BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund held on after Pascal Groß’s sending-off to beat Wolfsburg 3-1 for its first Bundesliga away win of the season on Sunday.

Donyell Malen put the visitors ahead with a volley from a corner in the 25th, three minutes before Julian Brandt played in Maximilian Beier to score Dortmund’s second goal. Beier, who scored with the outside of his shoe at the left post, celebrated with a dart-throwing gesture.

Beier returned the favor for Brandt to score Dortmund’s third goal two minutes later.

Wolfsburg improved significantly after the break, when coach Ralph Hasenhüttl made two changes, including sending on Lukas Nmecha to face his brother Felix Nmecha, who was playing for Dortmund.

Denis Vavro pulled one back in the 58th, four minutes before Groß was sent off for a foul on Lukas Nmecha as the Wolfsburg striker scored on goal.

The home side pushed hard but Dortmund managed to hold on to ease the pressure on coach Nuri Sahin.

Dortmund rose to sixth place before the championship’s winter break.

Earlier, bottom club Bochum beat relegation rivals Heidenheim 2-0 for their first league win of the season. It was the visitors’ seventh consecutive Bundesliga defeat, the culmination of a busy schedule after clinching European qualification on their league debut last season and the off-season loss of star players like Jan-Niklas Beste, Tim Kleindienst and Eren Dinkci.

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