Borussia Dortmund made the most of Leonardo Bittencourt’s second-half dismissal to see off Hannover 3-2 at the HDI Arena with the help of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s brace. Goalless draws with Hamburg and Cologne, followed by Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League exit at the hands of Juventus, had hampered Dortmund’s 2015 revival. However, Aubameyang’s double and a Shinji Kagawa tap-in punished Bittencourt’s red card, with the Gabonese striker shaking off any early Dortmund rustiness when he latched onto Marco Reus’ pass 19 minutes in to open the scoring. It was Dortmund’s first league goal since February’s derby win over Schalke but Hannover were level just after the half-hour through Lars Stindl. Stindl made the most of strong running from Bittencourt before the former Dortmund man was dismissed early in the second half for two mistimed tackles in quick succession. Hannover were made to pay when Kagawa tapped home following good work from Jakub Blaszczykowski, with Aubameyang heading home the Japan playmaker’s cross to secure the points – Stindl’s late stunner doing little to ease pressure on under-fire Hannover coach Tayfun Korkut. The hosts almost capitalised on a breakdown in communication between Neven Subotic and Roman Weidenfeller eight minutes in as Dortmund started slowly following Wednesday’s European exploits. However, the game’s first moment of quality brought about the opening goal as Blaszczykowski – making his first Bundesliga start since January 2014 – found Reus infield with the help of Sebastian Kehl’s dummy.
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