Borussia Dortmund beat Sabah FK 2-1 in the Champions League as Serhou Guirassy scored both of the visitors' goals. The hosts equalized before half-time, then Guirassy struck again after the break to settle the contest at Baku Olympic Stadium.

Match Summary

Dortmund needed little time to settle. Guirassy had the visitors in front after 10 minutes, and Sabah were soon under pressure. Steve Solvet went into the book in the 22nd minute as the home side tried to slow things down.

Sabah still found a way back before the interval. An equalizer in the 39th minute leveled the score, though the scorer was not listed in match data. The sides went in level, Dortmund's early advantage gone.

The second half opened with another caution for the hosts, Ivan Lepinjica booked shortly after the restart. Guirassy restored Dortmund's lead in the 53rd minute. From there the visitors managed the night. Aden McCarthy and Akim Zedadka were both shown yellow cards as Sabah pushed, but the official score stayed 1-2.

Key Moments

The swing that decided the night arrived just after Sabah had made it a contest again. Guirassy's second goal, eight minutes into the second half, put Dortmund back in front when the home side still had energy from that late first-half reply.

That equalizer mattered because it stopped Dortmund from taking a lead into the break and forced them to win the match twice. Four yellow cards for Sabah, and none for Dortmund, spoke to a home side chasing without a sending-off that would have ended the pursuit.

Match Statistics

The numbers backed Dortmund's control even with a one-goal margin. They took 22 shots to Sabah's 13 and put nine on target against four. Expected goals ran 3.71 to 1.46 in the visitors' favor, and they won the corners 9-4. All four yellow cards went to Sabah FK. Neither team saw a red card.

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