Match Report


F.C. Hansa RostockF.C. Hansa Rostock     BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Anton ArndtA. Arndt69
G
1
G
63Gianmatteo AbbiatiG. Abbiati
Armin KöpkeA. Köpke67
D
2
D
69Tobias FrieserT. Frieser
Kieron HeskeyK. Heskey65
D
captain3
D
68Simon NeuhausS. Neuhaus
Pascal KlimekP. Klimek65
D
4
D
68Rafael MartinsR. Martins
Leon BuchwaldL. Buchwald62
D
5
D
67Paul RöhligP. Röhlig
Adrian YoungA. Young67
M
6
M
58Jermaine MercerJ. Mercer
Nils StiepermannN. Stiepermann63
M
7
M
56Tiago CostaT. Costa
Kai JaschkeK. Jaschke69
A
8captain
M
55Eric BackesE. Backes
Philipp LensingP. Lensing65
A
9
A
75Julian AndresJ. Andres
Valerio PossanziniV. Possanzini64
A
10
A
73Lennart RöhnerL. Röhner
Rainer BorchardR. Borchard43
A
11
A
65Samir OverathS. Overath
 
Kamal MartiniK. Martini68
G
12
D
63Steffen StiepermannS. Stiepermann
Alec StrachanA. Strachan63
G
13
G
62Harry Lua-LuaH. Lua-Lua
Sebastian BreyerS. Breyer60
G
14
G
61Jan KauderJ. Kauder

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at DKB-Arena where F.C. Hansa Rostock play host to BV Borussia Dortmund. A crowd of 18,195 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
F.C. Hansa Rostock are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while BV Borussia Dortmund appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Sammer.


0.00
F.C. Hansa Rostock kick off and get the match underway!
2.42
Adrian Young flicks a high ball forward to Philipp Lensing who takes it down. Philipp Lensing shoots from distance. Gianmatteo Abbiati gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
3.30
Rafael Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Backes. These players appear to think like one. Eric Backes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Andres. Julian Andres finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
4.40
Adrian Young passes the ball forward to Philipp Lensing. Philipp Lensing sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.18
Tobias Frieser catches Rainer Borchard on the ankles. The referee warns Tobias Frieser to calm down! Rainer Borchard runs off the knock.
10.51
Tiago Costa flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Röhner controls it well on his chest. Lennart Röhner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Anton Arndt effortlessly smothers it!
15.09
Tiago Costa passes the ball forward to Samir Overath. Samir Overath shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.10
Jermaine Mercer flicks a high pass forward to Julian Andres who brings the ball under control. Julian Andres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
26.09
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.44
Tiago Costa darts forward. Tiago Costa passes the ball forward but Julian Andres is offside!
28.13
Eric Backes flicks a high ball forward to Lennart Röhner who takes it down. Lennart Röhner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
32.47
Nils Stiepermann makes a simple pass to Rainer Borchard. Rainer Borchard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gianmatteo Abbiati who gathers it comfortably.
36.26
Tiago Costa runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tiago Costa hits a low pass to Lennart Röhner. Lennart Röhner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
39.53
Paul Röhlig flicks a high ball forward to Eric Backes who takes it down. Eric Backes flicks a high pass forward. Samir Overath collects the pass. Samir Overath shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
40.26
With imagination, Jermaine Mercer plays the ball forward to Lennart Röhner. Lennart Röhner lofts in a cross ball towards Samir Overath. Samir Overath jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Anton Arndt has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. F.C. Hansa Rostock appear unchanged since the first half. BV Borussia Dortmund also appear unchanged since the first half. The BV Borussia Dortmund players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
BV Borussia Dortmund start the second half!
53.04
Nils Stiepermann flicks a high ball forward to Philipp Lensing who takes it down. Philipp Lensing shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.37
Jermaine Mercer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jermaine Mercer finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
59.58
Tiago Costa kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Andres. Julian Andres tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Anton Arndt!
60.19
F.C. Hansa Rostock have made a substitution with Sebastian Breyer replacing Rainer Borchard .
61.25
Adrian Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Valerio Possanzini. Valerio Possanzini threads the ball through to Philipp Lensing but he's offside!
63.34
Tiago Costa knocks the ball forward to Samir Overath. Samir Overath shoots from distance but it flies wide!
69.30
Adrian Young comes in with a late challenge on Jermaine Mercer. Adrian Young is given a warning by the referee! Jermaine Mercer stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.33
Kieron Heskey makes a strong solo run forward. Kieron Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Breyer. Sebastian Breyer finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
77.23
BV Borussia Dortmund have made a substitution with Harry Lua-Lua replacing Rafael Martins .
81.24
Simon Neuhaus plays the ball forward to Jermaine Mercer. Jermaine Mercer laces a weighted ball forward to Samir Overath. Samir Overath knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pascal Klimek.
83.42
Eric Backes sees Julian Andres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Andres finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

F.C. Hansa Rostock

BV Borussia Dortmund
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.8%
64.2%
Play Area
29.9%
49.3%
20.9%

Scorers
Samir Overath 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tiago Costa of BV Borussia Dortmund

Match Ratings
1.Anton Arndt (GK)
8
2.Armin Köpke (DEF)
6
3.Kieron Heskey (DEF)
6
4.Pascal Klimek (DEF)
6
5.Leon Buchwald (DEF)
6
6.Adrian Young (MID)
6
7.Nils Stiepermann (MID)
7
8.Kai Jaschke (ATT)
6
9.Philipp Lensing (ATT)
6
10.Valerio Possanzini (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Borchard (ATT)
6
 
12.Kamal Martini (GK)
0
13.Alec Strachan (GK)
0
14.Sebastian Breyer (GK)
6

1.Gianmatteo Abbiati (GK)
6
2.Tobias Frieser (DEF)
6
3.Simon Neuhaus (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Martins (DEF)
6
5.Paul Röhlig (DEF)
6
6.Jermaine Mercer (MID)
8
7.Tiago Costa (MID)
8
8.Eric Backes (MID)
7
9.Julian Andres (ATT)
6
10.Lennart Röhner (ATT)
7
11.Samir Overath (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Steffen Stiepermann (DEF)
0
13.Harry Lua-Lua (GK)
6
14.Jan Kauder (GK)
0