Match Report


Hertha BSCHertha BSC     BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund
James DunlopJames Dunlop Computer Player Computer Player
Rolf LechnerR. Lechner76
G
1
G
60Jan KauderJ. Kauder
António HoyosA. Hoyos77
D
2
D
69Tobias FrieserT. Frieser
Julio HarrisJ. Harris77
D
3
D
68Rafael MartinsR. Martins
Filipe QuaresmaF. Quaresma79
D
4
D
68Simon NeuhausS. Neuhaus
Rui CardenasR. Cardenas80
D
5
D
66Paul RöhligP. Röhlig
Morten NygaardM. Nygaard82
M
6
M
58Jermaine MercerJ. Mercer
Franco PonceF. Ponce87
M
7
M
56Tiago CostaT. Costa
Eben AppiahE. Appiah89
M
8captain
M
54Eric LangeE. Lange
Tony MionnetT. Mionnet84
A
9
A
74Julian AndresJ. Andres
Daniel PalmaD. Palma85
A
10
A
67Generoso BachiniG. Bachini
P. Gilberto AntonelliniP. Antonellini89
A
captain11
A
65Samir OverathS. Overath
 
Julien MuhlsteinJ. Muhlstein71
D
12
D
64David SemedoD. Semedo
Richard EmertonR. Emerton83
M
13
A
62Alexander NeudeckerA. Neudecker
Michael ZavalaM. Zavala79
A
14
A
57Paul LindnerP. Lindner

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Olympiastadion where Hertha BSC play host to BV Borussia Dortmund. A crowd of 19,821 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hertha BSC and BV Borussia Dortmund are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Helmer.


0.00
The first half starts with BV Borussia Dortmund kicking off!
2.45
Tiago Costa flicks a high pass forward to Julian Andres who brings the ball under control. Julian Andres shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
9.58
Franco Ponce hits a low pass to Daniel Palma. Daniel Palma plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Mionnet and advances towards the goal... Daniel Palma looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Jan Kauder reads it well. Good save!
10.34
Simon Neuhaus threads a neat ball through to Tiago Costa. Tiago Costa knocks the ball forward to Samir Overath. Samir Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.11
Filipe Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Eben Appiah. Eben Appiah hits a low pass to P. Gilberto Antonellini. P. Gilberto Antonellini knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Palma. Daniel Palma rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
14.34
Tiago Costa sees Generoso Bachini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Generoso Bachini shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.25
Rafael Martins knocks the ball forward to Eric Lange. Eric Lange flicks a high pass forward. Julian Andres holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Andres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Rolf Lechner. Excellent save.
21.35
Julio Harris sweeps the ball up the wings. Daniel Palma shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jan Kauder comfortably smothers it!
24.21
Franco Ponce flicks a high pass forward. Tony Mionnet easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tony Mionnet rushes past Tobias Frieser! Tony Mionnet side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
26.54
Tiago Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Generoso Bachini. Generoso Bachini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Filipe Quaresma.
27.15
Jermaine Mercer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jermaine Mercer plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Andres and advances towards the goal... Jermaine Mercer takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.48
Paul Röhlig makes a probing pass to Eric Lange. Eric Lange deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samir Overath. Samir Overath shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
33.47
Jermaine Mercer makes a simple pass to Samir Overath. Samir Overath sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.05
Simon Neuhaus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Lange. Eric Lange changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eric Lange finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Tobias Frieser passes the ball forward to Eric Lange. Eric Lange makes a probing pass to Julian Andres. Julian Andres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julio Harris.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hertha BSC 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
The whistle blows and Hertha BSC kick off!
54.58
Franco Ponce flicks a high pass forward to Tony Mionnet who brings the ball under control. Tony Mionnet lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Palma. Daniel Palma makes a convincing header. Jan Kauder punches it away to safety.
60.36
Franco Ponce changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Franco Ponce shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.47
Without breaking stride, Franco Ponce plays the ball forward to Daniel Palma. Daniel Palma shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Jan Kauder smothers it!
73.29
Simon Neuhaus catches Daniel Palma in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Daniel Palma rubs his head but gets up unharmed.
75.48
Eric Lange threads a neat ball through to Generoso Bachini. Generoso Bachini finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
77.06
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Michael Zavala replacing Daniel Palma .
78.12
Julio Harris flicks a high pass forward. Franco Ponce controls it well on his chest. Franco Ponce hits a low pass to Michael Zavala. Michael Zavala knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Martins.
79.18
With vision, Filipe Quaresma plays the ball forward to Franco Ponce. Without breaking stride, Franco Ponce plays the ball forward to P. Gilberto Antonellini. P. Gilberto Antonellini advances inside the box! P. Gilberto Antonellini side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Jan Kauder. Excellent save.
84.21
Hertha BSC are in full control of this game.
89.53
Samir Overath knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Mercer. Jermaine Mercer flicks a high pass forward. Generoso Bachini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Generoso Bachini shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Samir Overath flicks a high pass forward to Eric Lange who brings the ball under control. Eric Lange hits a low pass to Generoso Bachini. Generoso Bachini tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hertha BSC

BV Borussia Dortmund
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
28.1%
38.2%
33.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jan Kauder of BV Borussia Dortmund

Match Ratings
1.Rolf Lechner (GK)
7
2.António Hoyos (DEF)
6
3.Julio Harris (DEF)
7
4.Filipe Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Rui Cardenas (DEF)
6
6.Morten Nygaard (MID)
6
7.Franco Ponce (MID)
8
8.Eben Appiah (MID)
6
9.Tony Mionnet (ATT)
6
10.Daniel Palma (ATT)
7
11.P. Gilberto Antonellini (ATT)
6
 
12.Julien Muhlstein (DEF)
0
13.Richard Emerton (MID)
0
14.Michael Zavala (ATT)
6

1.Jan Kauder (GK)
8
2.Tobias Frieser (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Martins (DEF)
6
4.Simon Neuhaus (DEF)red card
3
5.Paul Röhlig (DEF)
6
6.Jermaine Mercer (MID)
7
7.Tiago Costa (MID)
6
8.Eric Lange (MID)
7
9.Julian Andres (ATT)
6
10.Generoso Bachini (ATT)
6
11.Samir Overath (ATT)
6
 
12.David Semedo (DEF)
0
13.Alexander Neudecker (ATT)
0
14.Paul Lindner (ATT)
0