Overview
- Dortmund drew 2-2 with Werder Bremen on Friday after leading 2-0, as Niclas Füllkrug headed in a stoppage-time equaliser that completed a four-goal flurry in the final ten minutes.
- Daniel Svensson and Nico Schlotterbeck scored for the hosts in the 80th and 85th minutes, but Ludovit Reis and Füllkrug struck in the 88th minute and stoppage time to salvage a draw.
- Schlotterbeck’s surprise start after withdrawing from Germany’s squad with an injury and a series of late substitutions have focused attention on Kovac’s selection choices and late-game management.
- Substitute Joey Veerman provided the corner for Schlotterbeck’s goal but then conceded the free-kick that led to Füllkrug’s equaliser, a sequence critics say symbolises Dortmund’s collapse in the closing minutes.
- The draw ended Dortmund’s 100 percent league run but left them top on 13 points for now, with Bayern Munich holding a game in hand; the result increases pressure on Dortmund as October brings the DFB-Pokal and Champions League fixtures plus a key meeting with Bayern on October 31.