Mkhitaryan bends it too close to Zieler and the keeper punches it away before Schlaudraff boots it into the stands at the side. The throw is worked into the box and a foul on Hirsch ends the attack.
90' +4
J. Schlaudraff enters the game and replaces J. Briand.
Dortmund have a corner! It is delayed by the referee after some shoving in the area...
90' +3
Another change for Hannover as Briand comes off to be replaced by Schlaudraff. He will just be used to defend, though.
90' +2
R. Zieler gets yellow.
Mkhitaryan picks up the ball 25 yards from goal and again opts to shoot. He fires a tame shot wide of the net, and Zieler earns a booking for taking too long to take the resultant goal kick.
90' +1
Immobile goes for an acrobatic effort after a bit of pinball around the edge of the area comes to an end with a header across to the Italian. His angles are all wrong, though, and he misses the target. Can Hannover's 10 men hold on?
90'
The official on the touchline signals that there will be five, yes, five, minutes of added time!
89'
C. Gülselam gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
RED CARD FOR GULSELAM! The midfielder goes in very strongly on Reus and is shown his second yellow card for it! He did get a little touch on the ball there, though.
88'
Time is running very thin for Dortmund! Hannover have the ball down near the corner so the hosts need to win it and pump it long!
86'
Reus delivers a free kick from near the corner on the left but Felipe gets up and puts a powerful header on the ball that clears it from the area. BVB eventually put it back in the box and Zieler again rushes off his line! Just as before, he is first to it and clears the danger.
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84'
Zieler comes far off his line to challenge Aubameyang to a long ball and he manages to head it clear. The ball falls to Mkhitaryan but the Armenian is nowhere near finding the vacant net from around 40 yards out.
83'
Mkhitaryan tries his luck with a shot from 25 yards that bobbles its way through a number of bodies to hit the target. It lacks the pace to beat Zieler, though.
82'
Penalty claim for Hannover! Bittencourt goes on a coruscating run on the left and he gets to the byline before pulling the ball back to Briand. The Frenchman is challenged by Sokratis as he tries to connect and it hits the Greek's arm! The visitors protest as nothing is given!
80'
M. Reus gets yellow.
Another yellow card here as Reus scythes down Bittencourt after the ball had got away from him in the centre of the park.
79'
WHAT A MESS! Piszczek plays a short pass back to Weidenfeller and the keeper has to slide in and tackle Bittencourt on the penalty spot as he tries to steal in for a simple finish. Weidenfeller just about does enough, though, and the right-back then boots the danger clear.
78'
Reus rolls a delightful backheel into the path of Immobile inside the box but Marcelo slides in to clear it away. The Italian was offside anyway, though.
77'
C. Immobile enters the game and replaces A. Ramos.
S. Papastathopoulos enters the game and replaces E. Durm.
That is Ramos' last contribution as he is replaced by Immobile, and Sokratis also comes on in place of Durm
76'
JUST WIDE! Durm curls a right-footed cross in from the left which misses the head of Reus. Ramos ghosts in front of his marker, though, and manages to get a header on the low ball but he fails to divert it on target.
75'
Dortmund have just 15 minutes to rescue something from this game! Will Klopp look to Immobile soon to try and provide his side with something different in attack?
73'
A. Sobiech enters the game and replaces H. Kiyotake.
Another change for Hannover as the goalscorer, Kiyotake, is replaced by Sobiech. Fresh legs up top for Korkut's men, then.
72'
M. Hirsch enters the game and replaces M. Stankevičius.
Korkut finally makes the change as Hirsch comes on for Stankevicius to make his Bundesliga debut. What a time to do it!
70'
Stankevicius goes down in the BVB half and there is a break in play as he receives treatment. He then hobbles off the field so it looks like his afternoon may be at an end.
68'
Marcelo gets yellow.
Marcelo catches Hummels as the centre-back attempts to race away down the left. The Germany international isn't happy with the challenge and the referee shows him a yellow card for it!
66'
S. Kagawa enters the game and replaces İ. Gündoğan.
JOSELU! The Spaniard gets away from Hummels and aims a low shot towards the near post and Weidenfeller gets a leg to it. The striker attempts to dink it in on the follow up but misses the target! Dortmund look rattled!
Gundogan is replaced by Kagawa for the remaining 25 minutes or so. An attacking move from Klopp!
65'
GREAT SAVE WEIDENFELLER! Joeslu scoops a pass over the defence for Kiyotake to latch onto, and he takes it on the volley inside the box. His shot is straight at Weidenfeller, though, and the keeper manages to bat it away from goal!
63'
Joselu attempts to catch Weidenfeller off his line with an ambitious effort from some way out on the right flank. He completely mishits it and slices the ball miles off target.
61'
H. Kiyotake has scored a goal for Hannover 96!
GOOOOOOOAAAAL!! KIYOTAKE NETS IT! The Japanese bends the free kick over the wall with his right foot and Weidenfeller fails to keep it out despite getting his hand extremely close to the ball! Dortmund have it all to do now!
60'
İ. Gündoğan gets yellow.
Gundogan catches Bittencourt just outside the box and the referee shows him a yellow card! Hannover will surely use the resultant free kick to try and test Weidenfeller from 20 yards out.
59'
Hummels picks out Ramos in the box but the Colombian is unable to test Zieler as he is closed quickly by Marcelo.
57'
Klopp is showing great encouragement to his team from the touchline, but he will be anxious if they continue to struggle to find the back of the net. Hannover haven't posed much of a threat themselves in the second half, but given BVB's form this season the outcome of this match is by no means certain just yet.
55'
ZIELER TO THE RESCUE AGAIN! Piszczek is again found in acres of space on the right and he sends a first-time cross into the middle. Aubameyang kills it but leaves the ball behind, so allows Reus to take the shot as he follows in. He sends it low to the keeper's left and he gets his fingertips to it in order to keep it out.
53'
From the right, Mkhitaryan curls an inviting cross over to the back post but it arrives near Reus at an awkward height and he is only able to loop a shot over the bar.
51'
C. Gülselam gets yellow.
H. Mkhitaryan gets yellow.
Schmiedebach catches Mkhitaryan late and the referee quickly shows him a yellow card for the late challenge. Gulselam then puts a hand on the Armenian while he's down on the deck and the BVB man reacts by getting to his feet and squaring up to the Turkish midfielder. The pair are booked for it!
50'
M. Schmiedebach gets yellow.
49'
Gundogan brings the ball forward from deep and attempts to play a one-two with Reus but Schmiedebach reads it and makes an important interception 25 yards from his goal.
47'
REUS!! HE'S MISSED IT! Mkhitaryan's pass towards Ramos from the right evades its intended target and falls to Reus in space on the left side of the box. He takes a touch before trying to roll an effort past Zieler and into the far corner. It looks a certain goal, but the shot skims the outside of the post!
46'
We are back underway!
45'
Gulselam picks out Briand with a great pass but the Frenchman's first touch is poor and Hummels sweeps across at the back to dispossess him. He launches BVB down the other end, with Aubameyang using his pace to get to the byline on the left. His cutback is cleared behind by Marcelo and after the corner comes to nothing, the referee brings the first half to a close!
43'
Mkhitaryan picks up the ball on the right and sets off on a run to the inside. He draws a foul from Gulselam and the referee blows for a free kick as no advantage appeared for the hosts.
Reus goes straight for goal from the free kick but he fires it nowhere near the target! A disappointing effort from the Germany international.
41'
Ramos controls Bender's cross with his chest on the penalty spot and has plenty of time to shoot. He sends his effort straight at Zieler, though, but he doesn't need to worry to much as he was adjudged offside by the official on the far side!
39'
JUST OVER! Reus dribbles inside from the right before feeding Aubameyang. The Gabon international puts the ball onto his right foot but as no shooting opportunity opens up, he plays it back to the Germany international. He then fires a first-time effort towards the top corner which loops onto the roof of the net!
38'
Reus attempts to angle a lovely pass beyond the defence for Ramos to run onto but again Felipe shows good positional awareness to cut it out! The Brazilian centre-back has been very composed so far this afternoon.
36'
Joselu gets yellow.
Joselu is the first player to go into the book as he is penalised for a late challenge on Mkhitaryan near the halfway line. There wasn't an awful lot in that, to be honest.
35'
Bittencourt tries to beat Piszczek down the left as Hannover attempt to catch the hosts on the counterattack. He allows himself to be outmuscled and BVB are able to nullify the threat.
33'
Gulselam is down and receiving treatment from the medical staff following a collision with Subotic. The centre-back absolutely clattered him, there, but he walks off the pitch and should be fine to return in just a few seconds.
31'
Kiyotake has his first opportunity to show his from set pieces but his free kick from out on the left flank is headed away the first defender, Reus!
29'
Piszczek is again found in space on the right but as he tries to square the ball into the box he completely misses it! He keeps up the pressure on Schulz, though, and manages to win his side a corner kick. Reus flights it into the middle but Joselu is back to head it away from danger.
27'
Dortmund win another free kick in the Hannover half and Reus looks to clip it into the centre of the box. This time he fails to pick out a team-mate and the Hannover defence are capable of dealing with it.
25'
Hannover break at rapid speed and Briand slides a pass in behind the defence for Bittencourt. He rolls his shot past Weidenfeller but wide of the far post! It wouldn't have counted had it gone in, though, as the offside flag was belatedly raised.
24'
Dortmund earn a free kick 25 yards from goal but Reus' effort is too close to Zieler, who makes a comfortable save.
23'
It seems like BVB could score at any point now! They've really got to grips with this game and are playing some neat, intricate football. Their movement off the ball is good too, they just have to ensure this pressure counts for something soon.
21'
Important block from Marcelo! Hummels sprays the ball out to the right for Piszczek and he manages to control it in behind the defence. He pulls it back to the top of the back and Aubameyang tees it up for Ramos, but his shot towards the bottom corner is blocked by the Hannover centre-back.
20'
This is better from Bayern! Reus is picked out in space 20 yards from goal and he lets the ball run across him before attempting to roll a shot into the bottom corner. Zieler is scrambling but the effort bobbles narrowly outside of the post.
18'
WHAT A SAVE FROM ZIELER! Reus bends a corner in from the right and it is met by the head of Hummels. The centre-back tries to guide his header back across goal but Zieler leaps to his left and palms the attempt onto the crossbar!
17'
SO CLOSE! Reus makes a great run around the far side of the Hannover defence before playing the ball across the face of goal. Gulselam swings a leg at it and manages to avoid his own net narrowly, kicking it out for a corner.
16'
Mkhitaryan sprays the ball out to the right for Piszczek and the Poland international looks to whip a cross into the centre. Bittencourt is back defending and he gets an important block on the ball to send it behind for a corner.
14'
BVB have their first shot on target of the afternoon, but their play is lacking fluency at both ends of the pitch at the moment. Aubameyang receives the ball in the centre circle but completely miscontrols it and hands possession straight back to the opposition.
12'
MKHITARYAN! Reus switches the play out to the right and Piszczek cushions it down for Mkhitaryan. The Armenian lets it run across him and onto his left foot before firing a low shot towards the far corner. Zieler reacts well, diving down to his right and parrying the effort behind for a corner.
10'
BVB have come under some early pressure so far today, but the fans remain in good voice. They need to try and get hold of possession quickly and look to the likes of Reus and Mkhitaryan to ignite the play.
8'
Stankevicius flights another long throw into the box but this time Weidenfeller comes off his line to claim it. The visitors are certainly going to try and exploit that at every opportunity. It's basically like a corner!
6'
BITTENCOURT! The former BVB man almost opens the scoring against his old club! Stankevicius launches in a flat, high-speed throw from the right and the 20-year-old catches it on the volley. His movement is great, but he is unable to direct the ball inside the post!
4'
A shaky moment from Weidenfeller as he almost completely misses a corner after coming off his line to claim it. He was stumbling backwards and just about managed to punch it clear of his box! That is hardly reassuring given his error last weekend that saw Koln score the winning goal!
3'
Joselu is picked out in the box with a cross from the left, but the delivery is behind him so his diving, craned header is nowhere near finding the target.
2'
BVB win possession inside the Hannover half and Ramos, upon receiving the ball, instantly turns and looks to feed Aubameyang with a clever through-ball. Marcelo does well to stay in front of the Gabonese and hook the ball away at the top of the box.
1'
We are underway in Dortmund!
Good afternoon and welcome to today's LIVE commentary on the Bundesliga meeting between two struggling sides: Borussia Dortmund and Hannover. Combined, the pair have taken just four points out of a possible 30 from their five most recent outings each, so this meeting is a huge one as both clubs look to kickstart their respective seasons. My name is Tom Webber, and I will be guiding you through all the action.
BVB recovered from their 2-1 defeat at Koln last weekend with a 4-0 victory over Galatasaray in the Champions League in midweek. However, they have failed to take all three points in any of their last five Bundesliga outings. Hannover’s recent record is not much better either, as they have just three points to show from their last five matches thanks to a 1-0 win over Koln.
DORTMUND TEAM NEWS: Sokratis played at left-back in the midweek 4-0 win over Galatasaray but Erik Durm returns to fitness to take his spot today. Ilkay Gundogan is partnered by Sven Bender in midfield while Adrian Ramos leads the attack. Shinji Kagawa and Ciro Immobile have to settle for places on the bench.
HANNOVER TEAM NEWS: With Miko Albornoz injured and Christian Pander also unavailable Christian Schulz moves to left-back, with Felipe coming in to partner Marcelo at centre-back. The only other change from Tayfun Korkut sees Hiroki Sakai make way for Marius Stankevicius at right-back.
Hannover have not won at Signal Iduna Park since a 3-1 victory in the Bundesliga back in April 2008. Mats Hummels and Sebastian Kehl were in the BVB starting line-up that day.
Dortmund are already 13 points adrift of league leaders Bayern Munich with just eight games played, but victory today would see them join Hannover on 10 points. As ever there is a great crowd inside the stadium, and the fans will be praying for a turnaround in their club's fortunes today.
Dortmund are playing in their European shirts today, hoping that will help them bring their Champions League form, of three wins from three, into the Bundesliga.
HALF TIME - Dortmund 0-0 Hannover: The visitors threatened early on but BVB grew into the game and started to dominate. Mkhitaryan and Hummels both pulled impressive saves from Zieler as the hosts failed to make their pressure count. More is needed from die Schwarzgelben if they are to turn their woeful domestic form around today.
Welcome back! The teams are out and the second half will begin in just a few moments.
FULL TIME - Dortmund 0-1 Hannover: BVB's woeful start to the season continues as they succumb to their sixth Bundesliga defeat of the campaign at home to die Roten. Kiyotake's goal is enough to earn the visitors all three points. Klopp and the rest of his team look shellshocked!
Dortmund could now see the gap between themselves and Bayern Munich grow to 16 points this weekend, then! That is it from me, Tom Webber, for today. Thanks a lot for joining me.
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