Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's record-breaking goal was not enough to maintain Borussia Dortmund's 100 percent Bundesliga start as strugglers Hoffenheim held them to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
Although Dortmund hit back from Sebastian Rudy's opening goal shortly before half-time, they were unable to score more than once in the second half in spite of several good chances as Thomas Tuchel's side dropped their first points of the season at the Rhein-Neckar Arena.
However, Aubameyang's goal ensured the Gabon international a place in the Bundesliga history books. He has now struck seven in the first six games of the new season, and has been on target in every single match -- a feat never before achieved in the Bundesliga's 53-year history.
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Aubameyang has scored in each of BVB's last eight Bundesliga games, but it still a long way off Robert Lewandowski's club record of 12 set in the 2012-2013 season.
While Dortmund fell behind new league leaders Bayern Munich -- who maintained their 100 percent record against Wolfsburg on Tuesday -- Hoffenheim fell into the relegation zone after recording only their second point of the season.
Hoffenheim suffered defeats against Bayern and Werder Bremen through last-minute goals in both previous home games, and coach Markus Gisdol was still unhappy despite an improved performance on Wednesday.
Gisdol had been sent to the stands by referee Tobias Welz on 52 minutes for arguing with the assistant referee over a controversial offside call that ended a Hoffenheim counter-attack.
The 46-year-old said at his postgame news conference: "I touch him once and he calls his boss, and tells him that I touched him and have to be send to the stands. We are talking different standards here."
Gisdol recalled several incidents with Bayern coach Pep Guardiola, who despite touching and arguing with the assistant referees or fourth official, has yet to be punished.
"Pep Guardiola can touch the linesman 10 times, and nothing happens," he said, and was backed by sporting executive Alexander Rosen, who added: "The referee's performance was a catastrophe."
When reporters asked Gisdol -- who was seen arguing with the fourth official before the incident -- whether it might not have been an individual punishment, but rather the sum of all of his complaints during the match, he replied: "We can look at all scenes together. I am convinced that I was always in the right."