Erling Haaland double seals second-place for Dortmund

Erling Haaland scored twice against Leipzig to seal the second spot for Dortmund. The Bundesliga comes to an end next week. The match was expected to be full of actions as the 2^nd placed went up against the 3^rd placed. Dortmund and Leipzig were in the title race for most parts but lost out eventually. Leipzig had a chance for second place if they had beaten Dortmund today. The 2-0 win for Dortmund also saw them set a new club record. With their 2 goals today, they have scored 84 goals in this season of Bundesliga which the highest in their history.

Rather it turned out to be a comfortable 2-0 win for Dortmund. Timo Werner whose transfer to Chelsea was announced, did not perform well today. Dortmund who were stunned by Mainz last week came out and gave a spirited performance.

Dortmund’s first half domination was rewarded when Haaland converted past Gulacsi in the 30^th minute. Gulacsi was the best player on the pitch for Leipzig as he denied Haaland twice in quick succession. Sancho, Reyna, and Hazard all had their shots turned away from goal by Gulacsi who saved Leipzig from going down by 3-0,4-0.

Dortmund’s Morey who made his debut failed to score after being sent through on goal, early in the second half. Haaland was denied his second by Gulacsi’ s legs and crossbar as another chance went begging for Dortmund. Leipzig rallied to get a goal back but could not make anything count. Haaland eventually got his second in the stoppage time. The Norwegian put the icing on the cake as he scored from close range.

The result sealed a much-deserved win for Dortmund. Leipzig were poor on the day. With Leipzig’s quality they were expected to play much better than they did. Dortmund’s second place finish was confirmed as a result of a 2-0 win. Leipzig end their campaign with an away trip to Augsburg. Dortmund host Hoffenheim on the last day.

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