Adeyemi brace inspire vital Dortmund win
Karim Adeyemi scored twice and set up another goal as Borussia Dortmund earned a 4-2 victory over Heidenheim in a crucial clash at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Adeyemi first set up Donyell Malen, who drilled his low shot through Kevin Muller to give the hosts the lead in the 11th minute.
The 22-year-old doubled the advantage six minutes later with his first goal after completing a textbook break.
Heidenheim briefly cut the deficit with Marvin Pieringer's powerful header after 39 minutes, but Dortmund restored its two-goal cushion before the break with Adeyemi's low drive wrongfooting the goalkeeper.
The visitors set up a nervy finish after being awarded a 74th-minute penalty for a foul by Niklas Sule on Mikkel Kaufmann, with Maximilian Breunig confidently hitting the back of the net for Heidenheim.
But Dortmund earned a spot kick of its own in stoppage-time thanks to Omar Traore's handball, and Emre Can coolly slotted it home to make it 4-2.
While it looked like Dortmund may be in for a nervy ending after Heidenheim's late penalty, that was not the case, and it means it extends a so far impressive home record.
The Black and Yellow are unbeaten in 37 Bundesliga home games on a Friday night (local time) since a 1-0 loss to Schalke in January 2004, which is a league record, level with Werder Bremen between 1984 and 1991.
Dortmund remains unbeaten so far this campaign, too, but Heidenheim's six-match winning run in all competitions has now ended.
