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Rot-Weiss Essen 0-1 Borussia Dortmund · DFB Pokal

Rot-Weiss Essen lost to Borussia Dortmund 0-1 in the DFB Pokal. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rot-Weiss Essen and Borussia Dortmund met in the DFB Pokal at Stadion Essen in Essen on Monday, 18 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Rot-Weiss Essen did not score. Borussia Dortmund: S. Guirassy 79'.

How the match went

Borussia Dortmund saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Rot-Weiss Essen had 12 shots with 5 on target, Borussia Dortmund 13 with 4 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 2 to Rot-Weiss Essen and 6 to Borussia Dortmund. Rot-Weiss Essen conceded 11 fouls, Borussia Dortmund 9. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Rot-Weiss Essen, 1 for Borussia Dortmund).

Line-ups

Rot-Weiss Essen started in a 3-4-2-1: Jakob Golz, José-Enrique Ríos Alonso, Michael Schultz, Tobias Kraulich, Jannik Hofmann, Tom Moustier, Klaus Gjasula, Lucas Brumme, Ramien Safi, Kaito Mizuta, Ahmet Arslan.

Borussia Dortmund started in a 3-5-2: Gregor Kobel, Filippo Mané, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini, Yan Couto, Pascal Groß, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Serhou Guirassy, Maximilian Beier.

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Minute by minute

  1. 79'Goal! Rot-Weiss Essen 0-1 Borussia Dortmund. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) scores, assisted by R. Bensebaini.
Full commentary (37 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rot-Weiss Essen vs Borussia Dortmund.
  2. 1'Attempt saved. M. Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  3. 4'Attempt saved. F. Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 11'Attempt missed. W. Anton (Borussia Dortmund), header from a corner. xG 0.36.
  5. 15'Attempt blocked. R. Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  6. 19'Attempt saved. R. Safi (Rot-Weiss Essen), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 24'Attempt missed. L. Brumme (Rot-Weiss Essen), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  8. 25'Attempt missed. J. Hofmann (Rot-Weiss Essen), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 32'Attempt saved. K. Mizuta (Rot-Weiss Essen), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  10. 36'Attempt saved. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 36'Attempt blocked. F. Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  12. 41'Attempt saved. R. Safi (Rot-Weiss Essen), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  13. 45+1'Attempt blocked. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 45+2'Attempt missed. W. Anton (Borussia Dortmund), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 48'Attempt blocked. F. Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  17. 53'Attempt missed. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), header. xG 0.16.
  18. 64'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: J. Brandt comes on for M. Beier.
  19. 64'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: J. Bellingham comes on for P. Groß.
  20. 66'Attempt missed. D. Svensson (Borussia Dortmund), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  21. 71'Attempt missed. J. Brandt (Borussia Dortmund), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
  22. 72'Attempt blocked. T. Moustier (Rot-Weiss Essen), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  23. 75'Substitution, Rot-Weiss Essen: F. Bouebari comes on for L. Brumme.
  24. 76'Yellow card for D. Svensson (Borussia Dortmund).
  25. 76'Substitution, Rot-Weiss Essen: M. Obuz comes on for A. Arslan.
  26. 78'Attempt missed. M. Obuz (Rot-Weiss Essen), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  27. 79'Goal! Rot-Weiss Essen 0-1 Borussia Dortmund. S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) scores, assisted by R. Bensebaini.
  28. 81'Attempt saved. K. Mizuta (Rot-Weiss Essen), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 83'Substitution, Rot-Weiss Essen: D. Martinović comes on for R. Safi.
  30. 84'Substitution, Rot-Weiss Essen: T. Müsel comes on for J. R. Alonso.
  31. 84'Attempt missed. D. Martinović (Rot-Weiss Essen), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
  32. 86'Attempt missed. T. Müsel (Rot-Weiss Essen), header. xG 0.01.
  33. 87'Substitution, Rot-Weiss Essen: K. Owusu comes on for K. Gjasula.
  34. 90'Yellow card for K. Owusu (Rot-Weiss Essen).
  35. 90'Substitution, Borussia Dortmund: S. Özcan comes on for M. Sabitzer.
  36. 90+2'Attempt saved. T. Moustier (Rot-Weiss Essen), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  37. 90+2'Attempt blocked. F. Bouebari (Rot-Weiss Essen), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
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