Frankfurt's European hopes take a dent after losing to Dortmund in five-goal thriller

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Frankfurt[/a] wasted very little time in getting off the mark in a 30th Bundesliga match out of 33 this season, stunning the out-of-form hosts with a second-minute opener.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dahoud-mahmoud/YkH1Bfia/"]Mahmoud Dahoud[/a] hustled to keep hold of the ball on the corner of the box before laying it off to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/uzun-can-yilmaz/hljGyhNr/"]Can Uzun[/a], who expertly found the far bottom corner with a curled finish. [/b][/p][p]Their ascent above [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/freiburg/fiEQZ7C7/"]Freiburg[/a] into the all-important 7th position in the table proved short lived though, as missed chances for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabitzer-marcel/8UkK3Y37/"]Marcel Sabitzer[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/inacio-samuele/0SEze5Q0/"]Samuele Inacio[/a] were mere warnings for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Dortmund[/a]’s turnaround late in the half.[/p][p][b]Now playing only for the pride of second place, the hosts equalised when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryerson-julian/8nv0ZZYK/"]Julian Ryerson[/a]’s scything low cross from the right was met by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guirassy-serhou/YXRCmup6/"]Serhou Guirassy[/a] at the near post and touched into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zetterer-michael/ATsadFmo/"]Michael Zetterer[/a]’s top corner.[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="c0ea1826-ed99-43ac-ab7d-76fd888ddde8" credit-line="StatsPerform via Opta" guid="c48d212f-eb94-44f5-a8de-c58e8915a72a" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]And it was just a matter of minutes before the turnaround was completed in first half stoppage time, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beier-maximilian/6PhlgcmU/"]Maximilian Beier[/a] found an unmarked Nico Schlotterbeck in an otherwise crowded area for the central defender to squeeze a low finish inside the far post.[/b][/p][p]Frankfurt saw an improvement as the second half got underway, though [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fares-chaibi/IusyCIkS/"]Fares Chaibi[/a] was marginally offside before finishing past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kobel-gregor/xlBg2ttC/"]Gregor Kobel[/a]. [/p][p][b]But any hopes of a comeback were ended when Beier crossed again from the left, this time for Inácio to net for the first time for Dortmund, nudging beyond Zetter from close range. [/b][/p][p]That goal was especially symbolic as the potential beginning of a new era for Die Schwarzgelben, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brandt-julian/hW5Goyrc/"]Julian Brandt[/a] leaving the Westfalenstadion pitch for the final time as a Dortmund player shortly thereafter.[/p][p][b]What was shaping up to be a routine victory for the hosts was put under scrutiny when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/knauff-ansgar/2ebHJb1N/"]Ansgar Knauff[/a] put it on a plate for substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burkardt-jonathan/MicyKu3h/"]Jonathan Burkardt[/a] late on, but there was to be no further reply from the visitors. [/b][/p][p]Dortmund defied their faltering recent form to finally get over the line as the best of the rest in the Bundesliga, crossing the 70-point mark for just the second time in seven seasons. It’s a bleaker picture for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riera-albert/xt8jqdte/"]Albert Riera[/a]’s side, who will know that a win for Freiburg on Sunday will end their chances of participating in a major European competition for the sixth season in a row.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schlotterbeck-nico/hKLN8mA7/"]Nico Schlotterbeck[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a])[/b][/p][image alt="Match stats" id="33ea08ea-1067-4675-ba42-bf1539719146" credit-line="StatsPerform via Opta" guid="7bf666d9-be2c-408b-808d-3d7d13e6bdfb" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/dortmund-nP1i5US1/eintracht-frankfurt-8vndvXTk/?mid=S0m24Q3s"]Check out the match stats here[/a][/b].[/p]