six goals in the dramatic draw between Frankfurt and Dortmund

By Samuel On Jan 9, 2026

A great match to open the 16th round of the Bundesliga, which featured two goals in stoppage time.

After the usual break at the turn of the year, the Bundesliga returned in style with a thrilling duel between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund, which had two goals after the 90th minute and ended with a 3-3 score , in the opening match of the 16th round.

The first half hour of the game brought two goals, one for each side. In the 10th minute, Ryerson assisted Maximilian Beier for Dortmund’s first goal, but Yilmaz Uzun equalized shortly after from the penalty spot.

The scenario repeated itself in the second half, with Borussia regaining the lead thanks to a fortunate goal from Felix Nmecha (the ball deflected off Larsson and hit the post before going into the Eintracht net), and the home team responding through debutant Younes Ebnoutalib. All of this happened between the 68th and 71st minutes.

Earlier, Fábio Silva had already played for Dortmund. The Portuguese international came on eager to make his mark, and it was in a move he initiated that the Brazilians almost scored again in the 78th minute. After some good individual work, he passed to the left for a cross from Svensson that almost resulted in an own goal by Theate, but Brown cleared the ball off the line.

In the 90th minute, Nico Schlotterbeck headed the ball against the crossbar of the Frankfurt goal following a corner, and on the rebound, Fábio Silva, with a bicycle kick, shot over the bar.

In response, Mahmoud Dahoud completed Eintracht’s comeback with a perfectly placed, low shot across goal, leaving Kobel with no chance of making a save.

But the game wasn’t over yet. In the final five minutes of added time, Carney Chukwuemeka, who had come on in the 87th minute, made it 3-3 with an unorthodox but effective finish.

The draw allows Borussia Dortmund to hold onto second place in the Bundesliga , although they could finish the matchday 11 points behind the leader if Bayern Munich beat Wolfsburg. Frankfurt, meanwhile, are level on points with Stuttgart in sixth place, who play away at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.

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