World news – Cologne 2: 2 Borussia Dortmund: Haaland scores a dramatic late equalizer

Published: 16:26 GMT March 20, 2021 | Updated: 16:50 GMT, March 20, 2021

The successful striker Erling Haaland continued his rich form when he drew two 2-2 for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday in Cologne.

The result caused fifth place in Dortmund to lose ground in the hunt for a top 4 result as he scored 43 points in 26 games, four fewer than Eintracht Frankfurt in fourth place, who beat a 5-2 home win Union Berlin celebrated.

In the closing stages against Cologne Haaland managed to steer the ball into the net

Haaland put Dortmund in the lead in the third minute with a great finish when he hit a long Emre Can ball took the hand and blocked Jorge Mere’s challenge before directing a low shot through the legs of goalkeeper Timo Horn.

Ondrej Duda scored a penalty in the 35th minute after Noah Katterbach’s shot hit Jude Bellingham in the arm and Ismail Jacobs the tide turned when he got into the 65th minute, a quick break concluded with an unstoppable shot.

Jude Bellingham, who was named in the English squad, gave away a penalty with a handball

Cologne: Horn, Ehizibue (Schmitz 82), Mere, Czichos, Katterbach, Wolf (Thielmann 87), Hector (Rexhbecaj 82), Skhiri, Drexler, Jakobs, Duda

Borussia Dortmund: Hitz, Meunier (Knauff 81), Can, Hummels, Schulz, Dahoud (Akanji 88), Reyna ( Reinier 66), Bellingham, Brandt (Moukoko 46), Hazard, Haaland

Just when it looked like Cologne would end the league double against Dortmund 2-1 in the second leg, Haaland appeared in front of the goal and scored in the 90th minute on Ansgar Knauff.

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