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Frankfurt / Main (AP) - Without striker Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund had to accept the next setback in the Bundesliga title fight.
The runner-up at Eintracht Frankfurt didn’t get past 1: 1 (0: 1) on Saturday and missed the leap to second place in the table.
Daichi Kamada brought Hessen in the lead in the 9th minute, after the change Giovanni Reyna (56th) only managed to equalize for BVB.
In addition to Haaland, Dortmund also had to forego the defensive forces Raphaël Guerreiro (muscular problems) and Manuel Akanji (knee problems) at short notice.
Marco Reus and Thorgan Hazard surprisingly only sat on the bench and were not used.
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But defensive boss Mats Hummels reported fit in time after his foot injury suffered in the Champions League game against Lazio.
The 31-year-old had the first opportunity in the game after a good two minutes when he narrowly missed a free-kick cross.
Frankfurt did not hide, however, and launched some promising attacks, one of which was quickly successful.
Defender Martin Hinteregger levered the BVB defense with a long pass to Kamada - and the Japanese kept his nerve free in front of Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Bürki.
It was the 24-year-old's first goal of the season.
The guests were a little impressed by the early deficit.
Jadon Sancho (20./26.) Twice equalized, but just forgot each time.
Otherwise, the guests offered far too little on the offensive.
This means that, alongside FC Augsburg, BVB is the only Bundesliga team that has not yet scored a goal in the first half hour of this season.
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The Hessians stood safe behind and remained dangerous with occasional advances.
Aymen Barkok, who was in the starting line-up for the first time after his corona illness, gave away the possible 2-0 (33rd) from a central position.
Dortmund hardly lived up to the claim of a top team and went into the locker room with the deficit.
Coach Lucien Favre reacted at half-time and brought 16-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko for Mahmoud Dahoud with the restart.
BVB increased the pressure and soon rewarded themselves for their efforts.
Sancho served Reyna, who gave Eintracht goalkeeper Kevin Trapp no chance with a wonderful shot in the corner.
The guests now dominated the scenery thanks to their playful class.
Frankfurt almost only followed behind and was hardly able to stage its own attacks.
Dortmund made too little of their superiority and failed to add the second goal.
So it stayed with a draw in the end.
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