Bochum upsets Dortmund to climb up from bottom
Borussia Dortmund fell to back-to-back defeats under new boss Niko Kovac in the Bundesliga after getting beaten 2-0 by relegation-threatened Bochum at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
The home side made a bright start to the game, creating three chances in the opening nine minutes before it opened the scoring through Giorgos Masouras, who turned home a pass from captain Philipp Hofmann in the 33rd minute.
The Greek forward then doubled Bochum's lead only two minutes later when he intercepted a weak backpass from Niklas Sule before beating goalkeeper Gregor Kobel in Dortmund's goal.
Masouras had a chance to complete his hat-trick in the 69th minute, only to be denied by Kobel as Bochum remained on the front foot in the second period.
It was Kovac's second defeat in as many league matches since replacing Nuri Sahin as Dortmund manager, with it having also lost to Stuttgart last week.
However, he guided the side to a 3-0 win against Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League knockout play-off tie in midweek.
Dortmund, which has won just one of its past seven league games, is 11th with 29 points and at risk of missing out on a top-four finish and a spot in next season's UEFA Champions League.
Fourth-placed Leipzig is eight points ahead of Kovac's side.
Bochum moved off the bottom to 17th place and is level on 14 points with Heidenheim, which is 16th and in the relegation play-off spot.
