Dortmund fight back to draw Roma in friendly

Dortmund trailed 2-0 within nine minutes but showed grit to level in a pre-season test.

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What happened. Borussia Dortmund came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with AS Roma in a friendly on Saturday, with Julian Ryerson and Serhou Guirassy scoring after an early deficit.

• Dortmund conceded twice in the first nine minutes.
• Karetsas hit the crossbar in the second half.
• Kovač praised his team's reaction after a slow start.

“In the first eight minutes we simply weren’t there. We switched off twice, but after that we showed a great reaction.”

— Niko Kovač

The draw continues Dortmund's pre-season preparations ahead of the new Bundesliga campaign.

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