BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s Selhou Girachy scored a late goal to narrow Bayern Munich’s lead in the Bundesliga to three points as Borussia Dortmund beat Wolfsburg 2-1 on Saturday.
Wolfsburg dominated the second half, with Mohamed Amoula missing several good chances and Maximilian Arnold hitting the crossbar.
Dortmund’s Maximilian Baier deflected a shot in the first half and hit the underside of the bar, while Julian Brandt took the lead in the 38th minute with a header from Julian Ryerson’s corner.
Konstantinos Kourielakis responded in kind with a header from Arnold’s free-kick after the break, but Wolfsburg would be disappointed not to have had a chance to score further.
Guirassi scored the winning goal in the 87th minute after good play from Fabio Silva and Felix Nmeka.
“That’s part of football,” Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said of his team’s defeat. “However, being able to make decisions with one action is also a quality.”
18-year-old Italian defender Luca Reggiani was a late substitute for his Bundesliga debut in Dortmund.
American winger Kevin Paredes made his first start for Wolfsburg since April 25 after recovering from injury. I had two surgeries on my right leg..
bayern, Didn’t win the last two gamescan regain their six-point lead with a win against in-form Hoffenheim on Sunday.
Borussia Mönchengladbach then hosted Bayer Leverkusen.
Bremen lose in debut as manager
werder bremen coach change It did little to change the team’s fortunes, as they lost 1-0 to Freiburg on Daniel Thiune’s debut.
Freiburg’s Jan-Niklas Beste hit the top of the goal in the far corner in the 13th, and early in the second half Johan Manzambi was sent off for a foul on Bremen’s Olivier Deman.
Thion’s team has been unable to make use of the additional players and is currently without a win in 11 league games. Bremen face a visit from Bayern next weekend.
Welcome victory for St. Pauli
St. Pauli increased their hopes of staying in the league with a 2-1 win against Stuttgart.
The Hamburg-based side remained second from bottom, but opened up a four-point gap over bottom-placed Heidenheim, who lost 2-0 at home to Hamburger SV. Bremen’s defeat leaves St. Pauli just two points out of the relegation play-off places.
Mainz keeps winning
Nadiem Amiri converted two penalties, one in each half, and Mainz defeated Augsburg 2-0, earning their third straight victory.
Amiri took off his distinctive carnival-inspired jersey as he celebrated his winning second place. The thoughtful Lee Jae Sung picked it up so he could resume it after the celebration was over.
Mainz will next visit Dortmund.
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