BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2-3 WERDER BREMEN: Oliver Burke’s 96th minute winner secures remarkable comeback
A dramatic 96th minute winner from Oliver Burke completed a remarkable comeback for Werder Bremen against Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.
Brandt opened the scoring in first half stoppage time with a smart finish from the edge of the area to net his first of the season.
Portuguese international Guerreiro added a second with a rocket of a finish, before a remarkable seven minute period saw Bremen score three goals.
Oliver Burke’s 96th mintue winner secured a remarkabel comeback for Werder Bremen
Julian Brandt scored his first goal of the season to put Borussia Dortmund one up
Burke was mobbed by his teammates after they scored three in seven minutes to fight back from 2-0 down
Former Derby youngster Lee Buchanan pounced on a loose ball late on to score what looked like a consolation goal after 89 minutes.
But dramatic injury time goals from Niklas Schmidt and Oliver Burke stunned the hosts and Bremen won 3-2 after earlier missing a whole host of chances.
Full report to follow.
Dortmund’s thought were cruising at 2-0 up with just a minute of normal time left to play
The fightback from Bremen left Dortmund shellshocked after they thought they had won
Former Derby defender Lee Buchanan scored what looked like a consolation goal in the 89th minute
Burke was only introduced as a sub after 81 minutes and helped to stun the home side
Niklas Schmidt’s 94th minute equaliser led to wild scenes but it got even better for Bremen
Raphael Guerreiro looked to have sealed all three points with his stunning left-footed strike
The victory would have sent Dortmund top of the table but now they lie 6th after their collapse
Brandt’s opener was a smart left-footed finish from the edge of the area at Signal Iduna Park
