Dortmund edge past Betis as Karetsas scores first goal for club

Borussia Dortmund beat Real Betis 2-1, with Konstantinos Karetsas scoring his first goal as a Dortmund player in the 72nd minute.

Dortmund took the lead four minutes after half-time when Fabio Silva made it 1-0 in the 49th minute. Real Betis responded through Aitor Ruibal, who levelled the match at 1-1 in the 67th minute.

Karetsas then restored Dortmund’s advantage five minutes later to settle the game. The result finished 2-1 to Dortmund.

Serhou Guirassy was among Dortmund’s starters but left the match injured. No further details about the injury were provided.

The match included notable incidents and highlights at the start of the game, as well as in the 3rd, 15th, 21st, 31st, 34th, 47th, 71st and 87th minutes. The opening whistle was due at 0 minutes, with the final score confirming Dortmund’s victory.

Dortmund started with Guirassy, Anton, Kobel, Bensebaini, Ryerson, Joey Veerman, Schlotterbeck, Fabio Silva, Nmecha, Daniel Svensson and Jobe Bellingham.

Their substitutes were Meyer, Drewes, Beier, Chukwuemeka, Filippo Mane, Nwaneri, Konstantinos Karetsas, Joane Gadou, Mathis Albert, Samuele Inacio and Enzo dos Santos.

Real Betis named D.Llorente, Ceballos, Alvaro Valles, Parrott, Antony, Abde Ezzalzouli, Natan, Nelson Deossa, Valentin Gomez, Facundo Bernal and Angel Ortiz in their starting XI.

Betis’ substitutes were Isco, Bartra, Bellerin, Roca, Lo Celso, Ruibal, Fornals, Fran Garcia, Diego Conde, Riquelme, Manu Gonzalez and Jose Antonio Morante.

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Daraja Kapoor
Daraja Kapoor is a highly respected football journalist, editor and analyst, known for his compelling storytelling and sharp, data-driven insights into the game. He specialises in match analysis, features, emerging talent coverage and football trends across Africa.He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Cape Coast and has built a strong reputation in the media industry through his disciplined approach and deep understanding of football.Daraja received his journalistic training at leading news platform Ghanaguardian.com and has worked with some of the most prominent football websites in Ghana, including Footballmadeinghana.com and Ghanasoccernet.com. He also served as Sports Editor of Talysports.com, where he played a key role in shaping editorial direction and content strategy.He is currently the Managing Editor of African.Football, where he leads the platform’s editorial vision, overseeing content production, quality control and the delivery of authoritative African football coverage to a global audience.

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