Dortmund beat Azerbaijan's Sabah 2-1 thanks to Guirassy double in Champions League

Borussia Dortmund secured a valuable 2-1 win away to hosts Sabah FA in a match played as part of the third round of the league stage of the UEFA Champions League, on 20 October at 19:45 Damascus time.

Serhou Yadaly Guirassy opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund in the 10th minute, before Aiden McCarthy equalised for Sabah FA in the 39th minute. In the 53rd minute, Guirassy struck again to score his second goal and his side's second, settling the result in favour of the German team.

The match saw no red cards for either side, while Sabah FA received 4 yellow cards compared to none for Borussia Dortmund.

Serhou Yadaly Guirassy was named man of the match after scoring two goals over the full 90 minutes, with a rating of 9.46.

Statistically, Borussia Dortmund dominated possession with 55 percent compared to 45 percent for Sabah FA, while the German side had 22 shots compared to 13 for their hosts, including 9 shots on target compared to 4. Borussia Dortmund also won 9 corner kicks compared to 4 for Sabah FA, and the expected goals (xg) value stood at 3.73 for Borussia Dortmund compared to 1.5 for Sabah FA.

The match was officiated by referee Javier Alberola Rojas, and was broadcast on the beIN Sports network.

With this result, Borussia Dortmund raised their tally to 3 points from a win and a loss in two matches, occupying 18th place in the standings on goal difference, while Sabah FA's tally stood at 3 points as well from a win and a loss in two matches, placing them 22nd.