Borussia Dortmund began their pre-season schedule with a 3-1 win over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, with Justin Lerma, Serhou Guirassy and Takato Yamamoto providing the goals. The result gave Dortmund a positive opening to their summer preparations as the squad returned to action.
One of the main talking points after the match was Yamamoto’s immediate influence. Head coach Niko Kovac highlighted the player’s early impact, underlining how quickly he made himself felt in Dortmund’s first friendly of the campaign.
The outing also brought encouraging signs in attack, with Guirassy and Lerma both getting on the scoresheet alongside Yamamoto. For a team easing into pre-season, spreading the goals across multiple players is an upbeat sign as Kovac continues to assess his options.
While it was only the first step of the summer program, Dortmund will take confidence from both the performance and the result. Yamamoto’s promising start, in particular, appears to have given Kovac an early reason for optimism.
