Fuellkrug halts Dortmund after late goal flurry

On Friday, Borussia Dortmund suffered a dramatic 2-2 draw against Bundesliga leaders Werder Bremen, as late goals from Niclas Fuellkrug and Daniel Svensson cancelled out the hosts' early lead. Fuellkrug, returning to Dortmund after a brief stint at West Ham, scored a stoppage-time equaliser in a match that saw all four goals come in the final 10 minutes.

The game began with Dortmund laboring against Bremen's solid defense, with only a handful of chances in the first half. Marcel Sabitzer's post-scraping free-kick and Ludovit Reis' missed counter-attack were the closest Dortmund came to scoring early on. Maximal Beier forced a good save from Bremen goalkeeper Karl Hein before halftime.

In the second half, Dortmund came out more aggressively, but Bremen's goalkeeper thwarted several attempts. Ethan Nwaneri equalized for Dortmund with a superb overhead kick on the hour mark, but was denied due to a foul. Daniel Svensson then broke the deadlock for Bremen with a close-range finish in the 80th minute. Schlotterbeck headed in a corner five minutes later, but Bremen's hopes were dashed in the final minutes when Reis scored a powerful shot from long range, and Fuellkrug headed in a free-kick in stoppage time.

With the draw, Dortmund dropped their first points of the season, handing Bayern Munich the chance to take the top spot if they win their upcoming match away at Augsburg.