Erling Haaland scores a surprise aim as Dortmund survive Union Berlin fightback

Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund emerged with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Union Berlin within the Bundesliga on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Norwegian grabbed Dortmund’s second aim within the twenty fourth minute and secured the consequence within the 83rd simply after Union scored to arrange what seemed like a nervy finale.

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Erling Haaland’s 2nd aim for Borussia Dortmund in opposition to Union Berlin tonightpic.twitter.com/xnaR6Gd85Q
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The guests made a very good begin in Dortmund, the place Taiwo Awoniyi had a first-minute aim dominated out for offside.
There was nothing Union may do about Raphaël Guerreiro’s opening aim within the tenth, when the Portugal defender let fly with a spectacular volley over goalkeeper Andreas Luthe and contained in the far nook.
Thomas Meunier arrange Dortmund’s second as Haaland beat two Union defenders to succeed in the Belgian’s cross. It bought worse for Union early within the second half with an own-goal from captain Marvin Friedrich, who was attempting to chop out Marco Reus’ cross within the 52nd.

Not an opportunity, however a aim. Erling Braut Haaland retains including issues to his repertoire. The power to maintain his opponent away, the notice of the keeper’s place and the end. World class pic.twitter.com/fbJPqwfPd8
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Max Kruse pulled one again with a penalty within the 58th after a foul from Axel Witsel on Kevin Behrens, who had simply come on for Union.
Dortmund’s depth had dropped and Andreas Voglsammer — one other substitute — rewarded Union’s efforts with a header from a nook within the 81st.
However, Haaland sealed the win two minutes later, stretching to elevate the ball past Luthe and contained in the far submit.
It was Haaland’s eleventh aim from seven video games throughout all competitions for Dortmund this season.

WIRTZ SHINES FOR LEVERKUSEN
Florian Wirtz led 10-man Bayer Leverkusen to a 3-1 win at Stuttgart, dealing American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo’s group its third loss in 5 Bundesliga video games this season.
The 18-year-old Wirtz arrange Leverkusen’s second aim within the nineteenth minute and scored the third to offer the guests their third win of the season.
Robert Andrich was the central determine for Leverkusen within the first half – for blended causes.
Andrich scored the opening aim — the primary since his summer season swap from Union — within the second minute, however was despatched off with the group main 2-0 within the thirtieth. Andrich was initially proven a yellow card for his studs-up lunge at Tanguy Coulibaly’s knee however a VAR intervention switched it to pink. Coulibaly was lucky to have the ability to proceed.
Wirtz had arrange Patrik Schick for Leverkusen’s second aim and the guests seemed like scoring extra as they maintained their grip on the sport till Andrich’s dismissal.
Orel Mangala equalized within the thirty eighth, ending off the rebound after Lukáš Hrádecký brilliantly saved Konstantinos Mavropanos’ header from a free kick.

Halftime offered a welcome break for Leverkusen.
Leverkusen’s Kerem Demirbay was concerned in a midfield scrap for the ball, which fell to Wirtz, who surged ahead and fired contained in the far nook within the seventieth.
This time, Stuttgart had no response.
Eintracht Frankfurt is at Wolfsburg later Sunday.