Haaland Nets Late Winner In Five-Goal Thriller
28 August, 2021
Erling Haaland struck late in the second half to hand Borussia Dortmund a 3-2 victory over Hoffenheim in Bundesliga action on Friday night.
Bundesliga
Result: Borussia Dormtund 3-2 Hoffenheim
Date: 27 August 2021
Venue: Signal Iduna Park
The hosts were without the services Emre Can who was left out after picking up a muscle injury, but Dortmund went with the same attack that suffered a loss to Freiburg last weekend.
Hoffenheim, meanwhile, were looking to get back on the winning trail after dropping points in their first game of the campaign eight days ago.
The game was played at a lively pace although Dortmund had the better of the chances in the early stages, with Manuel Akanji going closest with a header that forced Oliver Baumann into a fine save.
The visitors had to wait until the 39th minute for a clear sight at the Dortmund goal but goalkeeper Gregor Kobel produced a fine save to deny Christoph Baumgartner.
The deadlock was eventually broken five minutes after the restart thanks to Giovanni Reyna, who found the back of the net with an impressive finish.
Hoffenheim looked for an immediate response and were rewarded in the 65th minute when Baumgartner fired past Kobel from a tight angle after being sent through by Dennis Geiger.
The visitors' joy did not last that long as Dortmund restored their lead four minutes later, with Jude Bellingham firing home from close range with his first league goal of the season.
It looked to be another draw when Munas Dabbur brought Hoffenheim level for a second time in the 92nd minute, but it was left to Haaland to secure the winning goal a minute later with a close-range finish.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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