Aubameyang ‘trick fires Dortmund
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New signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang enjoyed a dream start to his Bundesliga career, scoring a hat-trick yesterday to steer last year’s Bundesliga runner-up Borussia Dortmund to a 4-0 win at Augsburg in their opening league match.
The 24-year-old Gabon international, who joined from France’s Saint-Etienne for a reported 13 million euros (US$17.36 million) in July, put the visitors ahead with a diving header in the 24th minute and slotted home from the left midway through the second half.
He completed his remarkable debut by picking up a superb Robert Lewandowski pass to round Augsburg goalkeeper Mohamed Amsif 11 minutes from time. Poland international Lewandowksi got onto the scoresheet himself with an 86th-minute penalty.
Hertha Berlin made a sensational return to the top flight in front of a 55,000 home crowd in the Olympic stadium, crushing Eintracht Frankfurt 6-1 with Sami Allagui scoring two goals in two minutes and Adrian Ramos adding two more.
Champions League team Bayer Leverkusen, third last season, beat SC Freiburg 3-1.
Defending champion Bayern Munich launched its season with a 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday.
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