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Erling Haaland has scored 31 goals in 30 competitive games this season
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Scene of the game I:
The left hand of Berlin goalkeeper Rune Jarstein shot up and steered the ball over the bar.
How did he do that?
Not only shooter Jude Bellingham was stunned.
From eleven meters he had shot the ball in the back of the defense against the direction of the Norwegian before the Norwegian reacted so brilliantly.
So it was still 0-0 after 34 minutes.
Thanks to Jarstein.
Scene of the game II:
The upper body of Berlin goalkeeper Jarstein turned slightly to the side and he let the ball fly past the arms that were actually ready to catch into the goal.
How did he do that?
Not only shooter Julian Brandt was stunned.
From a distance, he actually shot the ball exactly at the Norwegian before he reacted so strangely.
So it was 1-0 after 54 minutes.
Thanks to Jarstein.
The result:
Borussia Dortmund won the Saturday evening game of the 25th matchday 2-0 (0-0) against Hertha BSC.
Click here for the match report.
The first half:
Berlin slowed down, BVB had few chances: Reus' free kick hit the crossbar (18th minute), Jarstein saved against Bellingham.
Hertha did not take place offensive, Dortmund found it extremely difficult to get speed into the game.
The second half:
Even after Brandt's 1-0 (54th), nothing fundamental changed: BVB with possession and control that Hertha tried, but without a chance.
First the hosts hit aluminum twice, then the substitute Youssoufa Moukoko put the lid on in stoppage time with a single performance and a shot from the left position through Jarstein's legs (90th + 1).
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Youssoufa Moukoko (r.) Celebrates his third Bundesliga goal
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Moukoko is still there:
the 16-year-old only came into the game in the 84th minute for the injured Reus, who had been brought down in a counterattack by a bad kick by Vladimir Darida.
Darida saw red (80th), Moukoko scored for the third time in the Bundesliga, for the first time in a home game.
Haaland, also just one person: The
fact that the hype surrounding the teenager Moukoko had decreased somewhat in the past few weeks was also due to the performance of the number one striker, Erling Haaland, who is consistently at a very, very high level.
If he doesn't this time, it's worth a mention.
It was such an evening against Hertha.
The Berliners managed with their 5-3-2 system to prevent passes to Haaland.
In the meantime, the Norwegian looked unsettled about the game that was passing him.
In the end he was still able to celebrate - 2-0, thanks to Jarstein and Moukoko.
Dardai will do it - right?
With the engagement of coach Pál Dárdai, the unglamorous but supposedly safe solution has been chosen in Berlin.
Okay, we don't get to see magic football there, but it will drive the season into the garage without major dents including relegation.
After their own defeat and the victory of Mainz, who played ever more strongly, the situation has become even more complicated.
The two upcoming opponents: Bayer Leverkusen and local rivals Union.
In contrast to the appearance at BVB, these are not bonus games, Dárdai needs his second win as quickly as possible.
Terzić can do it right (difficult for his successor):
In the summer, Gladbach's coach Marco Rose, who is currently stumbling from negative experience to negative experience with VfL, comes to BVB.
Still-coach Edin Terzić will then make room again, but unplanned wins quite a bit.
A moving progress against Sevilla in the Champions League, where the next great duel awaits in the quarter-finals.
In the cup you are only one home win against Kiel away from the final, and in the Bundesliga you can get tailwind for the direct duel for the top class places against Eintracht Frankfurt in the game with Cologne.
At BVB, not only are successes arguments, but also emotions.
Terzić is busy collecting on both of them.
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