Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy scored a first-half brace in his aspect’s 4-0 win over Mainz on Friday. Picture: AFP
DORTMUND:
A primary-half Serhou Guirassy double and 4 Julian Ryerson assists helped Borussia Dortmund to a 4-0 dwelling win over Mainz on Friday, pulling them three factors behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
Wing-back Ryerson laid on 4 Dortmund headers, together with Guirassy’s brace and one every from Maximilian Beier and Ramy Bensebaini in Dortmund’s largest league win this season.
Bayern, who play at struggling Werder Bremen on Saturday, have been 11 factors away from Dortmund at Christmas having performed the most effective opening half to a season in Bundesliga historical past.
A six-match successful run has let Dortmund reduce into that lead. The 2 face off in Dortmund in two weeks in a match with enormous title ramifications.
Dortmund coach Niko Kovac instructed Sky: “While you win on a Friday you’ll be able to put your toes up for the remainder of the weekend. No matter what occurs tomorrow, we will be happy.”
“All of Germany is happy to see (a title race) however we are able to solely give attention to ourselves.”
Ryerson instructed Sky Germany “it was good to determine issues so early — it provides us an excellent feeling.
Requested if he took inspiration from set-piece kings Arsenal with three of his assists coming from dead-ball conditions, Ryerson stated he “hadn’t watched a lot” of the Premier League leaders, however added: “whether or not it is Arsenal or not, it is working nicely.”
Dortmund threw away the 2022-23 Bundesliga title with a 2-2 final-day dwelling draw versus Mainz, however Kovac stated on Wednesday he prevented the subject all week, telling reporters “I do not need to communicate of trauma.”
Useless final in December, Mainz have climbed to 14th beneath new coach Urs Fischer, shedding simply certainly one of 9 league video games for the reason that Swiss arrived within the dugout.
Guirassy put Dortmund in entrance after 10 minutes when he headed in a Ryerson free kick.
Ryerson created Dortmund’s second 5 minutes later when Beier headed his cross dwelling.
Dortmund prolonged their lead simply earlier than the break and the Norwegian was once more the architect, swinging a nook proper to Guirassy.
Fighting a kind stoop with only one objective in 10 league video games both aspect of Christmas, the Guinean now has 5 targets in his previous three video games.
With six minutes remaining, Ryerson swung in one other nook which Bensebaini headed in by way of a crowded field.
Dortmund have had a bent to fade late and have dropped 10 factors from successful positions within the ultimate 10 minutes this season, however held agency to file a dominant victory 4 days out from internet hosting Atalanta within the Champions League knockout spherical.
