FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday for their third straight Bundesliga defeat that deepened the crisis at the Ruhr Valley club.
The result piles more pressure on already-embattled Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin, who still enjoyed the backing of club bosses after their midweek defeat by struggling Holstein Kiel.
The visitors did have the first chance in the game but Serhou Guirassy’s ninth minute header bounced off the post.
They were then caught completely off guard nine minutes later when Eintracht broke clear and Hugo Ekitike, who launched the move, slotted in to complete it.
Dortmund, who travel to Bologna for the Champions League on Tuesday, could not find a way back into the game and saw Oscar Hojlund add another goal in stoppage time to seal their third defeat in three league matches this year.
Eintracht tightened their hold on third spot in the standings with 36 points, two behind champions Bayer Leverkusen in second place, who take on Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday. Dortmund are a distant 10th on 25.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
