Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho fire Dortmund to 5th German Cup title

BERLIN: Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho scored a brace each as Borussia Dortmund beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in the German Cup final for their fifth title in the event.

Sancho opened the scoring in the fifth and netted again on the stroke of half-time on Thursday. Haaland got the second and a late fourth in his return from injury on a wet night behind closed doors in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

Dortmund's young and talented team of coach Edin Terzic claimed their first Cup title since 2017 in their 10th final to somewhat salvage a season that saw them fail to challenge Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title but at least close to a top four finish for a place in the next Champions League after some strong past weeks.

Leipzig and their Munich-bound coach Julian Nagelsmann failed to win a first title of any kind, with Leipzig having also lost the 2019 Cup final against Munich. Their 71st-minute goal from Dani Olmo was not enough on the night.

They continued their poor record against Dortmund who have not lost against the eastern Germans in eight games and beat them 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

"Unbelievable how we played today. We fought our way back over the past weeks. Compliments to the team," Dortmund captain Marco Reus told public broadcasters ARD. "We are capable of special things when we need them. The first half half was excellent, the second not so good, but we have the Cup." IANS

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