Borussia Dortmund 1-0 TSG Hoffenheim: Marcos Reus’ first half goal sends Dortmund top of Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund moved to the top of the Bundesliga table as Edin Terzic’s side sealed their fourth win in five league games with a 1-0 victory over TSG Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund were the side in the ascendancy early on, and took the lead in the 16th minute.

Ad Marco Reus scored the opening goal in a Bundesliga match for Dortmund for a record-equalling 45th time, as the BVB captain met Julian Brandt’s first-time through ball inside the area to finish well beyond Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann from an acute angle. TransfersMan City complete deadline day signing of Akanji from DortmundYESTERDAY AT 09:07 BVB then had a golden opportunity to double their lead in the 22nd minute, but Jamie Bynoe-Gittens could only put his close-range effort wide of the post when it seemed easier to score.

Hoffenheim manager Andre Breitenreiter rang the changes at half-time, and Die Kraichgauer’s different approach almost brought them level, but Georginio Rutter could only put his close-range effort wide of the far post midway through the second half. Dortmund held on for the remainder of the second half to seal their third consecutive win over Hoffenheim and go two-points clear at the top.

Bundesliga table Bundesliga fixtures & results Bundesliga top scorers TALKING POINT — Dortmund get the job done Previous encounters between these two sides have often seen goals galore — the last meeting between Hoffenheim and Dortmund ended in a 3-2 win for BVB last season. That did not prove to be the case tonight, but Edin Terzic will be pleased that his Dortmund team were able to grind out the victory at the Westfalenstadion after conceding three goals after the 89th minute in their last home game to lose 3-2 against Werder Bremen