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It was played half an hour when Erling Haaland really got going. In group formation, the Dortmund forward collided with Augsburg captain Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and both saw a yellow card.
It was definitely a symbolic scene. Haaland fought with the opponent, with the Dortmund game and also with himself. Because the 20-year-old could hardly put himself in the spotlight.
It wasn’t until the 90th minute that Haaland had his first chance to score. But the Norwegian missed goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz.
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Last season Haaland made a sensational debut for Borussia Dortmund with three goals against Augsburg. This season, however, his performances are still a bit stuttered.
First goal out of play
Going 5-0 in the first round of the cup at MSV Duisburg, he failed to break into the scorers list as he was Saturday in Augsburg. He had previously scored two goals in the 3-0 Bundesliga start against Gladbach. The knot was broken with a penalty kick after he had stolen the ball from teammate Jadon Sancho before the execution.
But at Augsburg Haaland, who is always thirsty for his own goals, lacked the strength and penetration one is used to. Furthermore, before Felix Uduokhai’s 0: 1 in the 40th minute, he lifted the offside and initiated the sobering 0: 2 loss.
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Haaland’s sinking is not due to itself alone: Against defensively strong Augsburgers, his Haaland teammates could hardly put Haaland in a dangerous scene.
“That was not enough defensively and offensively,” BVB defender Manuel Akanji said. Mats Hummels complained: “We create very few opportunities out of situations and we don’t take advantage of the few.” This also applies to Haaland.
And so Dortmunders experienced an early relapse ahead of Wednesday’s Super Cup against FC Bayern, in which, among all things, former Schalke Daniel Calgiuri delivered the final result in the 54th minute and hit Borussia sensitively. (2020/21 Bundesliga Calendar)
Akanji: “Something like that, sometimes that way”
Instead of Dortmund, Augsburg is now leading at least until Sunday night, for the first time in club history. (Bundesliga table)
Skeptics, still not trusting the young Dortmund squad around Haaland, Sancho, Giovanni Reyna and Jude Bellingham with the necessary consistency, felt confirmed.
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Some post-match statements were also irritating. Hummels, for example, who is not known for his thoughtless remarks, saw “a good game in many areas.” Akanji said succinctly, “It’s like this, sometimes this way. You always find something when we lose games.”
That doesn’t sound like the bite needed to attack FC Bayern in a championship fight.
