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A 17-year-old American scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund, and it was so good it stunned the crowd into silence

Feb 5, 2020, 17:09 IST
Getty/picture alliance/YouTube/German FootballReyna's first goal for Dortmund was a stunner.
  • Giovanni Reyna, 17, scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night, curling a brilliant effort into the top corner that stunned the crowd into silence.
  • Reyna, the son of former USMNT captain Claudio, was introduced as a second half substitute against Werder Bremen in the German Cup third round, and found the net just 12 minutes later.
  • Erling Braut Haaland was also on target for his eighth goal in just 181 minutes of football since joining Dortmund from RB Salzburg last month.
  • The goals however couldn't prevent Lucien Favre's side from slipping to a 3-2 defeat, which the Swiss coach described to the club's website as "a real shame."
  • Read more of our soccer coverage here.
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It was January 2016 when a 17-year-old Christian Pulisic scored his first ever Borussia Dortmund goal.

Roll on four years, and there's now a new American wonder kid turning heads for the German side.

Giovanni Reyna, the son of former USMNT captain Claudio, opened his account for the club on Tuesday night with a spectacular goal during a 3-2 defeat to Werder Bremen in the third round of the German Cup.

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Just 12 minutes after being introduced as a substitute in the 66th minute, the 17-year-old picked up the ball on the edge of the Bremen area, before dribbling past three defenders and curling a magnificent shot into the top right hand corner of the goal.

As he hit the ball, the crowd at the Weser-Stadion fell silent.

Reyna's goal comes just over two weeks after his debut for the club against Augsburg, when he became the youngest ever American to appear in the Bundesliga, beating the record previously held by Pulisic.

Haaland strikes again

Also on the score sheet on the night for Dortmund was January signing Erling Braut Haaland, who prodded home from close range 60 seconds after Reyna entered the field.

The Norwegian striker, 19, has now scored eight goals in just 181 minutes of football for Lucien Favre following his $22 million move from RB Salzburg last month.

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On his debut against Augsburg, he scored a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute, before managing a brace in each of the next two games versus Cologne and Union Berlin.

His strike against Bremen means he has now scored 36 times in all competitions this season, having hit 28 for Salzburg prior to his move.

The strikes from the two youngsters however couldn't save Dortmund from defeat and an early exit from the DFB Pokal.

''The first-half performance was poor," coach Favre told the club's official website.

"We were lacking tempo in our play. We seemed to be late to every ball and come out worse in every tackle.

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"Getting knocked out is very disappointing for all of us. It's a real shame. We had three or four big chances towards the end and could well have ended up achieving our objective.''

The draw for the competition's quarterfinals is set to held on February 9.

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