Marco Reus saves pale BVB against Werder from the point

Sport manager Michael Zorc hugged Edin Terzic and congratulated the young Borussia Dortmund coach on his successful debut. Two days after separating from Lucien Favre, BVB ended its mini-crisis in the Bundesliga. In the first game under the direction of the new head coach, Borussia came to a deserved 2-1 (1-1) win at Werder Bremen on Tuesday evening and thus won the first three after three previous games without a win.

Raphael Guerreiro (12th minute) and Marco Reus (78th) scored the goals for BVB, who rehabilitated themselves for the 1: 5 debacle against VfB Stuttgart last Saturday. However, the Westphalians had to cope with the injury-related end of Mats Hummels. The defense chief left with a thigh injury five minutes before the end.

“I thought it was very good and I’m proud that we gave everything from start to finish. In terms of play, it was not yet what we would imagine until the end. But it is much more important that we have shown a reaction, ”said Terzic of the TV broadcaster Sky and praised his team for“ defending the victory ”.

Matchwinner Reus also emphasized that “we are a good team if we do everything together”. The national player noted that it was “incredibly difficult in the short time” for Terzic. He has mastered that in the last two days.

Kevin Möhwald (28th) managed to equalize in the meantime for Bremen, who slide deeper and deeper into the relegation battle after the ninth game without a win in a row.

“As soon as you put on the BVB jersey, BVB should also be in it,” debutant Terzic demanded more passion than the last time in the 1: 5 bankruptcy against VfB. The 38-year-old lived this maxim on the sidelines with corresponding commitment and vocalism.

Terzic made a change in terms of personnel and thus helped young star Youssoufa Moukoko to make his starting line-up debut. “He’s not with us because he’s 16, but because he’s good,” the coach explained his measure. And it wasn’t missing much, then the youngster, who played for Emre Can, would have scored his first Bundesliga goal straight away. After a pass from Giovanni Reyna, Moukoko slipped just past the ball (5th).

The 16-year-old had made four short appearances in the first division and was the only striker in Bremen before the three-off offensive series Jadon Sancho, Reus and Reyna. He justified his commitment. Moukoko showed his great ability again and again.

In any case, BVB showed a significant improvement and pushed Werder back into their own half. The opening goal was the logical consequence. Ömer Toprak was able to block a shot from Reyna, but Guerreiro lifted the margin into the goal. Shortly afterwards it was Reyna again, but his shot was too unplaced (17th).

And Werder? The Hanseatic League had great problems finding relief. The balance fell all the more surprising. After a pass from Maximilian Eggestein, Möhwald met from the edge of the penalty area. However, this was preceded by a mistake by Dortmund’s Manuel Akanji. BVB had already made life difficult for itself against Stuttgart through such mistakes.

The goal didn’t change much in terms of the statics of the game. Black and yellow continued to dictate the ball and the opponent. Werder defender Christian Groß almost scored an own goal when he tried to clear the ball against the post of his own goal (32nd). Keeper Jiri Pavlenka would have been beaten. A little later, the Czech was there with a strong reflex against Akanji (41st). Shortly before the break, Bremen also gave a sign of life with a shot by Ludwig Augustinsson (43.).

The second half started like the first – with a huge chance for Moukoko. After a cross from Reus, the youngster put the ball over the goal (50th). And the youngster did not want to make the goal premiere in another campaign either (63rd). Werder also had Pavlenka, who held superbly and defused a diving header from Reus (71.). But the Czech then made a fatal mistake when he dropped the ball and gave Akanji a penalty. He was able to keep Reus’s penalty, but not the margin.