Borussia Dortmund inflicted Mainz its third straight defeat after Erling Haaland's brace paved the way for all three points on home soil in the eighth round of the Bundesliga on Saturday.
The "BVB" caught the best possible start in front of home crowd and broke the deadlock with just three minutes played after Marco Reus collected a clearance before drilling the ball from 15 meters into the top right corner.
Borussia Dortmund golden player Haaland, who scored two goals in the fifty-fourth minutes and his second goal in the wasted time of the match. Erling has scored 49 goals in 49 official matches in the German League since joining Borussia Dortmund. Haaland scored twice on his return for Borussia Dortmund to beat Mainz 3-1 and move to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday.
With the result, Dortmund climbs atop the Bundesliga standings for the moment whereas Mainz slip to the 11th place.