    Attempt missed. André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Almamy Touré with a cross.

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Sunday 22nd September 2019

As It Stood

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1RB Leipzig54101331013
2Bayern Munich53201641211
3B Dortmund5311157810
4Freiburg5311114710
5Schalke5311105510
6B Mgladbach531175210
7B Leverkusen531187110
8Wolfsburg42207348
9Frankfurt52127707
10Werder Bremen5203812-46
11Augsburg5122711-45
12Düsseldorf511379-24
13Hoffenheim411236-34
14Union Berlin5113510-54
15Hertha Berlin5113511-64
16Köln5104411-73
17Mainz5104515-103
18Paderborn5014614-81
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