BL: thanks to a hat-trick from Niclas Füllkrug, Dortmund comes out on top against Bochum

After Union Berlin’s saving victory over Darmstadt (1-0), Borussia Dortmund was keen to avoid the trap set by Bochum to follow up with a third victory in a row in the league and enter the top 4. In this meeting counting for the 19th day of the Bundesliga, Terzic’s men took advantage of a risky exit from Riemann to open the scoring through Füllkrug, from the penalty spot (1-0, 7th). But as usual since the start of the season, the BVB has developed the bad habit of making things difficult for themselves. Following a disagreement with his goalkeeper, Schlotterbeck offered the Bochum players the opportunity to equalize before being sent to the locker room (1-1, 45th).

Back on the meadow, the Marsupials imposed their rhythm by multiplying the highlights but Moukoko and others long came up against the last rampart of the Graue Maus, impassable during the second act. Finally, the spectators at Signal Iduna Park had to wait until the 72nd minute to see Füllkrug resolve the situation (2-1, 72nd). The icing on the cake was that the German international was responsible for converting the penalty obtained by Bynoe-Gittens, cut down by Gamboa in the opposing area (3-1, 90th+1) to score his first hat-trick under his new colors . Consequence in the ranking, Dortmund overtakes Leipzig and puts pressure on Stuttgart while Bochum misses the opportunity to further distance itself from the red zone.