BERLIN, Sep 20: Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund emerged with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Norwegian grabbed Dortmund’s second goal in the 24th minute and secured the result in the 83rd.
There was nothing Union could do about Raphaël Guerreiro’s opening goal in the 10th, when the Portugal defender let fly with a spectacular volley over goalkeeper Andreas Luthe and inside the far corner.
Thomas Meunier set up Dortmund’s second as Haaland beat two Union defenders to reach the Belgian’s cross. It got worse for Union early in the second half with an own-goal from captain Marvin Friedrich, who was trying to cut out Marco Reus’ cross in the 52nd.
Max Kruse pulled one back with a penalty in the 58th and Andreas Voglsammer rewarded Union’s efforts with a header from a corner in the 81st.
However, Haaland sealed the win two minutes later, finding the far post.
10-man Bayer Leverkusen won 3-1 at Stuttgartafter 18-year-old Florian Wirtz set up Leverkusen’s second goal in the 19th minute and scored the third.
Andrich scored the opening goal in the second minute, but was sent off with the team leading 2-0 in the 30th for a lunge at Coulibaly’s knee.
Orel Mangala scored for Stuttgart in the 38th, finishing off a rebound.
Wirtz then fired inside the far corner in the 70th. (AP)
