Guirassy scores brace as Dortmund beat Heidenheim to cut Bayern’s Bundesliga lead to 6 points

Serhou Guirassy scored twice as Borussia Dortmund cut Bayern Munich’s lead in the Bundesliga to six points on Sunday with a 3-2 win over last-place Heidenheim.

Guirassy scored one penalty, followed with a goal and then missed another penalty, sending the penalty well over the crossbar in the 85th minute, leaving a question mark over his penalty-taking ability.

The Guinea star missed a penalty against Villarreal in the Champions League and another against St. Pauli in the first Bundesliga match of the season.

Heidenheim missed a host of late chances to equalize, and Dortmund managed to capitalize on Bayern Munich’s surprise 2–2 draw against Hamburger SV the day before.

Waldemar Anton broke the deadlock when Heidenheim goalkeeper Diant Ramaj was unable to hold on to a corner under pressure from Guirassy. Anton jumped on the loose ball and shot it in from close range.

Heidenheim’s players and coach Frank Schmidt were upset, however, as Eren Dinkçi at the other end had a similar goal disallowed after pressuring Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel and dropping the ball. That was judged as a violation.

There was still time before the break for Julian Niehues to score for Heidenheim after Mathias Honsak fired down the left and Dortmund’s Filippo Mane retired with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.

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Mane was replaced by Niklas Süle for the second half, but the home fans were stunned when Niehues scored again with a deflected shot after Arijon Ibrahimović ran past four Dortmund defenders to set him up at the last minute.

Heidenheim had further reason to complain when Niklas Dorsch was penalized for handball in the 67th, giving Guirassy the chance to equalize from the spot. Given his previous record it was not certain whether he would take it, but Nico Schlotterbeck gave him the ball and Guirassy deservedly scored.

Guirassy scored again less than a minute later with a low shot inside the right post. They were his seventh and eighth league goals of the season. It should have been more.

Stuttgart beats Freuburg 1-0

Ermedin Demirović scored in the last minute for Stuttgart, beating Freiburg 1–0 and moving up to fourth place, the last place for Champions League qualification.

Demirović controlled Deniz Undav’s cross from the left and then fired the ball under the crossbar at the right post with a brilliant strike.

Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Nübel denied Bruno Ogbus a response, and the home side held on for the three points, capitalizing on Leipzig’s defeat at home to Mainz the day before.

Stuttgart was three points ahead of Leipzig with fourteen laps to go.

Published on February 2, 2026