Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hertha Berlin: Julian Brandt and Youssoufa Moukoko score in win

Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hertha Berlin: Julian Brandt’s 30-yard rocket and 16-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko fire Edin Terzic’s side to victory – as visitors’ Vladimir Darida is sent off during loss

  • Hertha Berlin travelled to face Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday
  • The hosts went ahead after 54 minutes with Julian Brandt scoring a cracker   
  • Vladimir Darida was then sent-off for a studs-up challenge on Marco Reus 
  • Dortmund 16-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko finished the job in injury-time 

A Julian Brandt thunder-strike and a goal from 16-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko bagged Borussia Dortmund all three points over Hertha Berlin on Saturday, 

Having squeezed into the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek BVB returned to the Bundesliga with momentum. It took them until the 54th minute for a breakthrough though, when Brandt smacked one into the centre of the goal from 30 yards. 

Dortmund’s task was made easier by Vladimir Darida being sent-off for a dreadful studs-up tackle on Marco Reus, before Moukoko sealed the points in injury-time.  

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Borussia Dortmund bagged three points on Saturday with a solid victory over Hertha Berlin