TonCity striker Erlin Harland made a tailor-made start for Marco Rose in Dortmund. With three guarantees and outstanding performance, the 21-year-old Norwegian led the defending champion to easily qualify for the second round of the DFB Cup 3-0 (2-0) at SV Wehen Wiesbaden on Saturday night. An angry Haaland has now scored 60 goals in his first 60 games for Dortmund.
“He could have played fourth or fifth today. He was always ready,” said Sebastian Kyle, head of Sky’s BVB authorized player department. “It’s good that we have him.” Nothing will change this. a little. “I don’t have the feeling that he wants to leave at all,” Kyle emphasized. Harland himself emphasized that winning is a good thing, scoring three good goals and coming back very well. “It’s great to have the fans come back. I’m very proud to work in this club,” said the Norwegian.
For the new head coach Rose, he has to fight against corona cases, player injuries and preparations for late EM returnees. Success is an important signal that the cup championship can start again at the beginning of the season.
In front of the 4882 spectators in the crowded arena in Wiesbaden, Haaland opened the scoring in the 27th minute and then made up (31st minute) the penalty he had previously kicked. “Two spirits, two spirits” rang from the throats of Dortmund fans who were walking with them. After the intermission, the center scored for the third time for BVB (51st time), and there was no problem with the second division of Hessian. Saturday’s Bundesliga opener (live on FAZ and Sky Channel at 6.30 pm) against Frankfurt can ignore all concerns.
“Of course, it’s about creating consistency. Before kick-off, Rose, who signed from Gladbach, said: “I’m glad we can do it very quickly. “The first thing his professionals showed at the start of the competitive game was quickness. Nico Schultz (1st), Harland (4th) and Captain Marco Royce (10th) SVWW goalkeeper Florian Stritzel (Florian Stritzel), who could have scored earlier for the overwhelming BVB, either lacked precision or reacted strongly.
The countless failures of Mats Hummels, Emre Can and Raphael Guerreiro (all hit hard) and Thomas Meunier and Julian Brandt (coronavirus infection) are irrelevant. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel spent a mild summer evening, where he usually only needs to recover a few returns and continue the game. On the other hand, BVB Express has been offline. In addition to Harland and Royce, the technically powerful Giovanni Reyna contributed a lot. Rose’s Diamond and Reus acted as organizers, and Renner and Jude Bellingham were perfect in both halves.
For the hard-working hosts, after Haaland’s second goal at the latest, the main reason is to make the result bearable. An unconventional BVB defensive lineup without Hummels, Guerreiro and Meunier is rarely able to put Rüdiger Rehm’s team under pressure. The Hessians’ shortcomings are still the offensive nature of the young season: they have scored no goals in the first two three games and scored 0-0 twice.
After the game, Rose was very satisfied. “We were there and accepted the cup. As a result, we were faster and we had a chance,” the 44-year-old concluded. “There were a lot of benefits in the first half. We controlled the counterattack very well and we deserved the lead. But we also lost some structure in the back.”
