Borussia Dortmund beat Hertha Berlin to keep pace with Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund held on for a 1-0 win against Hertha Berlin on a rainy night at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday to keep pace with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
Players from both teams took a knee before kickoff in tribute to George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose death in U.S. police custody triggered protests around the world.
Dortmund wore T-shirts during warmups that also paid tribute to the “Black Lives Matter” movement and Bayern Munich also wore similar T-shirts before their 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
Hertha frustrated Dortmund throughout a goalless first half that saw neither side create any legitimate chances to score.
Emre Can broke the deadlock shortly before the hour mark, pouncing on a headed pass from Julian Brandt just inside the penalty area and beating Hertha keeper Rune Jarstein at the far post to make it 1-0.
England forward Jadon Sancho, who scored a hat trick in last week’s 6-1 win at Paderborn, endured a poor afternoon and was guilty of an astonishing miss in the 51st minute, when he side-footed the ball wide from five metres.
Sancho squandered another gilt-edged chance in the 90th minute, allowing Hertha keeper Rune Jarstein to block his shot from two metres out after another flowing Dortmund move.
The visitors pushed hard for an equaliser, but none came and Dortmund moved to 63 points to maintain the seven-point deficit to Bayern that they started the day with.
Match Stats
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| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
Match Commentary
| – | Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Hertha Berlin 0. | |
| 90’+4′ | Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Hertha Berlin 0. | |
| 90′ | Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Schmelzer replaces Raphael Guerreiro. | |
| 89′ | Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro. | |
| 88′ | Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Lazar Samardzic replaces Alexander Esswein. | |
| 88′ | Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Arne Maier replaces Marko Grujic. | |
| 88′ | Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | |
| 88′ | Foul by Jessic Ngankam (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 86′ | Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | |
| 86′ | Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund). | |
| 84′ | Attempt saved. Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross. | |
| 83′ | Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata. | |
| 83′ | Attempt blocked. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. | |
| 82′ | Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jordan Torunarigha. | |
| 82′ | Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a headed pass. | |
| 80′ | Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Axel Witsel. | |
| 79′ | Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mateu Morey replaces Thorgan Hazard. | |
| 78′ | Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can tries a through ball, but Thorgan Hazard is caught offside. | |
| 77′ | Krzysztof Piatek (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. | |
| 77′ | Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 77′ | Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | |
| 76′ | Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Manuel Akanji tries a through ball, but Axel Witsel is caught offside. | |
| 76′ | Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross following a set piece situation. | |
| 76′ | Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. | |
| 75′ | Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | |
| 75′ | Foul by Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 72′ | Attempt blocked. Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. | |
| 70′ | Jessic Ngankam (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | |
| 70′ | Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund). | |
| 68′ | Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund). | |
| 68′ | Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | |
| 68′ | Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Julian Brandt. | |
| 67′ | Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Thomas Delaney tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside. | |
| 65′ | Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | |
| 65′ | Foul by Jessic Ngankam (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 64′ | Attempt blocked. Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Pekarík. | |
| 63′ | Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 63′ | Foul by Jessic Ngankam (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 62′ | Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Per Skjelbred. | |
| 61′ | Foul by Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 61′ | Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 59′ | Thomas Delaney (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 59′ | Foul by Jessic Ngankam (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 57′ | Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a headed pass following a corner. | |
| 57′ | Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata. | |
| 56′ | Attempt missed. Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Darida. | |
| 53′ | Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro. | |
| 52′ | Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | |
| 52′ | Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund). | |
| 51′ | Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard. | |
| 49′ | Offside, Hertha Berlin. Vladimír Darida tries a through ball, but Vedad Ibisevic is caught offside. | |
| 47′ | Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Alexander Esswein. | |
| 45′ | Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jessic Ngankam replaces Dodi Lukébakio. | |
| 45′ | Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, Hertha Berlin 0. | |
| 45’+1′ | First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, Hertha Berlin 0. | |
| 45′ | Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | |
| 45′ | Foul by Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund). | |
| 38′ | Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick. | |
| 37′ | Foul by Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 37′ | Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing. | |
| 37′ | Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Brandt. | |
| 35′ | Maximilian Mittelstädt (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | |
| 35′ | Foul by Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund). | |
| 31′ | Attempt saved. Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. | |
| 30′ | Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund). | |
| 30′ | Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 30′ | Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Alexander Esswein replaces Javairô Dilrosun because of an injury. | |
| 29′ | Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. | |
| 29′ | Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 26′ | Foul by Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin). | |
| 26′ | Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. | |
| 26′ | Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Lukasz Piszczek tries a through ball, but Thomas Delaney is caught offside. | |
| 23′ | Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manuel Akanji. | |
| 21′ | Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. | |
| 20′ | Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Maximilian Mittelstädt. | |
| 16′ | Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dodi Lukébakio. | |
| 8′ | Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho. | |
| 6′ | Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing. | |
| 6′ | Foul by Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin). | |
| – | First Half begins. | |
| – | Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
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