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Borussia Dortmund were beaten 2-1 by Fortuna Dusseldorf in their second pre-season game of the summer on Saturday as the hosts overturned an early goal from Mathis Albert. Having beaten RW Oberhausen in their opening clash, the Black and Yellow were seemingly on their way towards another win as Albert fired them in front after 17 minutes. Fabian Schleusener equalized for the hosts in the 49th minute while substitute Anas Slimani made it 2-1 for the Fortunen with only 11 minutes of normal time remaining. The Black and Yellow huffed and puffed in search of an equalizer but it never came as their rehearsal for the Japan tour ended in a shock loss. Here are the player ratings for Borussia Dortmund: Alexander Meyer - 7.5: Assisted Albert for his goal with a powerful kick from range Joane Gadou - 7: Calm and composed on his first start Filippo Mane - 7: Recovered the ball seven times Jan-Luca Riedl - 7: Passed the ball around well to play a key role in building from the back Marwan-Omir Mirza - 6.5: Strong in duels but misplaced many of his passes Enzo Duarte - 6: A relatively quiet evening for him before going off with an injury Ayman Azhil - 5.5: Second best in his duels Almugera Kabar - 6: Good at passing but didn't get involved much. Takato Yamamoto - 5: A disappointing game following such an explosive start Mathis Albert - 7.5: Fired the BVB in front with a confident strike Serhou Guirassy - 6: Was stifled by Dusseldorf, who even blocked one of his attempts Substitutes Jobe Bellingham - 6: Kept the juices flowing for the BVB Patrick Drewes - 5: Conceded twice after the break Miguel Adje - 5: Sloppy in possession Luca Reggiani - 5: Atrocious in his duels and was dribbled past once too Elias Benkara - 6.5: Lasted only 33 minutes but held up well in defense, making six defensive contributions Romeo Ritter - 6.5: Timed his tackles to perfection and was dominant in the air too Samuele Inacio - 7.5: Injected some much-needed flair and dynamism into BVB's attack Yan Couto - 7: A menace on the left with buccaneering runs and encouraging link-ups Justin Lerma - 6.5: Distributed the ball superbly and showed great positional awareness in defense Tom Fraust - 5.5: Didn't win a single duel but his passing was intelligent Fabio Silva - 6: Fired another blank Arne Wessels - N/A: Not enough time to make an impact