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May 20, 2018 17:24:36 GMT
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Post by Webster on Jan 13, 2023 18:49:17 GMT
(The Guardian) Plenty of grim and negative stories in the world of football today but this one can be filed under ‘uplifting’. (PA Media) Sebastien Haller scored a seven-minute hat-trick in his second game back for Borussia Dortmund after recovering from testicular cancer. Haller, 28, diagnosed following a routine check-up soon after joining Dortmund from Ajax in July, made a stunning impact off the bench in the German club’s 6-0 friendly win against Basel in Marbella. The Ivory Coast striker converted an 81st-minute penalty to put Dortmund 4-0 up, tapped in his second in the 87th minute after being teed up by Julian Brandt and then backheeled his third from a corner a minute later. Haller, who spent one-and-a-half seasons at West Ham before signing for Ajax in January 2021, has made a full recovery after two operations and chemotherapy. He made his first comeback appearance as a late substitute in Dortmund’s previous 5-1 friendly win against Fortuna Dusseldorf on Tuesday. Dortmund, sixth in the Bundesliga, return to league action following the winter break at home against Augsburg on January 22.
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