Erling Haaland's absence shrugged off as hosts reach German Cup

Borussia Dortmund 5-0 Holstein Kiel: Erling Haaland was not missed as hosts scored all their goals in the first half to reach German Cup final in a game that saw teenagers Gio Reyna and Jude Bellingham star for Edin Terzic’s men

  • Erling Haaland was forced to sit out the game due to a ‘slight muscular problem’
  • Borussia Dortmund set about dominating Holstein Kiel early at Signal Iduna Park
  • Gio Reyna scored the first two goals before Marco Reus added the third
  • Thorgan Hazard made it 4-0 before Jude Bellingham rounded off the scoring
  • Dortmund face RB Leipzig in the final after they defeated Werder Bremen

Borussia Dortmund struck four times in 16 first-half minutes, including a double from Giovanni Reyna, as they crushed second division Holstein Kiel 5-0 on Saturday to reach the German Cup final where they will face RB Leipzig next month.

Top scorer Erling Haaland was sidelined with a muscle injury but his power was hardly missed as Dortmund exploded into action after 16 minutes, with Reyna finding just enough space inside the box to thread a shot into the back of the net.

The American then tapped in a second goal from close range after good work and a back flick each from Marco Reus and Raphael Guerreiro seven minutes later, before captain Reus got onto the scoresheet himself in the 26th minute.  

Erling Haaland watched on with team-mates Mahmoud Dahoud (C) and Dan-Axel Zagadou (R)

Gio Reyna was in scintillating form and bagged Borussia Dortmund’s first two goals early on

Marco Reus then got himself on the scoresheet having played a key part in Reyna’s second goal

Thorgan Hazard fired their fourth in the 32nd minute as hapless visitors Holstein, who had eliminated holders Bayern Munich in the second round, clearly lacked match practice after having come back late last month from 28 days of quarantine.

‘Today we were very efficient in front of goal and we are happy to have reached the final,’ Reus said. ‘What we want is to qualify for the Champions League and bring the Cup to Dortmund.

‘We cannot stop working now and we will see what we can achieve,’ he said.

Dortmund also face second-placed Leipzig in the league next week as they battle for a top-four finish and a spot in next season’s Champions League. 

Thorgan Hazard made it 4-0 as Dortmund underlined their status as heavy favourites in the tie

Jude Bellingham then wrapped up the scoring late in the first half with a 20-yard strike

Jude Bellingham’s deflected effort in the 42nd minute made it 5-0 to give Dortmund coach Edin Terzic the chance to win his first silverware before making way for Marco Rose next season.

But there was some bad news when their Spanish defender Mateu Morey went off on a stretcher in the second half with what looked a serious knee injury after he twisted it sprinting for the ball and his scream could be heard across the empty stands.

‘It was a perfect evening until that point,’ Terzic said. ‘We saw what happened and heard his reactions, just terrible. Now we just wish him the best. He is off to hospital.’

Dortmund, who last won the Cup in 2017, will face Leipzig, who eliminated Werder Bremen in extra time on Friday, at Berlin’s Olympic stadium on May 13.




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