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Dortmund stadium ´burning´ after Haller´s symbolic goal

SoccerNews in Bundesliga 4 Feb 2023

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Sebastian Haller felt Signal Iduna Park was “burning” as he celebrated his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Dortmund.

The 28-year-old netted in a symbolic moment, with his maiden goal in the 5-1 rout of Freiburg coming on World Cancer Day.

After signing for Dortmund in July, Haller was diagnosed with testicular cancer and did not feature in the first half of the season during his recovery.

A long-awaited debut came in January, and he got onto the scoresheet on Saturday.

Haller’s goal resulted in rapturous celebrations from the home fans, who had seen their club promote awareness to testicular cancer on the day, which delighted the Ivory Coast forward.

“Scoring my first goal means a lot to me,” he told Sky.

“When I scored the goal, I felt that the whole stadium was burning. Not only the fans, but also the team-mates and the staff.

“I had been looking forward to this goal from the very first moment.”

Dortmund’s victory puts them level on points with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, who play Wolfsburg on Sunday, sitting two points behind leaders Union Berlin.

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