Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund’s identify possibilities suffered a major blow on Friday once they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at suffering VfL Bochum within the mini Ruhr derby.
With 4 video games left to play, Dortmund are on 61 issues, two issues transparent of second-placed Bayern Munich, who will take over the lead in the event that they beat backside membership Hertha Berlin on Sunday.
Dortmund seemed a ways from severe contenders, chasing their first Bundesliga identify in 11 years, suffering to wreck down a cast Bochum defence.
They have been additionally left fuming with the referee and VAR following two claims for consequences past due within the sport.
“It is very bitter for us. It was an intense game but we had our chances,” mentioned Dortmund trainer Edin Terzic.
“I am sorry for my tone and my emotions but I said it last week that for us and also for me this is maybe the only chance in our lives to get so close to the title.”
“Then you have such decisions when so much is at stake. The only thing I asked the referees was to look at it again.”
The guests discovered themselves 1–0 down after 5 mins following Anthony Losilla’s thunderous strike from simply out of doors the field.
Yet Bochum’s pleasure handiest lasted two mins as unmarked Karim Adeyemi tapped in on the a ways publish for the equaliser.
But the objective did not inject any sense of urgency into Dortmund’s sport, with Terzic desperately shouting on from the sidelines.
They concept they’d earned a place kick when Adeyemi used to be introduced down within the field within the sixty fifth minute however the referee waved play on.
Their perfect possibilities in the second one part got here after the creation of Marco Reus within the 73rd minute, with the midfielder putting in Youssoufa Moukoko, however his effort used to be parried by means of Bochum keeper Manuel Riemann.
Riemann pulled off an excellent higher save within the 76th to disclaim Jude Bellingham prior to Donyell Malen, who had scored within the earlier 5 video games, despatched the ball simply huge with a sensational back-heel.
Dortmund put the ball into the web in stoppage time however Mats Hummels, who headed house, used to be offside. The guests had additionally sought after a place kick previous within the transfer for a Bochum handball.
With Terzic booked for dissent in stoppage time, Bellingham headed a last-gasp effort huge and Dortmund sooner or later ran out of time. They will now must stay up for Sunday’s lead to Munich to learn the way their identify possibilities glance.