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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play host to SC Freiburg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while SC Freiburg appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Ziegler.


0.00
The whistle blows and SC Freiburg get the match underway!
6.24
Pedro Cruz makes a beautiful solo run. Pedro Cruz makes an attacking run forward. Pedro Cruz advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Pedro Cruz provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
8.41
Marc Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Martin Gelb collects the pass. Martin Gelb knocks the ball forward to Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger whips in a cross ball towards Noah Reimers. Noah Reimers heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Mauricio Dominguez. Excellent save.
9.40
Christian Bomers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Pascal Schröder. Pascal Schröder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Dominguez who gathers it comfortably.
16.12
Markus Schrader controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Schröder. Pascal Schröder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.56
Marc Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Christian Bomers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Showing composure, Christian Bomers laces a through ball forward to Noah Reimers. Noah Reimers whips in a cross ball towards Malte Schnellinger. Malte Schnellinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. BV Borussia Dortmund are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
22.06
Marc Bierhoff threads the ball through to Markus Schrader. With some swift thinking, Markus Schrader plays the ball forward to Noah Reimers. Noah Reimers whips in a cross ball towards Pascal Schröder. Pascal Schröder makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
28.35
Malte Schnellinger makes a simple pass to Noah Reimers. Noah Reimers whips in a cross ball towards Markus Schrader. Markus Schrader outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mauricio Dominguez with no chance!! Goal for BV Borussia Dortmund!
33.41
Under pressure, Marc Bierhoff clears the ball far upfield. Malte Schnellinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Mauricio Dominguez. Excellent save.
36.24
Anton Kistner knocks the ball forward to Matthias Kauder. Matthias Kauder plays the ball forward to Pascal Schröder. Pascal Schröder knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Umberto Scarponi.
42.57
Matthias Kauder flicks a high pass forward. Malte Schnellinger collects the pass. Malte Schnellinger makes a probing pass to Pascal Schröder but he's offside!
44.46
Matthias Kauder changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Matthias Kauder shoots from outside the area but is denied by Mauricio Dominguez. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and BV Borussia Dortmund get the second half underway!
49.41
Markus Schrader flicks a high pass forward to Noah Reimers who brings the ball under control. Noah Reimers whips in a cross ball towards Markus Schrader. Markus Schrader whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mauricio Dominguez with no chance!! Goal for BV Borussia Dortmund!
53.22
Jonathan Hall flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Lange. Lars Lange skips past Marc Bierhoff! Lars Lange shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.35
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
59.06
Jonathan Hall brings the ball forward. Jonathan Hall shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
60.40
BV Borussia Dortmund have made 2 substitutions with Greg Westwood replacing Matthias Kauder and Malte Gelb replacing Malte Schnellinger .
67.50
Lars Lange darts forward. Lars Lange threads the ball through into the box. Gerhard Geis tries a spectacular strike. Andy Zonneveld comfortably gets down and covers it.
69.46
Pedro Cruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Geis. Gerhard Geis edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Gerhard Geis provides some space. He shoots at goal. Andy Zonneveld is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.13
SC Freiburg have made a substitution with Eduardo Pinto replacing Umberto Scarponi .
81.04
Pedro Cruz kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Hall. Jonathan Hall runs straight at the defence! Jonathan Hall tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.24
Oliver Ziegler threads the ball through to Lars Lange. Lars Lange hits a low pass to Gerhard Geis. Gerhard Geis rushes past Christian Bomers! Gerhard Geis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SC Freiburg!
89.35
Pedro Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Geis collects the pass. Gerhard Geis controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alexander Frieser through on goal. Some silky footwork from Alexander Frieser provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Fantastic reactions from Marc Bierhoff blocks the shot!
90.00
Gavin Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Hall. Jonathan Hall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Lange. Lars Lange knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Zonneveld who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 51.5625 vs 48.4375
Play Area
Home team third: 32.81%, Midfield: 45.31%, Away team third: 21.88%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gerhard Geis of SC Freiburg

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Anton Kistner (DEF)
6
4. Marc Bierhoff (DEF)
6
5. Martin Gelb (DEF)
6
8
7. Don Gallacher (MID)
6
6
10. Noah Reimers (ATT)
7

12. Nils Welke (DEF)
0
13. Greg Westwood (MID)
6
14. Malte Gelb (ATT)
6

2. Gavin Elliott (DEF)
6
6
5. Paul Reimers (MID)
6
6. Lars Lange (MID)
8
7. Jonathan Hall (MID)
7
8. Pedro Cruz (MID)
7
6
11. Gerhard Geis (ATT)
9

12. Eduardo Pinto (DEF)
6
13. Marc Schnoor (MID)
0
14. Hannes Polheim (ATT)
0