Guirassy's Masterclass: Dortmund Dismantle Union with Ruthless Efficiency

Average Futmetrix Score: 44/100. A two-goal performance from Serhou Guirassy and a clinical substitute impact from Felix Nmecha deliver Borussia Dortmund a 3-0 statement of intent in their bid for silverware.

The Brace That Broke Union's Resistance

Signal Iduna Park witnessed a masterclass in control. Borussia Dortmund suffocated Union Berlin with 65% possession, turning the match into a one-way traffic scenario from the opening whistle. The breakthrough arrived in the 44th minute when Serhou Guirassy finished a Yan Couto cross with surgical precision—1-0. The intensity of Dortmund's pressing never relented. Waldemar Anton's defensive marshal work kept Union's attacking forays at arm's length. After the interval, Guirassy struck again in the 58th minute, this time converting from Mateu Beier's assist. Union Berlin's balance was shattered—they registered 12 shots but only three found the target, their xG of 1.14 a stark contrast to Dortmund's 2.51.

Nmecha's Substitute Flourish Seals the Rout

The narrative's final chapter came via the bench. Felix Nmecha entered in the 71st minute and needed just ten minutes to net the third in the 81st—a textbook super-sub moment that converted dominance into dominion. Union's ten corners and desperate attacking raids proved futile against a Dortmund side that defended with discipline and attacked with precision. The clean sheet, the brace, the substitute's goal—this was a Sechs-Punkte-Spiel executed to perfection, a statement that Dortmund's title ambitions are no longer whispers.