Club World Cup: Bellingham strikes as Dortmund sink Sundowns 4-3

Jobe Bellingham netted his first Borussia Dortmund intention in a absorbing 4-3 seize over Mamelodi Sundowns at the Membership World Cup on Saturday.

The English midfielder, who this month followed older brother Jude’s footsteps in becoming a member of the German facet, started for the necessary time for Dortmund.

Sundowns of South Africa took a shock early lead but Dortmund hit serve strongly to triumph in sweltering prerequisites in Cincinnati at the TQL Stadium and switch high of Crew F.

“It’s a indubitably good bonus (to score), I’m joyful we received but there’s a form of issues for me to toughen on in my understanding and for the group,” Bellingham told DAZN.

Dortmund coach Niko Kovac had claimed teams from the “south” had an income attributable to the heat, and the Sundowns 11th minute opener looked to verify his fears.

Lucas Ribeiro’s magnificent solo intention set the CAF Champions League runners-up ahead, with the Brazilian charging forward from his non-public half before beating Gregor Kobel.

Alternatively Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams handed Dortmund their equaliser on a plate, passing the ball straight to Felix Nmecha, who stroked home.

Each stoppers made radiant saves in an extinguish-to-extinguish conflict before Dortmund claimed the lead thru striker Serhou Guirassy.

Dortmund received the ball high up the pitch and Julian Brandt crossed for the Guinea worldwide to score with a great leap and header, continuing his magnificent construct this season.
Bellingham, who joined earlier in June from Sunderland for 33 million euros ($37 million), netted Dortmund’s third exact before the ruin.

Williams parried a sinful into his course and after controlling on his chest, Bellingham drilled home.
“I’ve practised that so consistently, arriving unhurried on the threshold of the box as a midfielder is one thing you'll need to be indubitably radiant at,” mentioned Bellingham.

“As a child and at Sunderland I’ve practised that so consistently, at some stage in practicing, after practicing, so I’m indubitably at ease with it.”

His brother Jude signed for Dortmund five years in the past, before becoming a member of Spanish giants Real Madrid in 2023.
“Hello Jobe,” sang Dortmund fans, adapting the Beatles traditional “Hello Jude” which they damaged-down to snarl to Jude Bellingham.
“I didn’t hear that but it indubitably’s indubitably good,” mentioned the Dortmund midfielder.

– ‘Now not joyful but very proud’ –

Dortmund had been toothless of their opening intention in opposition to Fluminense but grabbed their fourth when Kuliso Mudau became into his non-public in discovering as he tried to slash out a sinful.

Three minutes later Iqraam Rayners pulled one serve because the Sundowns, who like received the closing eight South African league titles, refused to present up.

Rayners, who netted Sundowns’ winner in the necessary match in opposition to Ulsan HD, hit the post with a header and reacted immediate to nod home the rebound.

Portuguese coach Miguel Cardoso’s facet pulled serve every other thru Lebo Mothiba in the ninetieth minute, forcing Dortmund to sweat thru six minutes of stoppage time before they had been ready to like an generous time their victory.

“The consequence is now not what we wanted but we made an superb sport,” Cardoso told DAZN.

“It’s essential of us perceive what used to be at stake in this match. (Desirous about) the stage of group that we played in opposition to, we worked beautifully.

“The boys made an superb performance… it used to be a hell of a match. I’m now not joyful but very proud.”
Later Saturday in the somewhat a few Crew F conflict Fluminense engage on Ulsan at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.