Cordova has one last chance to deliver a cross into the box, but he sends the ball straight down the throat of Burki, who claims at the second attempt.
90' +3
Opare makes an inch-perfect tackle to stop Aubameyang's run on the edge of the box. The forward could have offloaded to Philipp in space, but once again he was not on form in the final third.
90' +1
CLOSE! Max lifts another dangerous ball across the face of goal, but Finnbogason is slightly on his heels and cannot make contact.The ball drifts wide of the post, needing only a touch to find the back of the net.
90'
Aubameyang raids forward and tries to carve out space for a strike, but Hinteregger closes down the space and the eventual ball across the face of goal from the forward evades Philipp.
There will be five minutes of added time.
89'
CLOSE! Caiuby goes close once again he controls a loose ball on the edge of the box and loops his effort towards the top corner, but the ball drifts over the bar.
88'
Pulisic latches on to a cross at the back post from Philipp, but he can only head his effort over the bar.
87'
D. Opare gets yellow.
OVER! Caiuby latches on to a cutback from Thommy, but he loses his composure and hammers his effort over the bar.
Opare brings down Philipp on the flank and goes into the book.
86'
Max gallops down the left flank, but Sokratis matches his run into the channel and slides to send the ball out for a throw-in.
83'
There's ample time left in the game for Augsburg to find an equaliser. The home side are going to have to gamble to get back into the game.
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81'
Ö. Toprak enters the game and replaces S. Kagawa.
E. Thommy enters the game and replaces M. Heller.
Thommy replaces Heller for the home side.
Kagawa makes way Toprak for the visitors.
79'
Penalty saved by M. Hitz!
Hitz holds his nerve between the sticks and stands up to make a simple save from Aubamenyang's panenka.
OH DEAR! Aubameyang goes for the panenka to score from the spot, but he lifts the ball straight into the hands of Hitz. That's not a good look for the Gabonsese, who has been poor this afternoon. He had the chance to all but secure the three points for his team, but now the home side have a new lease of life.
78'
Koo Ja-Cheol gets yellow.
Koo goes into the book for pulling back Piszczek.
77'
VAR! The referee awards a penalty to Dortmund for a foul in the box from Koo on Piszczek. The action was at the other end of the pitch for a Augsburg corner, but the visitors have the opportuntity to end the contest.
76'
Castro lifts the resulting free-kick into the box, but Hitz is able to gather his effort with relative ease.
75'
M. Heller gets yellow.
Heller brings down Toljan on the left flank and goes into the book.
74'
Max smashes the ball towards the near post and the visitors clear the danger, but it loops towards the back post. Burki has to challenge with Caiuby to punch the ball away and he does well enough to send it behind.
73'
J. Toljan gets yellow.
Toljan goes into the book for pulling back the full-back.
Opare raids down the right flank and he beats the challenge of two players to break into space, but Toljan pulls him back before he can cross.
72'
Augsburg break down the right flank and Cordova runs through the middle and goes down off-the-ball on the edge of the box. The referee waves away his appeal for a free-kick.
71'
SAVE! Pulisic unlocks the Augsburg defence and floats a cross to Aubameyang to the back post, but the Gabonese heads his effort straight at Hitz, who punches the ball over the bar. That was the moment Dortmund could have killed off the game.
69'
Caiuby catches Piszczek as he offloads and the referee awards a free-kick to the visitors. The Augsburg forward has to be careful having already been booked by the referee.
67'
S. Córdova enters the game and replaces M. Gregoritsch.
Gregoritsch is replaced by Cordova for the home side.
66'
SAVE! Max raids down the left flank and he whips a dangerous cross into the box. Gregoritsch rises to attack the ball with a powerful header, but Burki watches it carefully to make the stop.
64'
M. Philipp enters the game and replaces A. Yarmolenko.
Yarmolenko makes way for Philipp.
OVER! Gregoritsch sends the resulting free-kick behind for a corner to the visitors. Kagawa's delivery from the corner is cleared to the edge of the box where Pulisic strikes. However, the American is off balance and sends his effort over the bar.
62'
Caiuby gets yellow.
Caiuby goes into the book for his foul on Yarmolenko.
61'
Yarmolenko raids down the right flank and he attempts to cross the ball, but Caiuby catches him late and hands Dortmund a free-kick in a threatening position.
59'
SAVE! Caiuby comes within inches of notching an equaliser as he latches on to the resulting corner from the left flank and powers his header towards the bottom corner. The ball looks destined for the net, but Burki gets down brilliantly to make the reaction stop.
58'
BLOCK! Gregoritsch goes for the strike from the edge of the box, but Piszczek in the way of his effort to divert the ball behind for a corner.
57'
G. Castro enters the game and replaces Mahmoud Dahoud.
Dahoud makes way for Castro for the visitors.
55'
Dortmund are yet to get going in the second half and have been put on the back foot by the home side. Bosz's will be concerned by their lack of energy.
53'
CLOSE! Augsburg win a second corner down the right and Dortmund clear the ball again from the initial delivery. However, Baier gathers on the edge of the box and hammers an effort at goal on the volley, but he sends his strike inches over the bar.
52'
Burki comes off his line to punch the resulting corner away from danger, but the ball loops into the air, although he's able to gather at the second attempt.
51'
Yarmolenko does his defensive duties at the back to clear Max's free-kick away from Caiuby, but he does concede a corner in the process.
49'
Heller sends a teasing cross into the box from the right, but no red and white shirt goes to attack the ball in the six-yard area.
47'
Max has space to raid into down the left and he goes for the early cross, but sends the ball into the stand behind the goal. Not his best effort.
46'
We're back underway in this Bundesliga clash.
45' +1
The referee ends the first half.
OVER! Kagawa latches on to a throughball from Toljan in the left inside channel, but the Japanese fires his effort over the bar. A wasted opportunity for the visitors.
45'
Burki races off his line to clear a long ball ahead of Finnbogason. Solid awareness from the Dortmund keeper.
There will be one minute of added time.
44'
SAVE! Yarmolenko raids down the right flank and cuts the ball back for Dahoud to strike. The midfielder does not make solid contact with his effort, but it still forces Hitz to turn the ball past the post.
42'
Sokratis and Finnbogason battle for the ball on half-way line, and the Dortmund skipper wins a free-kick as he gets caught by a stray arm.
40'
OVER! Koo tries to make an impact from the off and he goes for the blast, but he can only fire his effort over from the edge of the box.
38'
Koo Ja-Cheol enters the game and replaces R. Khedira.
Augsburg have not looked comfortable dealing with the visitors from set-pieces. Although you could probably say that about all aspects of their defensive play in the first half.
Khedira has suffered an injury and is forced off. Koo replaces him in the Augsburg midfield.
36'
Kagawa sends a dangerous ball into the box from a corner and it almost falls for Yarmolenko, but the home side do enough to block his attempted strike. The attack comes to an end as Bartra is caught offside.
34'
Both sides have been far too open at the back in the first half. There have been three goals, but there could have been so many more in the opening 34 minutes.
32'
CHANCE! Aubameyang is put through on goal by Weigl's ball over the top and he has only Hitz to beat. The keeper comes out to narrow the angle and puts the striker off enough to force the mistake. Hitz makes the stop with his leg before Gouweleeuw clears the danger. A let-off for the home side.
29'
CLOSE! Kagawa swings the ball into the box with pace and it almost falls for Bartra, but he cannot make solid contact with his effort.
28'
Opare brings down Pulisic in the final third and he hands Dortmund a free-kick in a dangerous position on the left flank.
27'
Kagawa sends a low ball into the box for Aubameyang's run, but the ball just evades the foot of the Gabonese.
25'
Dortmund have been outstanding in the final third so far this afternoon. However, there are still concerns at the back with the home side finding space in their half.
23'
S. Kagawa has scored a goal for Borussia Dortmund! Assist by A. Yarmolenko.
Yarmolenko slides the ball to Kagawa, who applies the finish with an expert chip into the net.
WHAT A GOAL!!!!! KAGAWA RESTORES DORTMUND'S LEAD! The visitors pounce on a mistake at the back between Max and Hinteregger. Aubameyang and Yarmonlenko combine to tee up Kagawa in the box. He has options but he opts to launch an audacious chipped effort of Hitz and his effort sails over the outstretched hand of the keeper and finds the net. A super finish from the Japanese.
22'
Yarmolenko collects in space on the right and runs at Max. This time he stays on his right foot and drives the ball low towards the near post, but Hitz does well to gather the ball without spilling it in the six-yard box.
21'
Opare has space down the right to latch on to Baier's long ball forward, but the right-back fails to control it in the final third.
20'
Max swings the ball into the box from the flank, but he overhits his cross and sends it out for a goal-kick. A poor delivery from the full-back.
19'
Bartra brings down Caiuby down the right flank and the home side are awarded a free-kick in a decent position in the Dortmund half.
17'
The game continues to be wide open for both sides, which is making an entertaining conteset, but both managers will be tense.
15'
SAVE! Aubameyang latches on to Bartra's throughball from the back and he has space in the middle. He drives the ball with power towards the net, but Hitz makes a good reaction stop to beat his effort away.
13'
Opare has to time his jump to perfection at the back to clear Yarmolenko's cross away from the lurking presence of Pulisic at the back post.
11'
Caiuby has scored a goal for Augsburg! Assist by P. Max.
Max raids down the left and sends a peach of a cross into the box for Caiuby to head home.
GOALLLLLL!!!! AUGSBURG ARE LEVEL!!! Caiuby equalises for the home side as he latches on to Max's pinpoint cross from the left and heads home from close range. The forward is afforded an abundance of space and the quality of the cross from the full-back means that he cannot miss, beating Burki for pace from six yards.
10'
Yarmolenko has acres of space again on the right flank and he tries to a shot on his left foot, but his effort is tame and saved with ease by Heller.
9'
PUNCH! Yarmolenko opens up space down the right flank and Piszczek fires the ball across the face of goal, forcing Hitz to punch the ball clear of his penalty area. Pulisic was in the box, but the clearance evaded him by inches.
7'
Heller sends a low ball into the box and there's almost a miscommunication between Burki and Barta, but Die Schwarzgelben manage to clear their lines.
6'
The appeared to be open from the off and both teams have set their stalls out to make this contest a high-scoring affair. That will suit Dortmund just fine given their goalscoring form in the Bundesliga.
4'
A. Yarmolenko has scored a goal for Borussia Dortmund!
GOALLLLLLL!!! YARMOLENKO OPENS THE SCORING! The Ukrainian notches his first Bundesliga goal in style as he backheels the ball into the net. Augsburg failed to clear their lines from Pulisic's corner and the loose ball fell to Yarmolenko with his back to goal. He tried an audacious back heel and the ball travelled through a crowd of players on the line to nestle into the back of the net. Dortmund are off to a flier.
3'
CHANCE! Heller collects on the right flank and has space to lift a cross into the box. Finnbogason rises highest in the box to head at goal, but he can only head straight at Burki. The forward believes that he was pulled back by Sokratis, but the referee is unmoved.
SAVE! Dortmund break on the counter through Kagawa and he raids to the edge of the box before pulling the trigger. He shoots low towards the bottom corner, but Hitz makes a fine save to parry the ball out.
2'
Yarmolenko cause early trouble for the home side as he drifts into space in the right inside channel, but Hinteregger is there to cut out his low cross.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Dortmund have been exposed defensively in the Champions League in their two matches, giving Augsburg hope for forcing a victory this afternoon. Die Schwarzgelben were taken apart by Tottenham in their opener and then dismantled by Real Madrid during the week. However, they've been on a different level in the Bundesliga and will be more than hopeful of getting back to winning ways.
Augsburg have had an impressive start to the season, suffering just one defeat in their opening six matches. The loss came on the opening day against Hamburger SV since then the club are unbeaten, boasting three victories over Cologne, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig. They will pose a threat for Dortmund this afternoon.
Peter Bosz's men put Borussia Monchengladbach to the sword last week in a 6-1 hammering at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund have only dropped two points thus far this season which came on the road against Freiburg. They look in imperious form in the league and will be determined to another win this afternoon.
The Bundesliga landscape was altered during the week when Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Bayern Munich. The reigning champions are now managerless after their mediocre start to the season by their high standards. Dortmund will be desperate to capitalise and extend their lead at the top of the table.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Bundesliga clash between Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund.
Dortmund have made five changes from their defeat to Real Madrid during the week. Christian Pulisic, Julian Weigl, Shinjia Kagawa, Mahmoud Dahoud and Marc Bartra get the nod to start this afternoon.
FLASHBACK! The contest between the two sides last season ended in a 1-1 draw as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cancelled out Alfred Finnbogason's opener at the WWK Arena.
The players are out on the pitch, so we should be underway shortly.
HALF-TIME: AUGSBURG 1-2 BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Borussia Dortmund hold a 2-1 lead going into the break against Augsburg. The visitors took the lead through Andriy Yarmolenko's backheel from close range, but Manuel Baum's men produced a strong response as Caiuby headed home an equaliser. However, Shinji Kagawa restored Dortmund's lead with a special strike, lifting an chipped effort over Marwin Hitz into the net. Peter Bosz's men have been in complete control since their second strike, with the onus on the home team to get back into the contest.
The players are back out for the second half, so we should be underway shortly.
Augsburg have made two changes from their goalless draw against Stuttgart last time out. Michael Gregoritsch and Daniel Baier return to the fold this afternoon, with the latter making his comeback from a one-game suspension.
FULL-TIME: AUGSBURG 1-2 BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Borussia Dortmund continue their excellent start to the Bundesliga season by claiming the three points this afternoon. Peter Bosz's men were far from their best, but goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Shinji Kagawa were enough to secure the win. Ciauby had levelled for Augsburg in the first half, but after being undone by Kagawa's brilliance they were unable to get back into the contest. The game also included a VAR incident, which resulted in a missed penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who had a day to forget in front of goal.
Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.
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