At least so far, Frankfurt are on a roll and 10th-place Dortmund's losing streak continues, increasing the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin. Marmoush has made the most of his breakout season with Hugo Ekitié in a two- Played in a striker formation, he ended a sharp counterattack with a low shot between the legs of defender Waldemar Anton in the 18th minute. Oscar Höglund sealed the victory in extra time, getting possession of the ball to Emre Can on the halfway line and starting a breakaway which he finished with a low shot past stranded goalkeeper Gregor Köbel.
Frankfurt sit third in the Bundesliga, six points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Serho Guerresi hit the post early on and Jamie Gittens had a penalty appeal rejected in Dortmund's third consecutive defeat at the start of 2025. All of them In games, Dortmund have struggled to deal with counterattacks and it was the same story on Friday as Sahin's side had 63% of the possession. Ensgar Knof, who came in place of Marmoush, could have scored Frankfurt's second goal by hitting the post.
Dortmund coach Sahin was already under pressure before kick-off as his team – last season's Champions League runners-up – fell to 11th in the Bundesliga after losing 4-2 to Holstein Kiel on Wednesday. have won only one of their last eight matches in the competition.Ahead of Dortmund's visit to Italy on Tuesday against Italian club Bologna in the Champions League His performance has been good. Dortmund are ninth in the 36-team standings and are favorites to be one of the top eight teams, qualifying directly for the round of 16 and skipping the playoff stage.
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