Haaland scored against his old club in the Champions League – match winner in a 2-1 victory
The spearhead scored in the 84th minute and became the match winner at home against Borussia Dortmund.
After a chance-poor game, it was control that came out best from the dressing room. Marco Reus put a neat cross into the box, where Jude Bellingham was lurking. The youngster burst forward and headed Dortmund into the lead after 57 minutes.
Ten minutes before full time, the hosts equalized when John Stones tapped in from 16-17 meters and glued the ball into the roof of the net. Four minutes later, Haaland stepped up and karate-kicked the 2-1 goal.
It lasted for the hosts, who had turned the game around in four minutes and secured three new points in the Champions League group stage.
Adventurous start
Haaland was bought to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund this summer for approximately DKK 600 million. The price is only about 60 percent of Haaland’s estimated value and is due to a clause in the contract with the German club.
The 22-year-old got off to a dream start at Manchester City when he made his Premier League debut with a brace at West Ham. Subsequently, he has scored a hat-trick and a total of goals in six games in the English league.
The Norwegian also scored when he made his CL debut for City away to Sevilla last Tuesday. In total, the Norwegian has 13 goals in nine games for the light blues.
Top group G
In the second match in group G, it was 0-0 between Danish FC Copenhagen and Spanish Sevilla. The Danes were beaten by Borussia Dortmund in Germany when they lost 0-3 in the first group stage match.
Manchester City top the group three points ahead of Dortmund. FCK and Sevilla follow in the places behind. City will meet Copenhagen in the next two CL group stage matches on October 5 and 11. Before that, they have to face Wolverhampton and arch-rival Manchester United in the Premier League.
In the English league, Manchester City is in 2nd place behind league leader Arsenal. «The Gunners» top the table with 15 points, one more than City in the first six rounds of the series.