Haaland nets hat-trick in debut as Dortmund beat Augsburg in eight-goal thriller
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff
Erling Haaland impressed in his Borussia Dortmund debut, scoring three times in the second half of his team's 5-3 win over Augsburg.
| Erling Haaland. | Photo: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Augsburg were leading 1-0 at the break thanks to a goal from Florian Niederlechner and went 2-0 up shortly after the break when Marco Richter scored a screamer.
Julian Brandt then pulled one back for Dortmund before Niederlechner gave Augsburg a 3-1 lead with his second goal after 55 minutes.
BVB coach Lucien Favre reacted by bringing on Erling Haaland, who has joined the club from RB Salzburg this month, and the substitution quickly paid off as the 19-year-old smashed the ball past Tomas Koubek with 59 minutes on the clock.
Jadon Sancho equalised two minutes later before Haaland gave Dortmund the lead after Thorgan Hazard unselfishly squared the ball across goal to the young striker.
Haaland then completed his hat-trick after 79 minutes and rounded off a sensational debut as he made it 5-3 after Marco Reus found him with a through ball.