Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v SC Freiburg - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - February 29, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho in action with SC Freiburg's Jonathan Schmid REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
Borussia Dortmund needed a goal from in-form teenager Jadon Sancho to beat Freiburg 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday after a lacklustre performance from the Ruhr valley club.
There were no usual attacking fireworks for Dortmund and, apart from Sancho's 15th-minute goal, chances for the hosts were few and far between. Freiburg got their share of scoring opportunities in the second half but could not find an equaliser.
Sancho, who has also 14 assists to his name, has now scored for the seventh consecutive league home game and has netted 14 times in the Bundesliga this season.
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v SC Freiburg - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - February 29, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho reacts REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
Dortmund are third on 48 points, level on points with second-placed RB Leipzig, who host Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
(This story adds dropped word in headline)
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v SC Freiburg - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - February 29, 2020 Borussia Dortmund players celebrate in front of their fans after the match REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; editing by Tony Lawrence)
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