Borussia Dortmund beats Union Berlin 4-2 in Bundesliga, Guirassy hits hat trick for Stuttgart

BERLIN (AP) — Two former Union Berlin players scored to help Borussia Dortmund come from behind and beat their old team 4-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, stretching the visitors’ losing streak to seven games across all competitions.

Niko Schlotterbeck and Julian Ryerson netted in the second half for Dortmund, which recovered from 2-1 down at the break with Leonardo Bonucci scoring his first Bundesliga goal for Union.

Serhou Guirassy's hat trick helped Stuttgart come from behind to beat Wolfsburg 3-1. The Guinea player took his league tally to 13 goals in seven matches.

Stuttgart’s win lifted the club to the top of the league before Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich play on Sunday, when Leverkusen hosts Cologne for the Rhine derby and Bayern hosts Freiburg.

Also, promoted Darmstadt won 2-1 at Augsburg, and Leipzig drew with Bochum 0-0.

Werder Bremen was hosting Hoffenheim later.

DORTMUND BACK IN FORM

Dortmund endured a rocky start to the season but appears to have returned to form after its fourth successive Bundesliga win – and its fifth straight at home over Union.

Niclas Füllkrug gave the home team an early lead when he fired in a rebound in the seventh minute after Frederik Rønnow saved his initial effort. Union’s defense failed to function as teammates Bonucci and Diogo Leite hampered each other.

But the visitors equalized two minutes later – through Füllkrug – when Robin Gosens’ header from a corner took a decisive deflection from the Dortmund forward.

Union midfielder Alex Král thought he’d made it 2-1 with a header in the 18th, but the goal was ruled out for offside after a lengthy VAR check. The unfortunate Král was substituted while the check was ongoing, adding to his frustration.

Füllkrug then had a goal ruled out in similar fashion at the other end.

VAR was back in action minutes later when Mats Hummels conceded a penalty for a high challenge on Sheraldo Becker. Bonucci converted the spot kick in the 31st.

Dortmund coach Edin Terzić sent on Julian Brandt for the second half, but it was defender Schlotterbeck who equalized in the 50th with a fierce shot from distance into the top corner, four minutes before Brandt made it 3-2 on a counterattack.

Terzić sent on Gio Reyna in the 64th for the injury-prone American player’s first appearance of the season.

Compatriot Brenden Aaronson – a Union substitute – missed a good chance to equalize just after, before Ryerson scored with a shot deflected in by Gosens in the 71st. The Norwegian player did not celebrate out of respect for his former side.

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