Donyell Malen Rescues Point For Disappointing Dortmund At Bochum

Donyell Malen's second-half goal salvaged a point as Borussia Dortmund were held at local rivals Bochum 1-1 on Saturday. Dortmund fell behind early as Bochum's Kevin Stoeger unleashing a rocket from the edge of the box to catch the visiting defence off guard. Malen replied early in the second half, his third goal in his past three matches, to level the scores. The goal sparked Dortmund into action but Bochum held firm. English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens had a late chance to win it for the visitors, but he missed from close range.

Despite the point, the draw raises more questions for Dortmund coach Edin Terzic, with his side's attacking riches failing to find fluency up front.

Dortmund goalie Gregor Kobel said Bochum "overran us in the first half."

Captain Emre Can admitted that "a lot is missing" from his side's performances at present.

In Saturday's late game, Bayer Leverkusen continued their stellar form under manager Xabi Alonso as striker Victor Boniface hit a double in a 3-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Boniface headed Leverkusen in front after 18 minutes, his first Bundesliga goal, after a superb defence-slicing pass in the lead-up from former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka.

Germany defender Jonathan Tah scored in the shadows of half-time, before Boniface latched onto a perfect Florian Wirtz pass to bring up his brace early into the second stanza.

Wirtz, who ran more than any other player on the field as he pulled the strings for Leverkusen's win, deflected praise after the match.

"The team's performance was better than my own -- the team showed how well we can play football."

- Union 'close to perfect' -

Elsewhere, Union Berlin lost a man early but romped to a 4-1 win away at Darmstadt, with Germany