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At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 19, a match in the third round of the German Cup began to compete, and Dortmund came to challenge St. Pauli. Borussia Dortmund have a good record in the league, playing 19 rounds and winning 13 games, finishing 2nd with 40 points, closely following Bayern at the top of the table. Borussia Dortmund have won the last two games, scoring eight goals in both games and bursting with attacking firepower. This time to the German Cup, Dortmund against the Bundesliga team St. Pauli, although it is an away game, but the difference in value between the two sides is huge, Dortmund wins very large, but the result Ofmond messed up, the upset loss was eliminated.
In this match, Dortmund lined up in a 433 formation. Greg Korbel as the starting goalkeeper. Guerrero, Hummels, Akanji and Meunier partnered at 4-back. Bellingham, Witsel and Brent make up the 3 midfield. The attacking combination of Hazard Jr., Haaland and Reuss joined forces. Mukoko and Mullen sit on the bench.
Dortmund suffered a heavy blow shortly after the start of the match, with Amendoy scoring from close range inside the penalty area. Although Borussia Dortmund controlled the rhythm of the game and created many shooting opportunities in succession, Brant, Zar Jr. and Haaland did not score. Dortmund, who had been unable to score for a long time, was hit again in the 39th minute, and Witsel gave his opponent a oolong ball, putting Dortmund in an even more embarrassing situation. At half-time, Borussia Dortmund trailed by two goals. Borussia Dortmund had 67% possession in the first half, with 4 shots on target on target and failing to score. St. Pauli scored 2 goals on target with 3 shots on target in the first half.
In the second half, Dortmund stepped up their attacks, but St. Pauli still created some extremely threatening shots, and Burgsthal won consecutive shots, either deflected by the goalkeeper or kicked off. Haaland scored on a penalty in the 58th minute, giving Borussia Dortmund a chance to equalise. Dortmund then attacked, but none of the shots of players such as Mönier, Bellingham and Mullen scored. In the end, Dortmund had to accept a 1-2 defeat, and was eliminated miserably, breaking out of the big cold. Bayern have also been out before, which is the first time since 2007 that Bayern and Dortmund have missed the top 8 of the German Cup at the same time, and the embarrassing record of 15 years was born.
Borussia Dortmund had 69% of the ball in the match, scoring only 1 goal on 6 of 14 shots on target. St. Pauli scored 2 goals on target in 7 shots. Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Kerber performed poorly, making just one save and scoring only 6.3 points from sofascore after the game. Dortmund's €150 million star Haaland also performed modestly, scoring three shots on goal and scoring one penalty without delivering a key pass. St. Pauli defender Olsson was brilliant, with eight steals and two key passes to a game-high 7.6 points. The old Chinese Super League general Witsel made a big mistake and gave the opponent a oolong ball, which is the biggest sinner of the team's loss.