Dortmund Beats Mamelodi Sundowns 4-3 in Blistering Hot Club World Cup Group Stage Match
Borussia Dortmund was gifted an easy goal to start the match and held off a strong response from the Mamelodi Sundowns on a fiercely warm day to win 4–3 in the Club World Cup group stage on Saturday.
Both teams and the crowd of 14,006 at TQL Stadium sweat through high temperatures that forced a heat advisory and cooling breaks called at the referees' discretion. Temperatures approached 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius).
The Sundowns opened the scoring early on an impressive breakaway that Lucas Ribeiro Costa finished in the 11th minute. Dortmund evened the score in the 16th minute when Sundowns goalie Ronwen Williams inadvertently passed to Dortmund's Felix Nmecha right in front of the net. Nmecha easily footed it in.
Dortmund stole all momentum on the play and increased its lead to 3–1 at halftime. Serhou Guirassy scored in the 34th minute and Jobe Bellingham in the 45th. Khuliso Muda's own goal on an attempt to deflect Daniel Svensson's cross in front of the net made it 4–1 in the 59th before South African Mamelodi centered itself and began putting pressure on the German club.
The Sundowns scored two straight goals–Iqraam Rayners' double-header that first hit the post before his second effort scored in the 62nd and Lebo Mothiba's goal in the 90th minute. It wasn't enough to overcome the mistakes.
Key moment: Nmecha's equalizer that was made too easy for the Bundesliga club.
Takeaways: Dortmund rises to the top of Group H, bypassing the previously leading Sundowns, who approach a critical match against Fluminense on Wednesday. Dortmund will meet Ulsan on Wednesday.
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