Sancho, Haaland sink Zenit
Borussia Dortmund needed a 78th-minute penalty from Jadon Sancho and a stoppage-time goal from Erling Haaland to beat visitors Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 in their Champions League Group F match on Wednesday.
The Germans, who lost their opener to Lazio, controlled the game from the start but carved out few chances before Vyacheslav Karavaev inexplicably wrestled Thorgan Hazard to the bottom for Sancho to score from the location.
Haaland added a second in stoppage time with a robust run.
Borussia is on three points with Zenit bottom of the group after two defeats in two games. Club Brugge and Lazio are top on four points.
The hosts, buoyed by their derby make an impression on Schalke 04 on the weekend, had possession right away but cannot break past a deep-lying Zenit.
Norwegian striker Haaland had their best potential for the first half when his powerful shot flew just wide after captain Marco Reus missed two good chances of his own.
After pressure straight after the restart, Dortmund quickly ran out of ideas about how to crack open the Russian defense.
With Zenit slowly but surely growing bolder, it appeared as if the Germans would need to settle for a draw until Hazard was brought down and Sancho sent the keeper the wrong way and Haaland sealed the win.
Dortmund next happen to be Club Brugge on Nov. 4 while Zenit host Lazio.
