German Cup: Dortmund crushes fourth-tier TSV Mainz 6-1
The HinduForward Sebastien Haller scored twice as Borussia Dortmund cruised past fourth tier club TSV Schott Mainz 6-1 on Saturday in the German Cup first round to make a winning start to its domestic season. Dortmund, which last season missed out on claiming the Bundesliga title only by failing to win its final match, enjoyed a fine start and was never troubled by its opponents. The visitors, with 11,000 fans having travelled to Mainz, quickly carved out a two-goal lead with Ivory Coast forward Haller’s darting header in the 22nd minute and Julian Brandt’s finish from a Donyell Malen assist two minutes later. Substitute Youssoufa Moukoko made it half a dozen with five minutes left to complete the rout ahead of Dortmund’s Bundesliga start against Cologne next week.