Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund climb out of bottom three thanks to 1-0 win over Hoffenheim

Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund climb out of bottom three thanks to 1-0 win over Hoffenheim

Borussia Dortmund left three, lower in the Bundesliga as first objective Ilkay gundogan since April 2013 has obtained a 1-0 win at home to Hoffenheim and lifting the pressure on boss Jürgen Klopp.

Gundogan header in the 17th minute was enough to raise the foot of the table, Dortmund, although they might have won more handsomely.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had both efforts disallowed for offside and also he was denied by a post before Dortmund rode their luck later on.

Klopp could accommodate Mats Hummels in his side, while goalkeeper as roman Weidenfeller was surprisingly left on the bench as one of five changes to the team beaten 2-0 by Eintracht Frankfurt last Sunday.

Dortmund ran on traps, forcing Hoffenheim to defend from the start.

It took just 16 minutes for pressure repay with Aubameyang offering a magnificent cross to the unmarked, Gundogan who headed at the far post.

It was an advance for a Dortmund team are desperate to turn around what has been a season of terrible national to date.

However, they do not have to rely on their lead, and Sebastian Rudy gave them a scare at the start of the second half with a free kick which Hummels, raced behind the wall, was to scan on its own bar to prevent a goal.

Dortmund stepped up their efforts to double their lead and felt that they had done just that when Aubameyang found the net but the flag by the auxiliary has been raised by error.

Another effort of Aubameyang was dismissed from the position in the last 20 minutes, even if the employee is entitled to this opportunity and there's no complaints since before Gabon.

Oliver Baumann turned an another Aubameyang turned towards the outside of the post as Dortmund tried to win some respite.

They paid almost for their profligacy when Neven Subotic appeared to foul Tarik Elyounoussi inside the delay box, but no sanction was obtained that Dortmund breathed a sigh of relief, because they have wound up their first victory in nearly a month.

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