Erling Braut Haaland scored two goals as Borussia Dortmund comfortably beat bottom side Greuther Furth 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old converted a first-half penalty and headed in a Julian Brandt free-kick eight minutes from time to take his tally to 19 goals in 15 games this season.
Brandt also provided the assist for substitute Donyell Malen’s late strike.
Dortmund are second in the table, six points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
As well as closing the gap on rivals Bayern, Marco Rose’s side now also hold a six-point advantage over third-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Hoffenheim.
Dortmund travel to face Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday (17:30 GMT).
Line-ups
B Dortmund
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Kobel
- 24Meunier
- 15HummelsBooked at 15mins
- 5Zagadou
- 14Schulz
- 28Witsel
- 22BellinghamBooked at 43minsSubstituted forDahoudat 45′minutes
- 19BrandtSubstituted forCarvalhoat 90′minutes
- 11ReusSubstituted forCanat 75′minutes
- 10T HazardSubstituted forMalenat 75′minutes
- 9HaalandSubstituted forTiggesat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Dahoud
- 20Carvalho
- 21Malen
- 23Can
- 27Tigges
- 30Passlack
- 34Pongracic
- 35Hitz
- 36Knauff
Fürth
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Burchert
- 18Meyerhöfer
- 22Griesbeck
- 4BauerBooked at 32mins
- 15WillemsBooked at 43minsSubstituted forItterat 78′minutes
- 33Seguin
- 13Christiansen
- 21TillmanSubstituted forAbiamaat 78′minutes
- 40LewelingSubstituted forHrgotaat 64′minutes
- 19IttenSubstituted forNielsenat 45′minutes
- 28DudziakSubstituted forGreenat 64′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Asta
- 8Seufert
- 10Hrgota
- 11Abiama
- 14Sarpei
- 16Nielsen
- 25Schaffran
- 27Itter
- 37Green
- Referee:
- Daniel Schlager
- Attendance:
- 15,000
Live Text
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Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 0.
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Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 0.
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Attempt missed. Paul Seguin (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gian-Luca Itter with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund).
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Havard Nielsen (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Marco Meyerhöfer tries a through ball, but Dickson Abiama is caught offside.
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Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Reinier replaces Julian Brandt.
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Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross.
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Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dickson Abiama (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
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Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sebastian Griesbeck (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
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Offside, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Sascha Burchert tries a through ball, but Dickson Abiama is caught offside.
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Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
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Havard Nielsen (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Branimir Hrgota (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
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Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dickson Abiama (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth).
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Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Steffen Tigges replaces Erling Haaland.
