Dortmund out of DFB Cup after Wolfsburg loss

Wolfsburg 1-0 Dortmund (aet)
Goals: 1-0 Wind 117' (assist: Kamiński) 

With Wolfsburg winless at home this season and Dortmund having lost three of their last four competitive outings, the match was something of a slow burner with neither side wanting to make any costly mistakes. It burst into life in the 14th minute though, when Nico Schlotterbeck strode forward into midfield, shimmied his way past a marker and threaded a brilliant pass through for Maximilian Beier. The summer signing only was left with only goalkeeper Kamil Grabara to beat but saw his shot crash off the post. That was the best chance of a cautious first half, with a powerful Kevin Wimmer drive that fizzed narrowly wide the best Wolfsburg could muster before the break.

The match followed a similar pattern after the restart: plenty of midfield battles but little by way of goalmouth action. But when they did come, they were invariably for Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy headed over from a Pascal Groß cross early on and had another header saved by Grabara a short time later, while Julian Brandt skewed a fiercely struck shot over the bar after a jinking run by Jamie Gittens. There were no goals before the 90 minutes were up though, sending the game into extra time. That very nearly changed just seconds into extra time when ex-Dortmund man Salih Özcan crossed for Tiago Tomas, whose first-time shot grazed the crossbar. The contest looked poised to be settled on penalties, when substitute Wind found the bottom corner after the BVB defence had failed to deal with a cross from the left.

Match stats

• Dortmund have made their worst start to a season in over a decade.
• The Black-Yellows have lost their last five away games in all competitions.
• BVB have failed to reach the round of 16 for the first time since a shootout loss to Kickers Offenbach in 2010/11.
• Wind scored his fourth competitive goal of the season.
• Wolfsburg beat Dortmund in the 2015 DFB Cup final. Maximilian Arnold is the only current Wolfsburg player from that triumphant team.
• Şahin became the youngest player in Bundesliga history at the time when he made his debut for Dortmund in Wolfsburg on 6 August 2005, just a month shy of his 17th birthday.

Teams

Wolfsburg: Grabara - Fischer, Vavro, Koulierakis, Maehle - Dardai (Gerhardt 80'), Arnold (c) - Baku (Kaminski 80'), Majer (Özcan 90'), Wimmer (Tomas 70') - Amoura (Wind 80')
Unused subs: Müller, Zeiger, Behrens, Odogu
Out: Białek (knee), Bornauw (ill), Klinger (wrist), Paredes (foot), Rogério (knee), Svanberg (ankle), Vranckx (thigh)
Coach: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Dortmund: Kobel - Can (c), Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini - Nmecha, Groß - Malen (Campbell 77'), Brandt, Gittens (Sabitzer 99') - Beier (Paulina), Guirassy
Unused subs: Meyer, Wätjen, Mane, Kabar, Azhil, Lührs
Out: Adeyemi (hamstring), Anton (hip), Couto (muscular), Duranville (thigh), Reyna (groin), Ryerson (groin), Süle (ankle)
Coach: Nuri Şahin

As it happened!