Live Commentary: PAOK 1-1 Borussia Dortmund - as it happened

Greek side PAOK welcomed Borussia Dortmund in Group C of the Europa League on Thursday night looking to gain their first win in the tournament.

Dortmund dominated the first half in terms of possession, but they were undone just before the break when Robert Mak gave the hosts a surprise lead.

The German side continued to hold control of the ball in the second half, and they eventually found an equaliser through Gonzalo Castro to earn a point from a tough fixture away from home.

Relive all of the action from the game with our minute-by-minute updates below.

9.57pmBorussia held complete control of the second half and they have been able to come away with a point in Greece. The Germans were far from their best and looked rather lacklustre going forward. Neither side will be too unhappy at the shared spoils and they will look ahead to the remaining games in the group with confidence. That is going to be it from me tonight, thanks for joining us!

90+4 minFULL TIME: PAOK 1-1 BORUSSIA DORTMUND

90+2 minRamos produces an instinctive run in behind his marker at what appears to be a vital moment, however Leitner is unable to reach him with a through-ball from distance.

90+1 minWe are going to have four minutes of additional time in Greece...

90 minHofmann finds some room between the lines and chips in a ball across the face of goal, which sees Konstantinidis alert enough to flick the ball away from a charging Schmelzer inside the area.

88 minCLOSE! Another chance... PAOK are only able to clear their lines as far as an on-rushing Park, who drills a wonderful shot across the ground and just an inch or so wide of Olsen's post.

87 minSAVE! Schmelzer breaks in behind his marker down the left flank and he fizzes in a strong cross towards the centre of the box. The cross is met by a defender and Olsen has to do brilliantly to turn the defection over the crossbar.

85 minFive minutes to play, can Dortmund find a winner in the closing minutes? They have enjoyed all of the ball going into the death although the final touch has alluded them.

84 minWave after wave from Dortmund... Schmelzer cannot find a way past the first defender and he earns a corner as a result. The corner kick finds Olsen who takes control of his area under pressure from Subotic.

81 minCLOSE! Jairo comes forward down the right channel to rob the ball from Subotic and put himself through one-on-one with Weidenfeller, who does well to stand firm and beat away the shot at his near post.

80 minCastro gets his head up just short of the PAOK area and he seeks to find a willing Schmelzer who breaks in behind. For some reason Januzaj gets in the way of the pass and the move breaks down.

78 minIt is all Dortmund at the minute as Piszczek scampers down the right side of the pitch. He cannot find the quality with his cross, however, leaving Tzavellas to clear.

75 minCan Borussia turn this into a win now? They seem to have picked up the tempo over the past few minutes. Schmelzer moves down the left and is only stopped by the outstretched boot of Konstantinidis. Another ball soon comes in for Ramos, but he cannot get up high enough to connect with his head.

72 minThey've done it, but in rather peculiar fashion! Castro sees the run of Hofmann in behind the defence and he looks to find his teammate with a chipped through-ball. The keeper comes to collect as Hofmann also goes to make contact with the ball. Both players miss it and the pass ends up becoming a finish into the bottom corner... Weird.

72 minGOAL! PAOK 1-1 BORUSSIA DORTMUND (Gonzalo Castro)

70 minCLOSE! Januzaj produces some good feet just on the edge of the PAOK box to win a free kick off a clumsy Kace. Reus stands over the ball before bending an effort over the wall and down towards the near post, where Olsen gets across to dive and punch clear off the line.

68 minMore possession from Borussia in a decent position out on the left. Schmelzer gets the ball from out under his feet to send in a cross for Ramos, who rises higher than his marker but gets a bit too much shoulder on his weak effort.

66 minRamos almost makes an instant impact as he holds up the ball for Castro, who sends a decent ball into the middle of the area. Luckily for PAOK, their defence is awake and they are able to clear with Reus lurking.

65 minSUBSTITUTES: Dortmund make two changes as Mkhitaryan and Weigl are replaced by Ramos and Marcel Schmelzer.

63 minPiszczek finds some space out on the right from a deep position. He feeds in a perfect swinging ball into the centre of the box, but Reus cannot get on the end of it. The visitors are clearly missing the presence of Aubameyang up top. He would have gobbled that chance up...

61 minDortmund are arguably losing patience now and they seem to be rushing things a touch on the edge of the PAOK box. Reus is eventually forced wide of the danger zone before seeing his shot blocked by Ricardo Costa.

59 minClever! Berbatov brings the ball out of the idea before trying the cheekiest of lobs on Weidenfeller. The ball seeks just a few inches too high of the bar and the keeper's blushes are spared.

56 minMore of the same now from PAOK as Berbatov feeds a ball out from the middle into the path of Sabo. The attacker does not quite have the skill to beat his marker and the move eventually breaks down just shy of the Borussia box.

55 minCLOSE! The hosts show great pace on the counter attack when Mak breaks beyond the defence to see his shot blocked on its way to goal. Kace follows up on the cleared effort only to see his shot well blocked too. Dortmund will have to be careful of PAOK on the counter when they push men forward for the equaliser.

53 minDortmund have 19 goals in five European matches this term, but they have been unable to break through in this fixture and look unlucky to do so any time soon. Januzaj has the chance to pick someone out inside the area with a free kick, as you might guess it does not have the required quality and PAOK head away.

50 minThe referee has got things moving again and Dortmund push forward into the PAOK half. The visitors still do not have enough to trouble the home side in the central areas and they clear without breaking a sweat.

48 minWe are having a brief stoppage at the moment as a flair has gone off inside the area for the Dortmund fans. We will be back underway as soon as things have been cleared up in the stands.

45 minKICKOFF! Dortmund get things moving again and they send the ball straight down into the home corner on the attack. Reus's touch lets him down, however, and PAOK win back possession.

9.05pmAs it stands in the group's other fixture, Krasnodar hold a slender 1-0 lead over visiting Qabala. The players are now emerging for the start of the second half so we will be back underway pretty soon.

9.01pmThat goal represented the hosts' only shot on target in the first half. Dortmund have had three but have been unable to beat Olsen. The Germans have had a massive 64% share of the ball in the first period only to do very little with it.

8.57pmMak played the perfect strikers role in the goal and his movement has to be applauded, as does the finish. A lot of quality strikers would have found that finish difficult, but he did not panic as he sent his shot beyond the keeper with power. The hosts will be delighted with the lead and they will now continue to pack the defence and look to frustrate the visitors.

8.54pmTuchel has rested some key players ahead of Sunday's clash with Bayern Munich and that is perhaps showing when Dortmund move forward. Things seem to be breaking down due to a lack of quality support to Reus. Tuchel will be reluctant to bring too many of his big men on and will probably be quite content to see how his current set of charges do in the second period.

8.52pmSo the referee calls an end to an entertaining first half of football in Greece. Dortmund have bossed possession, but now find themselves a goal down away from home. PAOK have perhaps played the perfect game by picking their time wisely to take advantage on the counter. The Germans will be a little disappointed that they have been unable to muster much in the final third.

45+2 minHALF TIME: PAOK 1-0 BORUSSIA DORTMUND

45 minCLOSE! Berbatov looks to take a little time out of the game by conceding a needless foul on Park deep inside the Dortmund half. The Germans come back via a free kick, but Weigl cannot get the final touch on the cross to send it past Olsen who stands motionless in the middle of the PAOK goal.

43 minThe hosts are just trying to take the sting out of Borussia's play in the closing stages of the first half. Lots of short stuff around the back when PAOK have possession. This time they come down the left, but they eventually concede a throw as Dortmund seek to press forward.

40 minPAOK have the goal they need and they are now seeking to pack the defence. Dortmund are having enough trouble breaking them down as it is and are starting to look a touch frustrated in the final third of the pitch.

39 minReus is looking a touch isolated in attack at the moment. The ball is often played into him in the centre, but he has nobody following up in support. The visitors are behind against the run of play, although they do not look too concerned at the moment.

37 minMak shows some good skill this time on the left after he takes the ball down out of the air. He looks up to ping a wonderful cross-field ball into the path of Berbatov, who drags his shot wide of the goal.

35 minThe hosts have done it against the run of play! Mak makes a smart run off the shoulder of the last Dortmund defender and he receives a simple, lofted through-ball from Tziolis. The striker finds himself one-on-one with the keeper at a tight angle, but he keeps his composure to blast high and beyond Weidenfeller in the Dortmund goal. Talk about a sucker punch...

34 minGOAL! PAOK 1-0 BORUSSIA DORTMUND (Robert Mak)

33 minYELLOW CARD! Mkhitaryan concedes a needless yellow for pulling the shirt of Tziolis right under the referee's watchful gaze.

32 minDortmund are dominating the midfield areas at the moment and they seem to be winning the ball back as soon as they lose it. This time they come down the left through Januzaj, who wins a corner off Miguel VÃtor. The United loanee takes the kick, but the cross is headed away with ease. Lots of possession but no goals for Borussia.

28 minCLOSE! It has been all Dortmund thus far but we still find ourselves level after 28 minutes. Mkhitaryan almost creates the first goal when he finds space on the right to flash the ball across the box for Reus, who is outstretched and misses the toe-poke beyond the keeper by a matter of inches.

25 minPAOK have not done a thing going forward until now, as Rodriguez moves quickly down the left flank. He is eventually hounded out when Dortmund concede the corner. The delivery is cleared at the first time of asking, though.

22 minMore movement down the right now through Castro, who decides to wind one up from range. Safe to say, he misses the target by a country mile. Dortmund are soon back into another attack down the left where Januzaj buys a cheap free kick. The delivery is a poor one, though, and PAOK head away with ease.

20 minThe visitors are getting far too much space down the right wing and Mkhitaryan is allowed to send a ball into the centre of the box. Ricardo Costa is able to produce some smart movement, however, to get across just in time to head clear in the middle of the area.

17 minCLOSE! Berbatov thinks that he is in behind the defence to receive a through-ball from the centre of the pitch, but he mistimes his run by a few yards and is ruled out for offside.

15 minDortmund look to try something through the middle when Januzaj picks out Hofmann. The midfielder tries something from distance, but his shot is blocked and loops out safely into the hands of Olsen who gathers with ease.

14 minBorussia have assumed total control of possession as it stands and this time the plot a move down the left through Januzaj. The ball out from the middle of the park is a little too strong, though, and the pass runs out of play without the winger being able to latch onto it.

12 minMkhitaryan moves down the right flank with quick feet to win a corner. Januzaj whips in a smart ball into the centre of the box where Bender climbs highest. Unfortunately his header flies a little wide of the target without troubling Olsen in the PAOK goal.

10 minRelentless now from Dortmund as they attack down the left through Castro. He beats his marker and tries to flick the ball with the outside of his boot into Reus, but PAOK shuffle across and head clear. The Germans are starting to take control of this.

9 minDortmund have possession on the edge of the area where Weigl seeks to slip a ball in behind the defence. He gets a little too much weight on the pass and the ball runs out for a goal kick.

8 minNothing much to report in the early stages as both sides look to pass their way into this encounter. Dortmund have perhaps threatened the most down the wings, but they have yet to really muster much in front of goal. The home fans are getting a little agitated already by the slow pace of this game.

5 minThe hosts are just starting to thread a few passes together in a bid to suss out this Dortmund team following a whole host of changes from Tuchel. Dortmund come forward through Januzaj who is able to find Reus through the middle. The striker fires across the face of goal before turning to see the linesman with his flag raised.

3 minThe PAOK crowd are roaring already as the hosts push forward at pace. It looks as if Mak is free one-on-one after a flick from Berbatov, but the linesman raises his flag for offside.

2 minCLOSE! Hofmann does well down the right wing as he looks to send in a cross. The ball is cleared back into his path and he fires off a volley first time that dips just over the crossbar.

1 minKICKOFF! Dortmund win the ball in the PAOK half and proceed to circulate the ball around the back as they attempt to feel their way into the game.

8.05pmHere we go then, the hosts are to get us underway...

8.02pmIt appears as if Tuchel wants to get his side qualified for the knockout stages as soon as possible. That is where the winter break tends to come in handy for German sides. They are able to field full strength teams early on knowing that they will all get some respite later on in the season.

8.01pmHere is a quick glimpse inside the Dortmund dressing room tonight. They have made eight changes from the side that disappointingly drew with Darmstadt at the weekend:

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— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) October 1, 2015

7.58pmManchester United fans will be pleased that Januzaj is getting the chance to get some decent game time under his belt, especially on the European stage. The Belgian has been impressive for Dortmund since completing his loan move from the Premier League. He could be an important player for the visitors this evening.

7.56pmWe have just under 10 minutes to go until kickoff now and it is time for me to make a prediction. Tuchel has fielded a very strong team and they will be fully confident that they can get the job done with flair. I'm going to go 2-0 in favour of the visiting side.

7.54pmTuchel has given rests to both Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Mats Hummels tonight. It will be interesting to see how Dortmund get on away from home without them.

7.50pmPAOK will know that Dortmund present the biggest threat in the group and they will probably be looking elsewhere to pick up their major points. However, the Greeks will be aware that snatching a point off the former Champions League finalists could serve them well come the end of the autumn.

7.49pmHere are a few snaps from earlier on this evening with some of the Dortmund players exploring the PAOK stadium:

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— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) September 30, 2015

7.46pmSo the visitors have opted for a front-three that includes Januzaj, Reus and Mkhitaryan. There is also space for Park Joo-ho at the back. For the hosts, former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has been handed his first European start for his new team.

7.44pmPAOK SUBSTITUTES: Glykos, Malezas, Kitsiou, Charisis, Pelkas, Jairo, Athanasiadis

7.43pmPAOK STARTING XI: Olsen; Miguel VÃtor, Ricardo Costa, Konstantinidis, Tzavellas, Tziolis, Mak, Rodrigues, Kace, Sabo, Berbatov

7.42pmBORUSSIA DORTMUND SUBSTITUTES: BUrki, Stenzel, Ginter, Fritsch, Schmelzer, Leitner, Ramos

7.42pmBORUSSIA DORTMUND STARTING XI: Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Bender, Subotic, Park, Weigl, Castro, Hofmann, Mkhitaryan, Januzaj, Reus

7.40pmTime for some team news now...

7.38pmPAOK have been impressive on home soil in the Europa this term, however, with the club having won all three of their games in Greece by scoring 12 goals.

7.36pmLooking back through history, PAOK have some work to do tonight... The Greek team have failed to beat a German team in a European competition since 1981.

7.35pmDortmund will be confident of going far in the Europa this term given that they have been able to keep hold of key players in the shape of Marco Reus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Touched has also been able to add the talents of Park Joo-ho from Mainz and Adnan Januzaj over the summer months.

7.34pmTuchel's men have been impressive at the back on the domestic front, where they have conceded six goals in seven league matches. Going forward, Dortmund have scored 36 goals in their last 11 matches.

7.33pmDortmund have come up short in their past two Bundesliga games having drawn two weeks running. However, before that Borussia had reeled off 11 consecutive victories in all competitions.

7.31pmAs for tonight's hosts, they are still searching for their first win of Group C following their opening-game draw away at Gabala.

7.30pmThomas Tuchel's men already have three points on the board following their win over Krasnodar. The German club have also been in rather good form in the Bundesliga and find themselves in second spot in the German league table.

7.30pmGood evening and thank you for joining us as we bring you live coverage as PAOK welcome Borussia Dortmund in Group C of the Europa League.