Reigning champion Dortmund defeats Bremen at season opener

 BERLIN, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 50th Bundesliga kicked off as defending champion Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 owing to the winner by substitute Mario Goetze, at the out-sold Signal Iduna Park on Friday evening.

Double winner Borussia Dortmund started with a 2-1 win into the season 2012/2013 as Werder Bremen was unable to fight back after the late decider by Goetze.

The Green Whites took over from kick off against Dortmund that needed some time to find their rhythm. Against the run of the game Dortmund opened the scoring at the 11th minute as they capitalized on a black out by Bremen's defence.

Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus utilized¹ a pass into path by Jakub Blaszczykowski to beat Bremen goalie Sebastian Mielitz into the far corner.

Dutch international Eljero Elia rattled² the right post with a hammer from 20 meters to ensure the first chance for Bremen, but nevertheless Dortmund started a run on Bremen's goal, as they remained dazed by the early deficit³.

After the break Bremen had set the pace against the "Borussians" that retracted⁴ on their neat 1-0 lead, although they remained dangerous on fast breaks.

At the 75th minute Bremen exploited Dortmund's lack in concentration as they underestimated a long cross to striker Marko Arnautovic who chipped the ball into the penalty area to new arrival defender⁵ Gebre Selassie, who nodded home the equalizer into the far corner.

Nonetheless, it was a short-lived joy for Werder Bremen as Dortmund youngster Mario Goetze, who came off the bench three minutes earlier, slotted home the winner at the 81st minute to seal the victory.

"It was a though job today against Bremen, but I think we deserved the win at the end," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said.

1 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

3 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 retracted   

v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 )；拒绝执行或遵守；缩回；拉回

参考例句：

• He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
• A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句

5 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。