BERLIN, Dec 16: Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat last-place Greuther Fürth 3-0 on Wednesday, preventing Bayern Munich from stretching its Bundesliga lead any further.
Haaland took his tally to 13 goals in 10 league appearances and kept Dortmund six points behind Bayern with just over half of the season remaining. Dortmund had to wait until the 82nd minute for Haaland to seal the result, however, with Donyell Malen getting the team’s third.
Haaland’s 33rd-minute penalty had given Dortmund the halftime lead against Fürth, which claimed its first win of the season against Union Berlin on Sunday.
But the visitors were furious before the break when Jude Bellingham escaped a second yellow card after fouling Max Christiansen. Fürth coach Stefan Leitl was booked for his protests.
Dortmund coach Marco Rose took Bellingham off at halftime. Bellingham will be suspended for Saturday’s game at Hertha Berlin for an accumulation of five yellow cards. Haaland finally settled the game with a perfectly placed header to Julian Brandt’s free kick. Brandt also set up Malen for the third in the 89th.
Bayer Leverkusen gave away a two-goal lead for the second time in as many games as Hoffenheim came back to draw 2-2.
Also, Eintracht Frankfurt ensured Borussia Mönchengladbach fell to a fourth consecutive Bundesliga loss. Trapp stopped efforts from Matthias Ginter then Patrick Herrmann to secure a 3-2 win. (AP)
