Strugglers Holstein Kiel cut the gap to safety to just three points after a 4-2 victory at home to giants Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund were embarrassed at the hands of Holstein Kiel as Die Störche claimed their third Bundesliga victory of the campaign with an impressive 4-3 triumph.Marcel

To seal the game, ten-men Kiel scored a breakaway goal via substitute striker Fiete Arp as Gregor Kobel was caught outside of his goal as he went up for the final corner of the game. This goal marked a historic victory for Holstein Kiel, with it being their first against Borussia Dortmund ever.

Holstein Kiel succumbed to a 3-2 defeat on Saturday at the hands of Freiburg, who were leading 3-0 before conceding in the 85th and 90th minutes. Boss Marcel Rapp might feel his team should have done considerably better defensively considering his side did not face a big chance and only faced an xG total of 0.63.

Matchday 17 not only marks the halfway point of the Bundesliga season but, for Borussia Dortmund, it marks the first Bundesliga match against Holstein Kiel. The two sides have played each other twice in the DFB Pokal, in two of Dortmund’s last three DFB Pokal winning campaigns, but today’s match marks the first league game.

Dortmund’s director of sport, Lars Ricken, has already confirmed that Şahin will travel to Frankfurt with the squad, but should Die Adler triumph, then a dismissal may be just around the corner.

A brilliant effort, fighting for every loose ball and running themselves into the ground for the result... Kiel fans will be pleased with what they saw.