Dortmund, Germany – Borussia Dortmund wey show strong performance on March 30, 2025, take down FSV Mainz 05 for 3-1 victory for dem Bundesliga clash. Dis win come as dem try chase European Football spot after Mainz don dey enjoy six games without loss.
Maximilian Beier score two goals for Dortmund (39′ and 72′), plus captain Emre Can contribute another goal (42′) to ensure say dem close the gap wey dey between dem and the European places. Paul Nebel score for Mainz (76′) but e too late to make any impact.
As e be, the match start with both teams dey hold back, no be plenty chances dey, but Beier come break the deadlock after e receive pass wey Adeyemi give am, then he slot the ball in for Mainz goal without stress. Can follow up shortly after, as he header from corner kick by Schlotterbeck land for back of net. At that point, e no be clear say goals go come.
Coach Sebastian Kehl don put pressure on players before dis match, talk say anybody wey no perform for this period fit lose him spot for club. He also emphasize say winning streak dey essential as dem still dey behind for table.
“We don need the consistency and character if we go fit finish the season well. The table dey serious, we must perform,” Kehl talk during interview wey him give with Ruhr Nachrichten.
Dis match gain significance for Dortmund as dem still dey lick wounds from loss of their top striker, Serhou Guirassy, wey dey sidelines. Even though Beier come show for di match, him effort as replacement no too shine well till he score dem two goals.
For Mainz side, dem come into di match with six games unbeaten run, but dem fail to translate any of dia performance into goals. After Beier and Can don put Dortmund in front, Nebel late strike no fit change di story.
Earlier for di day, Union Berlin take down SC Freiburg with 2-1 win, wey stop Freiburg from taking point wey dem fit use fight for European qualification. Notably, dis win push Union ahead of dem as dem don gather seven points from last three games. Rani Khedira and Andrej Ilić score for Union, while Lucas Höler netted for Freiburg, wey don fall to seventh position on di table.
“Di luck no dey our side today,” Vincenzo Grifo lament about hin performance after di match, “after dem score di second goal, we dey chase dem. Dem lock everywhere, but today no be our day.”
