Serhou Guirassy scored either side of half-time as Dortmund beat Sabah 2-1 at the Bank Respublika Arena on League phase matchday 3 of the Champions League.
The win took Dortmund to six points from three games. Sabah, who pulled a goal back before the break, stay on three.
Guirassy strikes twice
Dortmund took the lead after 10 minutes, when Guirassy scored to put the visitors in front early.
Sabah levelled in the 39th minute. Aden McCarthy scored, with Tymoteusz Puchacz providing the assist, to make it 1-1 at the interval.
The game was settled eight minutes after the restart. Joey Veerman set up Guirassy in the 53rd minute and the striker scored his second of the night. It proved to be the winner.
Sabah's evening was also marked by bookings. Steve Solvet (22nd minute), Ivan Lepinjica (49th), McCarthy (57th) and Akim Zedadka (89th) were all shown yellow cards. Dortmund had no bookings.
What the numbers say
Dortmund's superiority in the match statistics reflects the result. They had 22 shots to Sabah's 13, and nine of them were on target compared with four for the hosts. Dortmund also put 13 shots off target, against seven for Sabah.
The visitors had 55% of possession to Sabah's 45% and won nine corners to four.
- Total shots: Sabah 13, Dortmund 22
- Shots on target: Sabah 4, Dortmund 9
- Corners: Sabah 4, Dortmund 9
- Fouls: Sabah 8, Dortmund 12
- Offsides: Sabah 6, Dortmund 2
Sabah were flagged offside six times, three times as often as Dortmund. They had also blocked two Dortmund shots.
What it means in the table
Dortmund have won two of their three league-phase games and have a goal difference of +1. That puts them 10th, just outside the top eight who qualify directly for the last 16. Ninth to 24th go into the knockout play-offs.
Before kick-off, Dortmund had followed a 3-2 win over Villarreal with a 1-0 defeat at Bodø/Glimt. Guirassy's two goals took them back to winning ways.
Sabah are 23rd with one win from three, three points and a goal difference of -3. They sit inside the play-off places, but only just. They had beaten Slavia Praha 2-0 in their previous home game and lost 4-0 at Manchester United before that.
PSG lead the table with six points from two games and a goal difference of +7. Slovan Bratislava are 36th with no points and a goal difference of -8.
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