Borussia Dortmund 1 – 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 25, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Fortuna Düsseldorf pulled off the upset on the road, walking out of Signal Iduna Park with a two-to-one victory over Borussia Dortmund in this July friendly.

Dortmund had the early edge in this one, generating more danger and keeping the pressure on, but it was Düsseldorf who found the net first. Jomaine Consbruch was the man doing the damage for the visitors, leading all players with two shots and making them count when it mattered. Tom Lasse Faust also put two shots on the board for Düsseldorf as they stayed disciplined and dangerous in transition. Dortmund answered and pulled level, but Düsseldorf refused to sit back, and they grabbed the winner to seal it.

The real story defensively was Sascha Risch, who was everywhere for Fortuna with seven defensive interventions, cutting off Dortmund's attempts to build momentum. Lasse Rieß was equally vital between the posts, finishing with four saves to Dortmund's one, and that gap in the goalkeeping numbers tells you everything about where the game was won. Dominique Heintz was the engine in possession for Düsseldorf, completing fifty-nine accurate passes to keep the structure tight. Jobe Bellingham worked hard for Dortmund with forty-eight accurate passes, but it simply was not enough on the day.

Düsseldorf came into Dortmund's house, matched them in possession, and outworked them when it counted. 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.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Foul by Elias Arden (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 2'

Ayman Azhil (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 2'

Foul by Matthias Zimmermann (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 4'

Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing. 4'

Attempt blocked. Jomaine Consbruch (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassine Bouchama. 5'

Corner, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Conceded by Filippo Mané. 5'

Attempt blocked. Jomaine Consbruch (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 6'

Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 8'

Foul by Dominique Heintz (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 8'

Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick. 9'

Eric Hottmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick on the right wing. 12'

Foul by Jan-Luca Riedl (Borussia Dortmund). 12'

Foul by Yassine Bouchama (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 13'

Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 13'

Attempt blocked. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marwan Mirza. 18'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dominique Heintz. 18'

Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Fabian Schleusener is caught offside. 19'

Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Meyer following a set piece situation. 20'

Foul by Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund). 22'

Dominique Heintz (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 22'

Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Eric Hottmann is caught offside. 23'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 23'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 25'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Matthias Zimmermann. 28'

Jorrit Hendrix (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 35'

Foul by Takato Yamamoto (Borussia Dortmund). 35'

Fabian Schleusener (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 37'

Foul by Filippo Mané (Borussia Dortmund). 37'

Attempt saved. Dominique Heintz (Fortuna Düsseldorf) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alexander Meyer (Borussia Dortmund). Assisted by Sascha Risch with a cross. 37'

Corner, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Conceded by Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos. 38'

Attempt missed. Eric Hottmann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthias Zimmermann with a cross following a corner. 39'

Foul by Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund). 39'

Sascha Risch (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 39'

Attempt missed. Matthias Zimmermann (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eric Hottmann. 42'

Delay in match because of an injury Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos (Borussia Dortmund). 43'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 44'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jobe Bellingham replaces Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos because of an injury. 44'

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

Foul by Jan-Luca Riedl (Borussia Dortmund). 45'+1'

Fabian Schleusener (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 45'+1'

Jan-Luca Riedl (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 45'+1'

Attempt saved. Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lasse Rieß (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 45'+2'

Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 45'+3'

Foul by Yassine Bouchama (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 45'+3'

First Half ends, Fortuna Düsseldorf 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. 45'+3'

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

Second Half begins Fortuna Düsseldorf 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. 45'

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

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Justin Lerma replaces Ayman Azhil. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Roméo Ritter replaces Jan-Luca Riedl. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Tom Faust replaces Mathis Albert. 45'

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

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Samuele Inácio replaces Takato Yamamoto. 45'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Luca Reggiani replaces Joane Gadou. 45'

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

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

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Jordi Paulina replaces Eric Hottmann. 45'

Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Fabian Schleusener is caught offside. 48'

Foul by Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund). 48'

Jorrit Hendrix (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick on the left wing. 48'

Attempt blocked. Dominique Heintz (Fortuna Düsseldorf) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthias Zimmermann with a cross. 49'

Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Fabian Schleusener (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a set piece situation. 49'

Foul by Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund). 52'

Yassine Bouchama (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick on the left wing. 52'

Attempt blocked. Tom Faust (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Silva. 53'

Foul by Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund). 54'

Fabian Schleusener (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 54'

Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 56'

Foul by Matthias Zimmermann (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 56'

Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 57'

Attempt blocked. Tom Faust (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 57'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Lukas Eixler replaces Fabian Schleusener. 58'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Steven van der Sloot replaces Matthias Zimmermann. 58'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Tim Oberdorf replaces Dominique Heintz. 59'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Felix Meiser replaces Elias Egouli. 59'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Kilian Sauck replaces Jomaine Consbruch. 59'

Foul by Tom Faust (Borussia Dortmund). 59'

Sascha Risch (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 59'

Roméo Ritter (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 60'

Foul by Felix Meiser (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 60'

Attempt blocked. Jordi Paulina (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 62'

Corner, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Conceded by Luca Reggiani. 62'

Attempt saved. Roméo Ritter (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lasse Rieß (Fortuna Düsseldorf). Assisted by Justin Lerma. 64'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lasse Rieß. 64'

Attempt saved. Elias Benkara (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lasse Rieß (Fortuna Düsseldorf). Assisted by Miguel Adje with a cross. 64'

Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 66'

Foul by Yassine Bouchama (Fortuna Düsseldorf). 66'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 67'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Miguel Gonçalves replaces Yassine Bouchama. 68'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 69'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Kaden Amaniampong replaces Jorrit Hendrix. 69'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Anas Slimani replaces Sascha Risch. 69'

Substitution, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Marcel Benger replaces Elias Arden. 69'

Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Miguel Gonçalves is caught offside. 71'

Foul by Tom Faust (Borussia Dortmund). 72'

Kaden Amaniampong (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick on the left wing. 72'

Attempt missed. Jordi Paulina (Fortuna Düsseldorf) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anas Slimani. 75'

Delay in match because of an injury Elias Benkara (Borussia Dortmund). 76'

Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Arne Wessels replaces Elias Benkara because of an injury. 78'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 78'

Goal! Fortuna Düsseldorf 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. Anas Slimani (Fortuna Düsseldorf) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Eixler following a fast break. 79'

Foul by Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund). 82'

Felix Meiser (Fortuna Düsseldorf) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 82'

Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Lukas Eixler is caught offside. 86'

Attempt missed. Justin Lerma (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. 87'

Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marcel Benger. 90'

Attempt blocked. Luca Reggiani (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Inácio with a cross. 90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. 90'+1'

Attempt saved. Samuele Inácio (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lasse Rieß (Fortuna Düsseldorf). Assisted by Arne Wessels with a cross. 90'+4'

Offside, Fortuna Düsseldorf. Lukas Eixler is caught offside. 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Fortuna Düsseldorf 2, Borussia Dortmund 1. 90'+5'

Match ends, Fortuna Düsseldorf 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.