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Dortmund concede two late goals to draw 3-3 at St Pauli in Bundesliga opener

24 August 2025 00:48 (UTC +04:00)

Borussia Dortmund conceded goals in the last four minutes to waste a 3-1 lead and settle for a 3-3 at St Pauli in their Bundesliga opener on Saturday, APA reports.

The hosts scored with an 86th minute Danel Sinani penalty before captain Eric Smith rifled in an equaliser three minutes later to snatch a surprise draw for the Hamburg club.

"We knew we had to work very hard to get anything out of this game," Dortmund coach Niko Kovac told a press conference. "We did not succeed in matching our opponents' physical game. We played too slowly. We did not play deep. They were very, very disciplined and it did not make things easy for us."

"But when you lead 3-1, then you cannot play a 3-3 even against this very good St Pauli team. We only managed to get one point and as Dortmund, you cannot be satisfied with this."

Dortmund had taken a 34th minute lead when forward Serhou Guirassy, at the far post, headed in a pin-point Marcel Sabitzer cross, to take his tally to 65 league goals from 102 matches. Οnly five players in Bundesliga history needed fewer matches to reach that mark.