Borussia Dortmund keep clean sheet against Hamburg
Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburg 2-0 in the opening match of the Bundesliga season at Signal Iduna Park on Friday evening. Serhou Guirassy opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and Giannis Konstantelias added a second just before half-time. The visitors looked dangerous at times but could not find a way past the home defence.
Samuele Inácio was sent off for the visitors in the 77th minute after a second caution, but the match was already decided. Both sides made several changes in the second half, with Dortmund bringing on Felix Nmecha, Martin Adeline and others. The away side had more chances but failed to take them, while the hosts were clinical when it mattered.
Dortmund finished with 6 shots on target from 16 attempts, while Hamburg managed 3 on target from 8. The visitors created 2 big chances compared to none for the hosts, but could not convert. The result keeps Dortmund second in the table with 73 points from 34 games, while Hamburg remain 13th on 38 points.