Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 18,757 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Köller.
The pitch is in poor condition.
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Köller.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with BV Borussia Dortmund kicking off!
8.57
0-0With imagination, Garry Mcallister laces a weighted ball forward to Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry hits a low pass to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lars Beckenbauer.
9.34
0-0Stefan Sparwasser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek passes the ball forward to Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly whips in a cross ball towards Jose Pardo. Jose Pardo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
10.37
Billy Hendry knocks the ball forward to Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese shoots from distance but Hauke Schönenborn reads it well. Superb keeping!
18.09
0-0Malte Kirschner kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is miles over!
20.07
Ralph Wilcox makes a probing pass to Jan Backes. Jan Backes threads a neat ball through to Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florian Augstein.
21.19
Kodjo Giuly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.09
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.02
Malte Kirschner makes a simple pass to Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.23
Jurgen Goossen hits a low pass to Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
38.05
Garry McNeill makes a simple pass to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Kodjo Giuly. Kodjo Giuly gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
39.01
Jurgen Goossen flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Almeida holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
40.46
Florian Augstein passes the ball forward to Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
44.11
Garry McNeill plays the ball forward to Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
0-0Lars Beckenbauer makes a simple pass to Manuel Almeida. With a delightful solo run, Manuel Almeida stretches the opposition's defence. Manuel Almeida makes a probing pass to Dries van der Hoek but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. BV Borussia Dortmund appear unchanged since the first half. SpVgg Greuther Fürth also appear unchanged since the first half. The SpVgg Greuther Fürth players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth start the second half!
47.20
Torsten Gelb takes it forward alone. With great vision, Torsten Gelb plays the ball forward to Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
48.46
Malte Kirschner flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Hernandez who brings the ball under control. Ivan Hernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
54.50
Billy Hendry makes a probing pass to Malte Kirschner. Malte Kirschner shoots from outside the area. Hauke Schönenborn gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
60.49
0-0BV Borussia Dortmund have made a substitution with Gabriel Cabrera replacing Billy Hendry .SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Stephen Hutchison replacing Florian Augstein and David Birnbaum replacing Kodjo Giuly .
65.16
0-0Garry McNeill comes in with a late challenge on Malte Kirschner. Garry McNeill is shown the yellow card! Malte Kirschner runs off the knock.
66.35
0-1Stefan Sparwasser passes the ball forward to Garry McNeill. Garry McNeill makes an attacking run forward. Garry McNeill plays a scrappy one-two with Manuel Almeida and stumbles forward towards the goal... Garry McNeill comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's there!! Chris Burgess has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.54
Garry Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Wilcox controls it well on his chest. Ralph Wilcox threads a neat ball through to Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Hernandez. Ivan Hernandez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
71.36
Stephen Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Burgess who gathers it comfortably.
72.18
Garry McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen passes the ball forward but Garry McNeill is offside!
75.14
Lorenzo Sala flicks a high pass forward. Malte Kirschner controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Malte Kirschner plays the ball forward to Ivan Hernandez. Ivan Hernandez advances inside the box! Ivan Hernandez tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Hauke Schönenborn has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.14
BV Borussia Dortmund have made 2 substitutions with Jean-Claude Bourdeau replacing Jan Backes and Billy Mcinnes replacing Ivan Hernandez .
83.41
Jose Pardo flicks a high pass forward to Jurgen Goossen who brings the ball under control. Jurgen Goossen knocks in a cross ball towards Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek directs the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.54
David Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Dries van der Hoek. Dries van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball towards Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Ralph Wilcox sees Luis Carcedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Carcedo runs straight at the defence! Luis Carcedo strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
31.7%
43.9%
24.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Garry McNeill of SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Chris Burgess (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Garry Mcallister (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Antonio Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lorenzo Sala (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Ralph Wilcox (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Malte Kirschner (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Billy Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jan Backes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Luis Carcedo (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ivan Hernandez (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Jean-Philippe Fiorese (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gabriel Cabrera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jean-Claude Bourdeau (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Billy Mcinnes (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Hauke Schönenborn (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Stefan Sparwasser (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Florian Augstein (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lars Beckenbauer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Torsten Gelb (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jose Pardo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Garry McNeill (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Jurgen Goossen (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kodjo Giuly (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Manuel Almeida (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Dries van der Hoek (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stephen Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gerhard Kneissl (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Birnbaum (ATT) | 6 | |