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That is all we have time for on Tribe as Borussia Dortmund snatch the three points late on. I have been Elliot Thompson and thank you for joining me. Tune in with us on Tribe tomorrow for more Champions League coverage, Aston Villa are one of the early kick-offs!
Borussia Dortmund now sit in fourth place in the Champions League table. That will certainly be something they will take at the end of their eight games. Next up for Dortmund is an away game against Mainz before the international break. Sturm Graz sit in 32nd place and have to face TSV Hartberg on the weekend.
The Sturm Graz players will be gutted that they have now gone four games without even picking up a point in the Champions League. In the first half, they had to rely on Scherpen in goal a couple of times but apart from that they seemed to be solid enough. After watching Dortmund struggle for the first part of the second half they gained confidence. Christian Ilzer's side started to come forward in numbers. They had one massive chance to win it through Biereth. Gazibegovic on the right wing sent in a fantastic cross. Biereth escaped his marker but couldn't direct his header on target as it flew well wide of the right post. Unfortunately, it was an error from Aiwu that undone the Austrians but it would be harsh to focus on that. In midfield, Kiteishvili and Yalcouye really stood out for the away side so there are plenty of positives for their noisy fans to admire.
IT IS THREE WINS OUT OF FOUR FOR BORUSSIA DORTMUND! Nuri Sahin has Donyell Malen to thank for getting him out of some trouble in this one. After a dominant first-half display which saw Scherpen have to make a smart double save as well as a shot blocked off the line, the home side looked destined for a win. However just ten minutes into the second 45 minutes they looked like they were running out of ideas. The pace of their attacks had slowed down with several aimless crosses from both flanks getting sent into the box. Sturm Graz slowly but surely grew in confidence however it was an error from them which allowed Dortmund to grab the winner. Aiwu played a poor pass into midfield which Malen intercepted. Malen played the ball into the feet of Guirassy and carried on his run into the box. Guirassy passed the ball to Malen in the box. On the right side of the box, he fired beyond Scherpen into the bottom left corner. With just five minutes to go, Guirassy had another attempt saved but it didn't matter as Dortmund kept a clean sheet to secure the win. That is back-to-back wins for the depleted squad that Sahin has at his disposal so he will be pleased.
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SAVE! Malen runs forward on the right wing with the ball. He drives inside before slipping in Guirassy just inside the box. On his right foot, he shoots low aiming for the left corner but Shcerpen is down quickly to parry it away.
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A last throw of the dice from Christian Ilzer has been made as midfielder Otar Kiteishvili has come off. Tomi Horvat is on for him.
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Nuri Sahin has made another alteration this time to waste a few seconds. Beier has come off for Ayman Azhil who made his debut for the club on the weekend against Leipzig.