Haaland's stoppage-time goal gives Dortmund win at Fortuna

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v Borussia Dortmund - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 13, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler/Pool DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video

Borussia Dortmund substitute Erling Haaland headed a stoppage-time winner to snatch a 1-0 victory at Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday but their title hopes grew slimmer as Bayern Munich kept up their winning run.

The Norwegian teenager, who was brought in on the hour, scored with the last play of the game to lift second-placed Dortmund to 66 points from 31 games.

Leaders Bayern Munich are on 73 after beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 and need only one more win from their last three games to secure an eighth straight title.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v Borussia Dortmund - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 13, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler/Pool DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video

Dortmund never hit top form and survived several scares before Raphael Guerreiro volleyed home just past the hour. The effort, however, was cancelled out by a VAR review for handball after the ball was deflected onto Guerreiro's shoulder.

Despite the return of defender Mats Hummels the Dortmund backline was far from solid.

Fortuna, in the relegation playoff spot, almost took the lead after twice hitting the post through substitute Steven Skrzybski -- first in the 82nd minute with a low shot and eight minutes later again after he broke clear.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v Borussia Dortmund - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 13, 2020 Fortuna Dusseldorf's Niko Giesselmann in action with Borussia Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler/Pool DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video

But Haaland, back from a knee injury, bagged his 11th goal in 12 league games and made sure of a last-gasp win when he rose high to connect with Manuel Akanji's cross.

The win maintained Dortmund's four-point gap over third-placed RB Leipzig, who won 2-0 at Hoffenheim on Friday.

Werder Bremen enjoyed a big win in the battle to avoid the drop, beating bottom club Paderborn 5-1 away with two goals from Davy Klaassen to join Fortuna on 28 points. Paderborn have 20.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v Borussia Dortmund - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 13, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro scores a goal before it was ruled out by VAR, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler/Pool DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video

Promoted Union Berlin's 2-1 win at Cologne lifted them to 13th on 35 with another Bundesliga season all but assured.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris and Pritha Sarkar)

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v Borussia Dortmund - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 13, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho in action with Fortuna Dusseldorf's Niko Giesselmann, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler/Pool DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v Borussia Dortmund - Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - June 13, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Achraf Hakimi misses a chance to score, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler/Pool DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video