Sebastien Haller felt Sign Iduna Park was “on hearth” as he celebrated his first Bundesliga aim for Borussia Dortmund.

The 28-year-old netted in a symbolic second, his first aim coming in a 5-1 win over Freiburg on World Most cancers Day.

After signing for Dortmund in July, Haller was recognized with testicular most cancers and didn’t seem for the primary half of the season whereas he recovered.

The long-anticipated debut got here in January, setting him on the scoring charts on Saturday.

Haller’s aim resulted in rave celebrations from the house followers, who watched their membership promote testicular most cancers consciousness that day, a lot to the Ivory Coast striker’s delight.

Earlier than the sport and through halftime, a bulge symbolizing a testicular tumor will probably be added to the middle circle to lift consciousness of testicular most cancers.

It is by no means too early to get a most cancers screening and please do it usually! #World Cancer Day pic.twitter.com/URwBcuT77D

– Borussia Dortmund (BlackYellow) February 4, 2023

“Scoring my first aim means rather a lot to me,” he instructed Sky.

“Once I scored the aim, I felt like the entire stadium was on hearth. Not simply the followers, but in addition the teammates and the employees.

“I used to be trying ahead to this aim from the very first second.”

Dortmund’s victory places it stage on factors with Bayern Munich within the Bundesliga, which faces Wolfsburg on Sunday, and sits two factors behind leaders Union Berlin.