The Schwarzgelben began the day outside the Bundesliga’s top-seven, but far from the beginnings of a revival, it was the same old tale in the first quarter, as the hosts’ leaky defense saw them squander the advantage twice before the half.
Attacking seemed promising, with Donyell Malen and Youssoufa Moukoko squandering chances until the deadlock was finally broken by Jude Bellingham.
Not to be deterred, Augsburg responded against the flow of play courtesy to a Nico Schlotterbeck mistake.
The German was caught in possession in his own third and was properly punished by Arne Maier’s accurate finish, netting only his second Bundesliga goal.
To calm down the crowd outside Signal Iduna Park, the 18-year-old cut in from the left before blasting into the bottom corner from the outskirts of the area.
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Dortmund’s poor defending lost them again another lead, as they blew it for the third time.
The hosts were caught off guard from the start, as Kelvin Yeboah rifled against the post, only for David olina to slam home the rebound.
Augsburg, on the other hand, were quickly undone this time, and Dortmund regained the lead.
