Dambrauskas' Sabah lose 2-1 to Germany's Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League

In the Champions League, Europe's top club football competition, Azerbaijan's Sabah, led by coach Dambrauskas, lost 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund of Germany. The win gave Dortmund three points in the standings, while Sabah left without any.

The match began badly for the Azerbaijani side. In the tenth minute Dortmund took the lead: after a shot by Felix Nmecha, striker Serhou Guirassy reached the rebound first and made it 1-0. Sabah then grew into the game, and late in the first half defender Alex Makarty levelled the score, heading in precisely from close range from a set piece.

Dortmund went ahead again early in the second half. In the 53rd minute Guirassy, set up by Jupp Wermann, scored his second goal to make it 2-1 for the visitors.

Statistics

Dortmund held 55% of possession and had 22 shots, nine of them on target. Sabah managed 13 shots, four of which were on target.

Earlier results

In the first Champions League round Sabah lost 0-4 to Manchester United, while the previous week they beat Slavia Prague 2-0.

In an earlier match the same evening, Istanbul's Fenerbahçe drew 2-2 with Slavia Prague. The Turkish club led 2-0 after only 11 minutes, but the Czech side fought back and secured a point in the 90th minute.