Augsburg give Dortmund late fright
Friday, August 29, 2014
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Borussia Dortmund gained their first points of the Bundesliga season with a 3-2 victory at FC Augsburg, but they were given a scare by a home side who refused to lie down.
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• Borussia Dortmund stand firm for a 3-2 win against FC Augsburg despite a late rally by the hosts.
• Goals in the last eight minutes from substitutes Raúl Bobadilla and Tim Matavž give Dortmund, who had led 3-0, a scare.
• Marco Reus calmly finishes off a one-two with Kevin Grosskreutz for the opener before delivering a corner that is headed in by Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
• Adrián Ramos's goal on his Bundesliga debut for Dortmund proves decisive in Bavaria.
• Augsburg have lost their first two games of the season, while Dortmund are off the mark following defeat by Bayer 04 Leverkusen last week.
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