Going into the game, Dortmund hadn’t lost to Frankfurt since November 2016 and they immediately looked like further extending that record as Axel Witsel cooly slotted home the opener after just 10 minutes. It followed superb work from Sancho and Achraf Hakimi on the right, who were both a menacing threat throughout the first half. Despite Dortmund enjoying the better of things, the hosts – spurred on by a superb atmosphere at the Commerzbank-Arena – were level on the stroke of half time thanks to Silva’s superbly clinical finish. It was the Portuguese’s first goal for the club and only Frankfurt’s second first-half goal in the Bundesliga this season.
The second half began in barnstorming fashion with first Erik Durm and then Sancho going close to putting their respective sides in front within seconds of each other just a minute after the restart. From then on, two superb defensive displays took hold as both sides struggled to break down the other and create chances of note until Sancho buried home from close range after Witsel’s clever pass after a free-kick. It was the England international’s fourth goal of the campaign and looked to have sealed victory for the Black and Yellows until Daichi Kamada’s drilled ball across goal was deflected home by Thomas Delaney in the dying seconds to salvage a dramatic point for Frankfurt.
