Bundesliga top-scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored one goal, set up another, missed a penalty and had two goals ruled out in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-1 win over 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Frankfurt, who had several players suspended, stunned the home fans when Alexander Meier smashed the ball home in the sixth minute.
Aubameyang, who had two goals ruled out for offside in the first half, ran onto a Mats Hummels through-ball and crossed for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to equalize with a tap-in in the 24th minute.
The visitors’ task was made harder before the break when Slobodan Medojevic was sent off after a second yellow for a clumsy challenge on Gonzalo Castro.
“It was difficult with 11 men. With 10 it was nearly impossible,” Frankfurt coach Armin Veh said.
Aubameyang missed the resulting penalty, but made up for it by claiming his 18th goal of the season in the 57th minute, set up by Shinji Kagawa.
Dortmund captain Hummels made it 3-1 four minutes later and Lukasz Piszczek crossed for substitute Adrian Ramos to complete the scoring in the 86th minute.
“That was really important for us. You could see that the confidence had taken a knock in the last weeks,” said Hummels, who had come in for criticism. “Today does us a lot of good.”
Earlier, a stoppage-time strike by defender Caiuby earned Augsburg their first-ever win over Schalke 04 in a 2-1 victory.
Caiuby volleyed Benedikt Hoewedes’ attempted clearance into the top corner in the 92nd minute as Augsburg climbed to 13th.
However, TV replays showed a handball by Markus Feulner in the buildup.
“It’s inexplicable to me how that wasn’t whistled. It couldn’t be any clearer. It’s bitter to lose the game like that,” Schalke forward Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting said.
South Korean midfielder Hong Jeong-ho had put the home side ahead in the 34th minute with a deflection.
Sead Kolasinac deservedly equalized with his first Bundesliga goal in the 70th minute, only for Caiuby to snatch the victory.
Schalke had won six of the previous nine competitive games between the sides, with the other three ending in draws.
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