Borussia Dortmund maintained the competition with Bayern Munich by defeating Wolfsburg 2-1 at the Volkswagen Arena Stadium, Wolfsburg, Saturday, February 8.
Both Dortmund goals were scored by Julian Brandt and Serhou Guirassy, while Konstantinos Koulierakis presented Wolfsburg with a goal, the Bundesliga noted.
This victory based on Antara's report makes Dortmund ranked second in the German League standings with 48 points from 21 matches, three points below Muenchen who topped the standings.
The defeat leaves Wolfsburg in 15th place with 19 points from 21 games, just two points above the relegation zone.
Wolfsburg created the first chance through Mohamed Amoura's shot, but missed the Dortmund goal.
Dortmund turned threatening through Maximilian Beier's shot which hit one of the Wolfsburg players so that the ball hit the goalpost.
Dortmund took the lead 1-0 in the 38th minute from a header by Julian Brandt.
In the second half, Wolfsburg equalized in the 52nd minute after Maximilian Arnold passed to Konstantinos Koulierakis who headed the ball into Dortmund's goal.
Wolfsburg were increasingly eager to turn things around.
Despite being pressed, Dortmund recovered their lead in the 87th minute after striker Serhou Guirassy scored a goal against Wolfsburg.
Wolfsburg tried to equalize, but it was not successful until the match ended 2-1 for Dortmund.
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