Borussia Dortmund beat SV Elversberg 2-1 on 7 November, according to Borussia Dortmund's match report, with Felix Nmecha scoring both home goals. Noel Futkeu's late reply made the finish tense, but Dortmund retained their unbeaten Bundesliga record.
Nmecha breaks through after a tight opening half
Elversberg defended in compact blocks and counterattacked during an even first half. Dortmund created chances through Fabio Silva and Nmecha, while the visitors repeatedly looked for openings on the break. Both teams also made early substitutions, with Carney Chukwuemeka and Lukas Pinckert leaving the game. The interval arrived without a goal.
Joey Veerman then sent Silva into the area, where the forward held off defenders and laid the ball back. Nmecha drove a low shot into the corner to put Dortmund ahead. Kobel stopped a Petkov free kick before a later Dortmund break brought Nmecha another chance. Silva and Maximilian Beier were denied, but the loose ball reached Nmecha for a powerful second finish from outside the area.
Elversberg kept attacking. Florian Le Joncour headed a cross towards substitute Futkeu, whose acrobatic effort cut Dortmund's lead. The visitors applied further pressure, but Dortmund survived the closing minutes. The club's account describes Julian Ryerson clearing a dangerous ball behind for a corner before the final whistle.
Club and DFB accounts confirm the late sequence
SportsRivo compared Borussia Dortmund's match account with the DFB match log. Both place Nmecha's two goals before Futkeu's reply, confirming that the spectacular late finish narrowed Dortmund's lead rather than overturning it. The DFB record also lists the game as goalless at half-time, matching the club's description of the initial stalemate.
Dortmund's separate post-match statistics note that this was Nmecha's first Bundesliga game with two long-range goals. Head Coach Niko Kovac acknowledged the uneven finish in the club's published reactions: “We didn’t keep playing and didn’t go for the third goal.” His comment matches the shift in pressure after Dortmund's second goal, without changing the result.
Victory extends Dortmund's unbeaten league start
- Dortmund remain unbeaten in the Bundesliga after the home win, according to the club's post-match report.
- Nmecha added another Bundesliga brace and recorded his first match with two long-range goals, the club says.
- Elversberg's late reply reduced the deficit but did not earn a point; the DFB match log confirms the result.
Gladbach await after the international break
Borussia Dortmund's fixture list schedules an away Bundesliga match against Borussia Mönchengladbach next. That is the club's next confirmed league test after the Elversberg victory.
Source: Borussia Dortmund