Match Report
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 20,512 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Ziegler.
The pitch is in poor condition.
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SpVgg Greuther Fürth appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Ziegler.
0.00
0-0BV Borussia Dortmund start the match!
2.24
0-0Anton Kistner darts forward. Anton Kistner flicks a high pass forward. Martin Jaschke controls it well on his chest. Martin Jaschke tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
3.45
0-0Don Gallacher barges into Jochem Van Der Meyde. The referee calls over Don Gallacher and shows him a yellow card! Jochem Van Der Meyde runs off the knock.
9.11
0-0Marc Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Anton Kistner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anton Kistner brings the ball forward. Anton Kistner makes a probing pass to Matthias Kauder but he's offside!
15.30
Seeing a gap ahead, David Neuhaus plays the ball forward to Sebastiao Moreira. Sebastiao Moreira runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sebastiao Moreira skips past Martin Gelb! Sebastiao Moreira strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies just off target!
16.44
0-0Martin Gelb receives the ball from a throw-in from Marc Bierhoff. Martin Gelb passes the ball forward to Markus Schrader. Markus Schrader passes the ball forward to Malte Gelb. Malte Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger flicks the ball with his head. Gary McNeill comfortably punches it away to safety.
18.58
0-0Markus Schrader surges forward with the ball. Markus Schrader knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Fanni.
22.55
Markus Schrader sees Matthias Kauder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthias Kauder threads a neat ball through to Martin Jaschke. Martin Jaschke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.42
Markus Schrader threads a neat ball through to Martin Jaschke. Martin Jaschke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Schrader but he's offside!
30.14
Don Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Kauder holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthias Kauder shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.29
Sebastiao Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Torres. Romero P. Torres passes the ball forward but Torsten Reimers is offside!
33.46
Anton Kistner threads a neat ball through to Martin Jaschke. Martin Jaschke makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Jaschke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
36.20
Martin Gelb flicks a high pass forward to Malte Schnellinger who brings the ball under control. Malte Schnellinger makes a simple pass to Malte Gelb. Malte Gelb whips in a cross ball towards Martin Jaschke. With a superhuman jump, Martin Jaschke connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
38.26
Sebastiao Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benoit Carlier. Benoit Carlier lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Moreira. Sebastiao Moreira beats his man to it with a header. Andy Zonneveld gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
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. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the second half underway!
49.11
Martin Jaschke threads a neat ball through to Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Jaschke. Martin Jaschke makes a looping header on goal but Gary McNeill is on top of it.
51.01
Don Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kauder. Matthias Kauder shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.04
0-0SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made 2 substitutions with Kai Ouindi replacing Benoit Carlier and Hannes Scholz replacing Jochem Van Der Meyde .
61.10
1-0Marc Bierhoff takes a short throw-in bringing Martin Gelb into play. Martin Gelb sees space and advances. Martin Gelb knocks the ball forward to Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger shoots from 25 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.10
BV Borussia Dortmund have made 2 substitutions with Mario Pinheiro replacing Markus Schrader and Pascal Schröder replacing Martin Jaschke .
66.34
Hannes Scholz hits a low pass to Kai Ouindi. Kai Ouindi plays a one-two with Romero P. Torres and advances towards the goal... Kai Ouindi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
69.36
Marc Bierhoff hits a low pass to Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher makes a simple pass to Matthias Kauder. Matthias Kauder knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
72.47
Ricardo Garrido deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Torres. Romero P. Torres whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Reimers. Torsten Reimers makes a convincing header but it curls horrendously wide!
75.47
Matthias Kauder knocks the ball forward to Mario Pinheiro. Mario Pinheiro threads the ball through to Malte Gelb. Malte Gelb knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Schröder. Pascal Schröder powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.49
BV Borussia Dortmund have made a substitution with Nils Welke replacing Marc Bierhoff .
81.20
Mario Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Malte Gelb. Malte Gelb shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.54
Mario Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger whips in a cross ball towards Malte Gelb. Malte Gelb powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.56
Nils Welke makes a beautiful solo run. Nils Welke whips in a cross ball towards Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Mario Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Gelb. Malte Gelb makes a deft header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
20.8%
45.8%
33.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Malte Schnellinger of BV Borussia Dortmund |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andy Zonneveld (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Anton Kistner (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Christian Bomers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marc Bierhoff (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Martin Gelb (DEF) | 8 | |
| 6. | Markus Schrader (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Don Gallacher (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Matthias Kauder (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Jaschke (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Malte Gelb (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Malte Schnellinger (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Nils Welke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mario Pinheiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Pascal Schröder (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Gary McNeill (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | David Neuhaus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Philipp Polheim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nicolas Fanni (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ricardo Garrido (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sebastiao Moreira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Romero P. Torres (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Torsten Reimers (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jochem Van Der Meyde (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Benoit Carlier (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Hugo Castro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kai Ouindi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Hannes Scholz (MID) | 6 | |