"St. Pauli thought they had a 19th-minute penalty of their own, only for the VAR to intervene and overturn an on-field call for handball against Dortmund striker Fabio Silva. Gregor Kobel then smothered Mathias Pereira's close-range effort before Dortmund made their chance count at the other end. Silva initially missed the ball from Karim Adeyemi's, but Julian Brandt was on hand for a simple tap-in to send the hosts ahead on the stroke of half-time."
"Adeyemi doubled Dortmund's lead early in the second half, steering Silva's selfless pass into an unguarded net, though the hosts soon fell apart. James Sands outjumped Can to head home Eric Smith's corner in the 62nd minute, before St. Pauli's captain provided his second assist when he teed up substitute Ricky-Jade Jones to volley the Bundesliga's bottom club level 10 minutes later."
Emre Can converted a 95th-minute penalty to give Borussia Dortmund a 3-2 win over St. Pauli, reducing the deficit to Bayern Munich to eight points. Dortmund led 2-0 through Julian Brandt's half-time tap-in and Karim Adeyemi's early second-half finish. St. Pauli recovered with James Sands' header and Ricky-Jade Jones' volley after substitute influence. VAR overturned a St. Pauli penalty call for handball earlier in the match. Gregor Kobel denied Mathias Pereira with a close-range save. Dortmund accumulated 3.09 expected goals (xG) to St. Pauli's 0.54 despite defensive lapses, and Brandt has scored in four consecutive home matches.
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