Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen: Füllkrug's 93rd-minute strike seals dramatic draw
Dortmund led 2-0 after goals in the 80th and 85th minutes, but Werder Bremen fought back with Reis and Füllkrug for a 2-2 draw in stoppage time.
- Dortmund went 2-0 up with goals in the 80th and 85th minutes, the second from Schlotterbeck
- Werder Bremen came back through Reis (88') and Füllkrug (90+3')
- Dortmund stay top with 13 points, Werder sit fourth on 8
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen (19:30 UK / 20:30 CEST kick-off, Friday 9 October 2026, Signal Iduna Park)
Scorers: 80' goal Borussia Dortmund, 85' Schlotterbeck (BVB), 88' Reis (Bremen), 90+3' Füllkrug (Bremen)
The match
Borussia Dortmund broke the deadlock in the 80th minute. Five minutes later Nico Schlotterbeck doubled the lead, finishing off an assist from substitute Joey Veerman, who had just come on. The 2-0 scoreline looked set to hold.
Werder Bremen responded quickly. Ludovit Reis pulled one back in the 88th minute, set up by Oskar Wójcik. Then, deep into stoppage time, Niclas Füllkrug equalised in the 90+3rd minute to make it 2-2.
The closing stages were heated, with four yellow cards shown: Dariusz Stalmach in the 90th minute, Joey Veerman in the 90+2nd, Felix Nmecha in the 90+4th and Daniel Thioune in the 90+8th.
There were several changes throughout the game. Werder Bremen made an early substitution in the 19th minute, bringing on Oskar Wójcik for Amos Pieper. Dortmund introduced Fábio Silva in the 64th minute, then Konstantinos Karetsas and Joey Veerman in the 72nd, with the latter involved in the move for the second goal. Bremen completed their changes with Dariusz Stalmach and Mitchell Weiser in the 65th minute, followed by Paul Erevbenagie and Mick Schmetgens in the 81st.
The numbers
Borussia Dortmund dominated possession, 72% to 28%, and produced far more in attack: 21 shots to 11, with 9 on target against Werder Bremen's 4. Dortmund also led in corners, 9 to 3. Fouls were even at 10 apiece. On discipline, the hosts picked up 2 yellow cards to the visitors' 1.
Table and next fixtures
Borussia Dortmund stay top with 13 points from 5 games (4 wins, 1 draw, no defeats, 11 goals scored and 4 conceded). Bayern München and SC Freiburg follow on 10 points after 4 matches each. Werder Bremen sit fourth with 8 points (2 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat, 10 goals scored and 10 conceded).
Next round: on Saturday 17 October at 15:30 CEST (14:30 UK), Borussia Dortmund travel to face Union Berlin, while Werder Bremen host Paderborn at the same time.