“That’s what we brought him in for… Maybe it wasn’t officially his goal, but he created it.” Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri provoked a late own goal as Borussia Dortmund came from two down to win 3-2 at Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Hoffenheim were the better team for the opening hour but lost their way as Dortmund clicked into gear and romped to victory with three goals in the final 30 minutes.
“I liked what I saw,” Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said of Nwaneri.
Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri provoked a late own goal as Borussia Dortmund came from two down to win 3-2 at Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Nwaneri, the youngest player in Premier League history, arrived on a season-long loan from Arsenal on deadline day and came on with half an hour played. Striker Serhou Guirassy gave the hosts hope when he scored just after the hour mark and then set up Fabio Silva five minutes later. Hoffenheim were two up with 54 minutes played thanks to goals from Leon Avdullahu and Tim Lemperle. Gladbach took the lead twice and were 3-1 up midway through the second-half, but Elversberg fought back despite losing manager Vincent Wagner to a second yellow card just before the break. With 10 minutes left, Felix Keidel levelled the scores at 3-3 and Maurice Krattenmacher put the visitors in front in stoppage time with his second goal of the match. Argentina internationals Equi Fernandez and Facundo Medina had Leverkusen 2-0 up at half-time.
