Gio Reyna got his name on the scoresheet as Borussia Dortmund kicked off the 2021-2022 Bundesliga season with a comfortable win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Dortmund started their Bundesliga campaign with a bang as they ran over Eintracht Frankfurt in a convincing win at Signal Iduna Park.
Reyna, who many have set high expectations in his second season with the first team following the exit of Jadon Sancho, played 87 minutes with one shot on goal and 77 passing percentage in the game as BVB looks to put up a stronger challenger for the title this season.
Under new coach Marco Rose, Dortmund still maintained their high-pressing style and it paid off for them big time in this game played in front of 25,000 fans.
BVB captain Marco Reus scored his 100th goal for the team in the 23rd minute. However, they would surrender the equalizer four minutes later when Felix Passlack put the ball in his own goal. The host regained the lead through Thorgan Hazard just after the half-hour mark followed by star striker Erling Haaland grabbing the team’s third just minutes later to put them in a commanding position.
Dortmund added their fourth in the 58th minute thanks to another defensive error by Frankfurt. Mahmoud Dahoud’s attempted through-ball was blocked, but it was recovered by Reus who then played it to Haaland. The Norwegian’s attempt was deflected towards a waiting Reyna on the left and he buried the ball in the back of the net just outside the six-yard box.
Reyna’s goal was initially disallowed due to an offside call on Haaland, but the referee overturned the call, giving the 18-year-old his first goal of the season.
Haaland rounded out the scoring for the host in the 70th minute, with Frankfurt’s Jens Hauge adding a consolation goal near the end.
It was a good win for BVB, but they will certainly need to tighten up their defending, which has been their weakness for several seasons.
Dortmund currently sits in third place in the standings.
Notes
In other action from the Bundesliga, Joe Scally made his top-flight debut for Borussia Monchengladbach and went the distance as their game with league champions Bayern Munich ended in a 1-1 draw.
John Brooks and Wolfsburg started their Bundesliga campaign with a 1-0 win over Bochum.
Jesse Marsch, Tyler Adams, and RB Leipzig stumbled out of the gate as they fell in a 1-0 loss to Mainz.
Pellegrino Matarazzo and Stuttgart gave a rude Bundesliga welcome to Julian Green and Greuther Furth with a 5-1 thrashing.
In the 2. Bundesliga, Ryan Malone came off the bench for Hansa Rostock as they shared the spoils with Heidenheim in a 1-1 draw.
Jann George played the final 10 minutes for Jahn Regensburg in their 3-0 shutout win over Holstein Kiel.
Jalen Hawkins had a spot on the bench as Ingolstadt was decimated by Darmstadt in a 6-1 loss.
Down in the 3. Liga, Lennart Maloney went the distance for Borussia Dortmund II in their 5-2 win over Freiburg II.
Mael Corboz started and played 74 minutes as Verl came away with a 3-1 win over Viktoria Koln.
Johan Gomez came on to play the final 24 minutes for Zwickau as they shared the points with Meppen following a 1-1 draw.
Bryang Kayo played the final two minutes and change for Viktoria Berlin as they blanked Kaiserslautern in a 4-0 win.
