Borussia Dortmund 3 – 1 RW Oberhausen

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 18, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Borussia Dortmund wrapped up a confident preseason victory this afternoon, taking down RW Oberhausen three goals to one in a club friendly that never really felt in doubt once the Black and Yellow found their rhythm.

Dortmund controlled the tempo from the opening exchanges, and when they broke the deadlock it set the tone for everything that followed. Oberhausen did pull one back to make it interesting for a spell, but Dortmund absorbed that momentum swing without panic and put the game away with two more to close it out comfortably.

In the midfield engine room, Pierre Fassnacht was simply everywhere. Forty accurate passes kept Dortmund's possession ticking over with purpose, and eleven defensive interventions showed he wasn't just building play — he was winning it back too. That kind of two-way output in a preseason fixture tells you something about where his head is at heading into the new campaign.

For Oberhausen, Filippo Mané did his best to keep things moving with forty-eight accurate passes, the most of anyone on the pitch, and Luca Reggiani tested the Dortmund backline with two shots on goal. But Almugera Kabar's six defensive interventions couldn't hold back the tide, and Kerem Yalcin's lone effort up front never really threatened to change the story.

Dortmund looked sharp, organized, and hungry — exactly what you want to see in July. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Attempt blocked. Timur Mehmet Kesim (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 1'

Attempt missed. Pierre Fassnacht (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Timur Mehmet Kesim. 5'

Goal! Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Timur Mehmet Kesim (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luca Schlax. 5'

Attempt blocked. Travis de Jong (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timur Mehmet Kesim. 8'

Attempt saved. Kerem Yalçin (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alexander Meyer (Borussia Dortmund). 8'

Corner, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Conceded by Alexander Meyer. 8'

Corner, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham. 8'

Attempt blocked. Alexander Mühling (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 9'

Corner, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Conceded by Yan Couto. 10'

Foul by Nils Winter (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 15'

Almugera Kabar (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 15'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Michel Niemeyer. 18'

Attempt missed. Filippo Mané (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross following a corner. 18'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Simon Ludwig. 21'

Attempt saved. Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Ryan Valentine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 22'

Attempt blocked. Jan-Luca Riedl (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Lerma. 22'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tim Böhmer. 22'

Foul by Simon Ludwig (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 30'

Almugera Kabar (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 30'

Foul by Alexander Mühling (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 31'

Justin Lerma (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing. 31'

Attempt saved. Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Valentine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross. 31'

Attempt missed. Nils Winter (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Schlax with a cross. 33'

Simon Ludwig (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 34'

Foul by Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund). 34'

Offside, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Kerem Yalçin is caught offside. 35'

Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mathis Albert is caught offside. 38'

Attempt missed. Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yan Couto. 42'

Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Valentine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). Assisted by Fábio Silva. 42'

Attempt saved. Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ryan Valentine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). Assisted by Jobe Bellingham. 42'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Ryan Valentine. 42'

Simon Ludwig (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 44'

Foul by Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund). 44'

Offside, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Nils Winter is caught offside. 44'

Nils Winter (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) is shown the yellow card. 44'

Attempt blocked. Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Lerma. 45'

Goal! Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Justin Lerma (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. 45'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 45'

First Half ends, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. 45'+1'

Substitution, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Burinyuy Nyuydine replaces Simon Ludwig. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Serhou Guirassy replaces Fábio Silva. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Takato Yamamoto replaces Justin Lerma. 45'

Second Half begins Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Joane Gadou replaces Jan-Luca Riedl. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marwan Mirza replaces Yan Couto. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Elias Benkara replaces Filippo Mané. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos replaces Jobe Bellingham. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Samuele Inácio replaces Mathis Albert. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ayman Azhil replaces Arne Wessels. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Miguel Adje replaces Almugera Kabar. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Roméo Ritter replaces Luca Reggiani. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Patrick Drewes replaces Alexander Meyer. 45'

Foul by Michel Niemeyer (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 49'

Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 49'

Attempt blocked. Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 52'

Foul by Tim Böhmer (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 53'

Miguel Adje (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 53'

Goal! Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 2. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos. 55'

Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marwan Mirza is caught offside. 57'

Attempt saved. Miguel Adje (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Valentine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 58'

Attempt blocked. Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 59'

Luca Schlax (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 59'

Foul by Joane Gadou (Borussia Dortmund). 59'

Attempt blocked. Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy. 62'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tim Böhmer. 62'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Tim Böhmer. 63'

Attempt saved. Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Valentine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 63'

Pierre Fassnacht (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 64'

Foul by Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund). 64'

Substitution, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Cankoray Mutlu replaces Timur Mehmet Kesim. 64'

Substitution, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Sergio Terranova replaces Luca Schlax. 64'

Substitution, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Hasan Onur replaces Michel Niemeyer. 65'

Substitution, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Yassir Atty replaces Nils Winter. 65'

Foul by Kerem Yalçin (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 65'

Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 65'

Foul by Sergio Terranova (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 69'

Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing. 69'

Foul by Pierre Fassnacht (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 70'

Marwan Mirza (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing. 70'

Foul by Burinyuy Nyuydine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 74'

Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 74'

Travis de Jong (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 75'

Foul by Elias Benkara (Borussia Dortmund). 75'

Sergio Terranova (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) wins a free kick on the left wing. 76'

Foul by Joane Gadou (Borussia Dortmund). 76'

Attempt missed. Burinyuy Nyuydine (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hasan Onur. 78'

Goal! Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 3. Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. 78'

Travis de Jong (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 83'

Foul by Roméo Ritter (Borussia Dortmund). 83'

Roméo Ritter (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 83'

Delay in match because of an injury Travis de Jong (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen). 84'

Substitution, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Jannis Knoblauch replaces Ryan Valentine. 84'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 85'

Attempt blocked. Alexander Mühling (Rot-Weiß Oberhausen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 85'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Yassir Atty. 87'

Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Takato Yamamoto with a cross following a corner. 87'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Hasan Onur. 89'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 90'

Second Half ends, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 3. 90'+1'

Match ends, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1, Borussia Dortmund 3.