Match Report


FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04     BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund
Richard KetlandRichard Ketland Computer Player Computer Player
Pascal BorchardP. Borchard71
G
1
G
71Chris BurgessC. Burgess
George MentinkG. Mentink71
D
2captain
D
73Garry McallisterG. Mcallister
Simon SparwasserS. Sparwasser67
D
3
D
71Antonio LimaA. Lima
Roberto FonsecaR. Fonseca69
D
4
D
71Lorenzo SalaL. Sala
Torsten PolheimT. Polheim66
D
5
M
76Ralph WilcoxR. Wilcox
Graziano GuardalbenG. Guardalben71
M
6
M
75Billy HendryB. Hendry
Julian OliverJ. Oliver68
M
7
M
70Jan BackesJ. Backes
Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez76
M
captain8
M
70Billy McinnesB. Mcinnes
Matthias LinkeM. Linke75
M
9
A
75Luis CarcedoL. Carcedo
Guillaume KanouteG. Kanoute71
A
10
A
71Ivan HernandezI. Hernandez
Alberto GentoA. Gento71
A
11
A
70Jean-Philippe FioreseJ. Fiorese
 
Jonas MetzgerJ. Metzger67
M
12
D
71Jean-Claude BourdeauJ. Bourdeau
Scott RoyceS. Royce64
M
13
D
70Gabriel CabreraG. Cabrera
Sergio SoaresS. Soares67
A
14
A
69Frederico HerreroF. Herrero

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Veltins-Arena where FC Schalke 04 play host to BV Borussia Dortmund in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Schalke 04 are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while BV Borussia Dortmund appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cortes.


0.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off the first half!
3.09
Simon Sparwasser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graziano Guardalben. Graziano Guardalben kicks a strong pass forward to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.28
Billy Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Carcedo but the referee indicates it's offside!
8.43
Roberto Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Linke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthias Linke threads a neat ball through to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.15
Antonio Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister sees a break and surges forward. Garry Mcallister plays a quick one-two with Jean-Philippe Fiorese and rushes in on goal... Garry Mcallister rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
21.03
Jan Backes flicks a high pass forward. Billy Hendry collects the pass. Billy Hendry shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.21
Alberto Gento comes in with a late challenge on Lorenzo Sala. Alberto Gento is given a warning by the referee! Lorenzo Sala hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.40
Simon Sparwasser flicks a high pass forward. Julian Oliver collects the pass. Julian Oliver makes a simple pass to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Mcallister.
33.53
Lorenzo Sala comes in with a late challenge on Graziano Guardalben. The referee brings Lorenzo Sala to one side and gives him a warning! Graziano Guardalben runs off the knock.
39.30
Billy Hendry plays the ball forward to Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Torsten Polheim.
40.27
Ralph Wilcox sees a break and surges forward. Ralph Wilcox sees Luis Carcedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Carcedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Billy Mcinnes barges into Graziano Guardalben. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Graziano Guardalben grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Schalke 04 appear unchanged since the first half. BV Borussia Dortmund also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and BV Borussia Dortmund kick off!
47.13
Roberto Fonseca makes a strong solo run forward. Roberto Fonseca laces a weighted ball forward to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Chris Burgess comfortably smothers it!
53.07
Guillaume Kanoute flicks a high ball forward to Julian Oliver who takes it down. Julian Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento powers a header at goal. Chris Burgess punches it away to safety.
60.52
BV Borussia Dortmund have made a substitution with Jean-Claude Bourdeau replacing Jan Backes .
61.52
Billy Hendry hacks Julian Oliver from behind! The referee calls over Billy Hendry and shows him a yellow card! Julian Oliver stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.28
Lorenzo Sala makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Claude Bourdeau. Jean-Claude Bourdeau flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Hernandez who takes it down. Ivan Hernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
75.40
George Mentink sees Graziano Guardalben in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graziano Guardalben makes a probing pass to Guillaume Kanoute. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Claude Bourdeau.
77.39
FC Schalke 04 have made a substitution with Jonas Metzger replacing Graziano Guardalben .BV Borussia Dortmund have made 2 substitutions with Gabriel Cabrera replacing Billy Mcinnes and Frederico Herrero replacing Ivan Hernandez .
78.41
Garry Mcallister makes a simple pass to Ralph Wilcox. Ralph Wilcox flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Claude Bourdeau who brings the ball under control. Jean-Claude Bourdeau runs straight at the defence! Jean-Claude Bourdeau cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.02
Ivan Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Kanoute collects the pass. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Lima.
83.20
Jean-Philippe Fiorese threads the ball through to Frederico Herrero. Frederico Herrero whips in a cross ball towards Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.14
Julian Oliver kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gabriel Cabrera.
85.10
Jean-Claude Bourdeau knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
87.16
With some swift thinking, Jean-Claude Bourdeau plays the ball forward to Frederico Herrero. Frederico Herrero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
90.00
Simon Sparwasser threads a neat ball through to Ivan Fernandez. Ivan Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Kanoute easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillaume Kanoute knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Linke. Matthias Linke finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Chris Burgess keeps it out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Schalke 04

BV Borussia Dortmund
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
26.9%
43.6%
29.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pascal Borchard of FC Schalke 04

Match Ratings