Mainz 1-2 Borussia Dortmund: Gio Reyna snatches a last-gasp winner
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Mainz 1-2 Borussia Dortmund: Gio Reyna snatches a last-gasp winner after January signing Julian Ryerson disallowed Lee Jae-sung’s opener in the second minute and Edin Terzic’s side were third
- It was a hectic start to proceedings with Mainz taking the lead within two minutes.
- But just two minutes later, Julian Ryerson leveled things for the visiting team.
- Gio Reyna scored in stoppage time to steal three points for Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund substitute Gio Reyna scored a stoppage-time goal to give his side a 2-1 win at Mainz 05 on Wednesday and lift them back to third place in the Bundesliga.
After a lackluster performance, Dortmund looked headed for a 1-1 draw before Sebastien Haller headed in his first second-half corner and Reyna nailed it at the far post.
It is the second game in a row that the US winger has scored a game-winner for Dortmund, as the 20-year-old tries to put his World Cup nightmare behind him.
Borussia Dortmund climbed the table to third after taking a point from death against Mainz
Lee Jae-sung opened the scoring for the home team in the first two minutes at MEWA Arena.
January signing Julian Ryerson leveled things just two minutes after the Mainz opener.
The visitors, who have conceded eight goals in their last three league games, quickly fell behind when an unmarked Lee Jae-sung headed a corner to the near post in the second minute.
Dortmund’s new signing Julian Ryerson equalized two minutes later with a wide-range shot from outside the box, but Dortmund couldn’t do much more attacking.
They had a few attempts at goal from Karim Adeyemi in the second half, but never really threatened and ended up surviving late pressure from Mainz, who had their best chance when Anton Stach’s low shot went wide in the 88th.
Reyna then stepped up to give her team three points and lift Dortmund, who face Chelsea in the Champions League round of 16 next month, to third with 31 points, five behind leaders Bayern Munich. .