With 26 goals for Dortmund in 23 starts, Girassi helped the Westphalians bounce back from their 1-0 loss to Bodø/Glimt and secure their second (2-1) in this year’s Champions League group stage, on Matchday 3 of the competition.
Initially, in the 10th minute, he scored off a “rebound” to make it 1-0 for the German team at Shaba Baku’s home stadium, before McCarthy, playing for the Kazakhs, equalized for Dabrauskas’s team in the 39th minute with a header off a set piece.
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Dortmund’s 2-1 lead came from Girassi in the 53rd minute with a shot on the run off a cross from Fehrmann, with Samba fighting for another equalizer, missing chances, and causing problems for the Westphalians, but they managed to hold on.
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In the other match, which kicked off at 7:45 p.m. on this first night of Matchday 3, Fenerbahçe was stunned in the 90th minute by Slavia Prague, settling for a 2-2 draw, as the Turks failed to bounce back from their 6-0 loss to Aston Villa.
The home team at “Şükrü Saracoğlu” had gotten off to such a strong start that everyone believed it would be a night of celebration, as the spectacular goals by Aydin (4’) and Greenwood (11’) had given them a two-goal lead.
A huge mistake by Gendouzi in the 15th minute allowed Provod to easily slot the ball home to make it 2–1, and the Czechs were saving the best for last. In the 90th minute, Kaczor, with a… heroic dive, beat everyone to the ball off a cross from Ajosi and tied the game at 2-2!
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