Bundesliga Roundup: Reyna scores winner for Dortmund as Haller returns
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Gio Reyna scored the successful objective in his first recreation for the reason that World Cup as Borussia Dortmund beat Augsburg 4-3 within the Bundesliga on Sunday, a recreation that additionally noticed Reyna’s teammate Sébastien Haller return after remedy for testicular most cancers.
American midfielder Reyna got here on within the seventieth minute for Dortmund in his first aggressive match for the reason that World Cup, the place he was restricted to a pair of substitute appearances.
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The lack of taking part in time led Reyna’s dad and mom, former American gamers Claudio Reyna and Danielle Egan, to contact the U.S. Soccer Federation a few 1991 domestic-violence incident involving coach Gregg Berhalter. The USSF has appointed an interim coach whereas a regulation agency investigates Berhalter.
Eight minutes after approaching, Augsburg left Reyna in house to the best of the penalty space permitting him to manage the ball earlier than flicking it up and over goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz. He may have scored a second 5 minutes later however failed in an audacious bid to spherical Gikiewicz, which might have left him with an empty internet to purpose at.
Frail in defence all season, Dortmund was bailed out by its substitutes. First-half targets from Jude Bellingham and Nico Schlotterbeck have been answered by Augsburg’s Arne Maier and Ermedin Demirović to depart the sport at 2-2 at half-time. English teen Jamie Bynoe-Gittens hit a curling shot from distance to revive Dortmund’s lead within the seventy fifth, however David Colina leveled the rating once more for Augsburg, just for Reyna to attain his group’s fourth.
Greeted by a roar from the well-known “Yellow Wall” of followers, Haller made his return after most cancers remedy as a 62nd-minute substitute following two operations and chemotherapy.
Six months in the past, Haller obtained a prognosis throughout pre-season coaching that turned his life the other way up and put unsure his taking part in profession. The long-delayed debut — Haller was recognized lower than a month after signing from Ajax — introduced a standing ovation from the group of greater than 81,000.
Haller couldn’t mark his debut with a objective, not to mention the hat trick he scored in a pleasant final week, however he didn’t have a look at all misplaced as a substitute for 18-year-old rising star Youssoufa Moukoko, who signed a brand new contract on Saturday.
Borussia Mönchengladbach performed Bayer Leverkusen later Sunday.
