Gio Reyna earned his second-consecutive begin for Borussia Dortmund and the U.S. males’s nationwide group star took one other main step ahead in getting again to his finest.
Reyna performed 70 minutes on Wednesday as Edin Terzic’s squad edged fellow Bundesliga facet Hoffenheim 1-0 in German DFB Pokal motion. The 20-year-old Reyna led all gamers with 5. possibilities created and three fouls drawn, serving to the Black and Yellow rebound from Sunday’s 3-3 league draw with Eintracht Frankfurt.
John Brooks logged 90 minutes for Hoffenheim within the loss.
Marco Reus’ forty third minute opening objective proved to be the distinction between the 2 groups at Sign Iduna Park. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens assisted on Reus’ opener, however Reyna did have a hand within the objective on the build-up play.
Reyna didn’t register a shot within the match, however did full 95% of his passes and win 4 of his 9 duels. After lacking a lot of the begin of the season, Reyna has appeared in seven matches for membership and nation since October 1.
Terzic rewarded Reyna along with his most minutes performed for Dortmund since March 7 and praised the attacking midfielder postmatch for his affect.
“Gio was very, very energetic, was by no means inside attain of the opponent,” Terzic stated. “He positioned himself very properly and was straight concerned within the objective.”
A 3-match homestand continues for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday with the primary Der Klassiker of the Bundesliga season towards rivals Bayern Munich.