Spiked with professionals from the first team, Dortmund’s second team was on the winning track against Osnabrück for a long time, but had to settle for a point in the end.
“I was motivated enough today,” said Steffen Tigges on “MagentaSport” after the 2-2 draw against Osnabrück, in which double-pointer Ba-Muaka Simakala robbed BVB of a three-pointer late on.
It was a special encounter for Osnabrück-born Tigges, the 23-year-old having come through the youth teams of the Lila-Weißen since 2011 before moving to Dortmund in 2019. Of all people, it was against his youth club that Tigges, who has also played in the Champions League twice this season, scored to make it 1:0 in the interim.
High attendance in the stands: “They can also watch the highlights if necessary “
And all that in front of Edin Terzic, Sebastian Kehl, Lars Ricken and first-team head coach Marco Rose. “This is not an extra push. It doesn’t matter who is watching, they can watch the highlights afterwards if need be,” Tigges was unimpressed by the prominent stands at the Stadion Rote Erde.
After all, the Dortmund officials didn’t just come for him. Felix Passlack, who provided the assist for the 1:0, Youssoufa Moukoko, who scored the 2:0, and the unfortunate Dan-Axel Zagadou, who caused a penalty, also gained match practice in the second team this weekend. They all made their mark, but in the end it was only enough for a point.
“We had hoped for more “
“It’s difficult to put the game into words. We didn’t allow much at the back, but the fact that we still conceded two goals and are left with only one point is extremely bitter for us. We had hoped for more,” said Tigges. His coach Enrico Maaßen described the draw – similar to the defeat against Saarbrücken during the week – as “very annoying”.
The Dortmund officials will certainly not be angry about the way the season has gone so far, because as a promoted team, the Schwarz-Gelb second team is in a secure midfield position, 13 points ahead of a relegation place. Rose’s charges around Moukoko and Co. gained important match practice against the Lower Saxons and will now rejoin the first team, where the important match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3.30 p.m.) awaits the Dortmunders next Sunday right next door at Signal-Iduna-Park. The second team will then be in Duisburg one and a half hours earlier for a duel in the Ruhr region.
