BERLIN (AP) — Serhou Guirassy fired Borussia Dortmund into the second round of the German Cup with a 1-0 win at nearby Rot-Weiss Essen on Monday.

But Dortmund’s celebrations were muted by a bad tackle from Essen substitute Kelsey Owusu on Yan Couto in stoppage time, when he caught the wing back’s knee with the sole of his boot. Couto was carried off on a stretcher with his hands over his face.

Dortmund was already without injured defenders Niklas Süle , Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can. The team opens its Bundesliga campaign at St. Pauli on Saturday.

Guinea star Guirassy took one touch to elude a defender and strike the ball on the turn into the bottom corner in the 79th minute.

The goal came after Essen, the 1955 German champion playing in the third division, carved out a couple of h

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