Sebastien Haller scored a hat-trick for Borussia Dortmund in a friendly match with Basel on Friday during the second match after treatment for testicular cancer.
The Ivory Coast The striker successfully completed the penalty in the 81st minute and celebrated in front of the hugs of his teammates. The second in the 86th minute came from a cross and the third in the 88th minute after a corner. The hat-trick lasted 7 minutes and 32 seconds.
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Dortmund won 6-0 in a match that lasted 109 minutes instead of the standard 90 minutes to give the players more time on the pitch. The match against Swiss club Basel is part of Dortmund’s winter training camp in Spain before the Bundesliga returns next week.
The goals marked Haller’s first goal for Dortmund. He was diagnosed with a testicular tumor in July, less than 2 weeks after joining Dortmund as a replacement Erling Haalandwho was sold to City of Manchester.
Haller is back on the pitch arrived on Tuesday as a substitute in a 5-1 friendly win over Fortuna Düsseldorf.
France-born Haller led the Dutch league last season with 21 goals, and he added 11 more in Ajax’s journey into the last 16 of the Champions League. Without him, plus a series of injuries, Dortmund has difficulty in the Bundesliga and is in 6th place, 9 points behind the top team. Bayern Munich.
