US EditionGuirassy Extends Streak as Dortmund Cruise Past 10-Man Heidenheim
Serhou Guirassy and Maximilian Beier scored before halftime as Heidenheim played with 10 men due to an injury and a red card, leading to Dortmund's 2-0 win.
- On Saturday, Borussia Dortmund beat FC Heidenheim 2-0 to move to the top of the Bundesliga after three matches.
- Heidenheim's match unraveled when Leart Pacarada was taken off with a knee injury after seven minutes and Budu Zivzivadze received a straight red in the 21st minute for a bad challenge on Felix Nmecha.
- Guirassy's header in the 33rd minute gave him four goals in three games, and Maximilian Beier tapped in a Karim Adeyemi cutback in first-half stoppage time to make it 2-0.
- Dortmund now travel to Italy on Tuesday to face Juventus in their Champions League opener, buoyed by a win that gave them maximum points and a brief lead over Bayern Munich.
- The result highlights wider early-season struggles as Frank Schmidt, Heidenheim coach, will mark 18 years on the club's bench next week while Stuttgart, German Cup champion, lost two of its opening three games.
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Guirassy keeps Dortmund on track, Stuttgart stumbles in Bundesliga
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