Haaland is back and so are the goals. Since the Norwegian got injured, Borussia Dortmund played three games and won two of them with only 2 goals scored compared with 23 in the eight previous matches in all competitions when Erling was in the team. And not only he got back to the team, but he also scored his first career goal against Mainz, and Borussia is at the top of the Bundesliga, with two games more than Bayern Munich: Dortmund – Mainz 2-0. In a game between two former teammates Rose and Svensson (played for Meinz for two years), the former Monchengladbach coach was more successful, which should come as no surprise, considering the quality of the players, but again, his team allowed a late goal, which complicated things before Haaland scored in injury time to take all problems away. 5 – Marco Rose became the first Borussia Dortmund manager to win each of his first five home games. Fortress. #BVBM05 pic.twitter.com/HqW7Fg5c4W— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) October 16, 2021 And captain Marco Reus again showed that Mainz are one of his favorite opponents. The German international scored a beautiful goal in the 3rd minute when Meunier’s cross was deflected into his path. Reus made a superb left-foot shot just under the bar for the lead, and his 14th goal in his 21st appearance for Borussia. The home team could have scored two more goals by the end of the first half, but Meunier missed by inches after a great assist from Haaland, who was also the main actor in the second big chance, but this time, Zentner cleared the ball off the line. #BVBM05 #BorussiaDortmund #BundesligaBorussia Dortmund [1] – 0 Mainz 05 | GOAL! Marco ReusFollow me to never miss any goal highlights pic.twitter.com/i4jBcwoG4U— Ronard Addo (@ronard_addo) October 16, 2021 Borussia scored their second goal on time too. In the 54th minute, referee Daniel Schlager checked VAR to see if Widmer handballed in the penalty area, and the replay showed he did. Haaland stepped up and converted from the spot for a comfortable 2-0 lead. Hummels had an excellent opportunity to score in the 65th minute, but his header ended in the woodworks. Even though Mainz didn’t show anything in the second half, Borussia’s coach Rose knew better and continued to shout to his players to keep playing and be concentrated. And right out of nowhere, Mainz scored in the 87th minute and all of a sudden, the fans were nervous. Keeper Kobel didn’t make a good clearance and Jonathan Burkardt used the opportunity to score for Meinz. But, Haaland was there to ease the pressure and calm the crowd in injury time, after a great counter-attack and assist from Bellingham. BUNDESLIGA – ROUND 8FridayHoffenheim – Koln 5-0 (1-0)/Bebou 31,49, Baumgartner 51, Geiger 74, Posch 87/SaturdayEintr.Frankfurt – Hertha 1-2 (0-1)/Paciencia 78 – Richer 7, Ekklenkamp 63/Freiburg – RB Leipzig 1-1 (0-1)/Jeong 64 – Forsberg 32 (p)/Dortmund – Mainz 3-1 (1-0)/Reus 3, Haaland 54 (p), 90+3 – Burkardt 87/Greuther Furth – Bochum 0-1 (0-0)/Lossila 80/Union Berlin – Wolfsburg 2-0 (0-0)/Awoniyui 49, Becker 82/19:30: (1.60) M’ gladbach (4.10) Stuttgart (6.25)Sunday16:30: (4.90) Leverkusen (4.30) Bayern (1.70)18:30: (2.45) Augsburg (3.10) Bielefeld (3.35)
