– A delicious minute – VG

Dortmund had a fantastic opening to the Bundesliga season and unsurprisingly Haaland played one of the leading roles at Signal Iduna Park, where there were finally spectators in his place.

– It was incredible! When we drove the bus to the stadium, we saw the fans and it gave me goose bumps. Hearing the mood and singing again … I missed this and it gave us extra energy. They mean a lot to us, and we won it together, Haaland said brilliantly happy in an interview shown on Viasat Sport.

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9,300 fans created a long-awaited atmosphere in a match where Dortmund needed a round to get off to a good start.

It is true that the team led the break after two 17-year-olds scored in the 35th minute. Giovani Reyna received the ball from Bundesliga rookie Jude Bellingham and put the shot low on Yann Sommer.

Borussia Mönchengladbach were at the level of the hosts and also deserved a goal before the change. Haaland had a good finish in the first half, but Sommer overcame a shot from the Norwegian star forward to the corner.

In the second half, things were much better for Dortmund and Haaland.

It was triggered by a key situation in the 51st minute when Reyna chose to enter the area herself, rather than play for Haaland. Reyna left when Ramy Bensebaini tackled him, and referee Felix Brych awarded a penalty kick after studying television footage on the wing.

Sancho stood with the ball in his hands and clearly indicated that he was going to take the penalty. But after a little discussion with Haaland, it was the Norwegian who got the job to film. It is part of the history that Sancho scored a penalty in the Cup match against Duisburg five days ago, and it was probably the Englishman who had the first right.

But a heavily pressed Haaland was icy, pausing a bit on approach and waiting until Sommer dived before rolling in the first goal of the season.

– A beautiful minute

It was Haaland and Reyna who posed for the first post-match interview, and the Norwegian paid tribute to his fellow American.

– It’s “the American dream”, I don’t need to say anything else, Haaland said with a wide smile and the three year younger Reyna laughed well at the forward’s response in the Viasat Sport interview.

Haaland explained the following about the situation with Sancho before the penalty:

– It shows that there is self-confidence in the group, and that is good. He scored in the last game and today I had a good feeling. It was a good penalty and it was great to score. Sommer tried to get into my head, but he didn’t stand a chance. It was a beautiful minute there.

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There would be more. At 77 minutes, it was Sancho who returned to serve Haaland. This time with his feet, and after a wonderful counterattack for the history books. Haaland started from his own penalty with a familiar style.

Together with Sancho, he was lightning instead in the Mönchengladbach penalty area. Sancho rolled a simple but ingenious stick for Haaland. He lifted the ball out of Sommer’s reach, and the young attacking duo were able to cheer wildly together.

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– If you are going to illustrate Haaland, Sancho and Dortmund in a single attack, then that is exactly it. It’s speed, timing and precision, praised Viasat expert Jan Åge Fjørtoft, who watched the game in the studio.

The rest of the game was controlled by Borussia Dortmund. Haaland now has 15 goals in a total of 16 league games after the transfer from Red Bull Salzburg in January. In the nine league games Haaland has scored, Dortmund have won.

Dortmund will play Augsburg away next weekend.