Dortmund continue perfect start to season with hard-fought win at Stuttgart

[p]The visitors had a good chance to open the scoring with just five minutes on the clock when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryerson-julian/8nv0ZZYK/"]Julian Ryerson[/a]’s cross into the area found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beier-maximilian/6PhlgcmU/"]Beier[/a], but the forward’s header sailed just wide of the right post.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Dortmund[/a] had won their last five competitive matches in all competitions prior to this game, yet aside from Beier’s early opportunity, they struggled to impose themselves from an attacking perspective.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a] have made a disappointing start to the season, collecting just three points from their opening three matches in the Bundesliga.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="9c986e5d-4f2e-4945-8a7f-fc5f9d73fd52" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c149a1fd-4238-44e1-b2a7-18fa86ed2622" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]However, Die Roten competed well in the first half, and they created a good opening seven minutes before half-time when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-khannous-bilal/Ui6gj3Cl/"]Bilal El Khannouss[/a]’ header went just wide of the right post.[/p][p]Die Borussen looked the likelier to open the scoring in the first half, but they ultimately failed to register a shot on target before the interval.[/p][p]Sebastian Hoeneb and Niko Kovac were going head-to-head as the two most experienced active managers in the Bundesliga, and they appeared to be cancelling one another out.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nwaneri-ethan/lxyovn2o/"]Ethan Nwaneri[/a] had a goal ruled out for the away side seven minutes after the restart, but with 20 minutes remaining, Dortmund took the lead.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jobe/YkfshiIm/"]Jobe Bellingham[/a]’s low ball into the area found Beier, who escaped his marker to divert his effort past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bredlow-fabian/MTjX2S5c/"]Fabian Bredlow[/a] from inside the six-yard box.[/b][/p][embed guid="3c792756-f55e-4672-97b6-b34058747559" url="https://x.com/BlackYellow/status/2101374494036127895" social-type="twitter" /][p]The first goal was always likely to prove decisive in a game which saw attacking quality at a premium, and that was how it proved as Die Schwarzgelben negotiated their way through the remainder of the contest to continue their 100% record after four matches.[/p][p]After results elsewhere, they climb to the top spot, while Stuttgart remain 14th as their slow start to the season continues.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nmecha-felix/80RErj9O/"]Felix Nmecha[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/dortmund-nP1i5US1/stuttgart-nJQmYp1B/?mid=O0aCSacL"]Catch up on all the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="88878301-8bdb-4612-a9bc-6f3281e6c6b5" /]