Aubameyang rescues Dortmund in Berlin draw

Berlin - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a penalty and hit the bar before scoring to earn Borussia Dortmund a 1-1 home draw against Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Friday as both sides ended with 10 men.

Valentin Stocker gave the visitor a 51st-minute lead with a calm finish before Aubameyang made up for his saved penalty when he converted at the back post with 10 minutes to go.

Both sides ended the game a player down as Dortmund's Emre Mor was sent off for a second yellow card on 84 minutes before Stocker's savage tackle in midfield resulted in a straight red in the final minute.

The result means Hertha remains second on 14 points and Dortmund third on 13, giving leader Bayern Munich, on 16, a chance to climb further clear at the top at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Hertha was possibly the better side on the night, but an injury-depleted Dortmund stopped the in-form capital outfit from drawing level with Bayern at the top.

It also set a new club record for Dortmund as it has now gone 25 home games without defeat, and it achieved this without the services of Andre Schurrle, Gonzalo Castro, Sven Bender, Erik Durm, Sokratis, Raphael Guerreiro, and Lukasz Piszczek.