Sebastien Haller scored a hat trick for Borussia Dortmund in a friendly against Basel on Friday in his second game after treatment for testicular cancer.
The Ivory Coast striker scored a penalty in the 81st minute and celebrated with hugs from his teammates. The second goal in the 86′ came from a cross and the third in the 88′ after a corner kick. His hat-trick was accomplished in 7 minutes and 32 seconds.
Dortmund won 6-0 in a game that lasted 109 minutes instead of the standard 90 to give players more time on the pitch. The match against Swiss club Basel was part of BVB’s winter training camp in Spain before the Bundesliga resumes next week.
He was diagnosed with a testicular tumor in July, less than two weeks after joining Dortmund as a replacement for Erling Haaland, who was sold to Manchester City.
Haller’s return to action came on Tuesday as a substitute in a 5-1 friendly win over Fortuna Düsseldorf.
French-born Haller led the Dutch league last season with 21 goals and he scored a further 11 during Ajax’s Champions League round of 16 run. Without him, and after a series of injuries, Dortmund have struggled in the Bundesliga and are sixth, nine points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich.
