Gio Reyna helped Borussia Dortmund score in the 76th minute. (Photo courtesy of Borussia Dortmund)

HOFFENHEIM, Germany – With a flick of his head to a teammate, Gio Reyna played an integral part of Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win at Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga Saturday.

A pair of second-half substitutes teammed on the visitors’ goal after Reyna, with his back to the net at midfield, flicked the ball to Erling Braut Haaland.

Haaland raced toward the penalty area before squaring a pass to Marco Reus, who had a step on his man before slotting the ball into an empty goal in the 76th minute.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.