Match Report


BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund     FC KölnFC Köln
Iain RicherIain Richer Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht PrantlA. Prantl76
G
1
G
67Nikolas RothN. Roth
Abdoulaye Irié Bi SéhiA. Irié Bi Séhi85
D
2
D
67Simone CampedelliS. Campedelli
Henry SwiftH. Swift77
D
3
D
66Kieron EdghillK. Edghill
Oliver MatthäusO. Matthäus71
D
4
D
64Yves CatherineY. Catherine
Piotr LubanskiP. Lubanski75
D
5
D
64Craig ClelandC. Cleland
Juan-Carlos GuardiolaJ. Guardiola73
M
captain6
M
71Tiago NascimentoT. Nascimento
Walid FerhaouiW. Ferhaoui79
M
7
M
66Kees De RomijnK. De Romijn
Bart Van Der GunB. Van Der Gun73
M
8
M
65Simon WelkeS. Welke
Angelo De S. CorreaA. Correa78
A
9
A
70Arno NeudeckerA. Neudecker
Nicolas HitzlspergerN. Hitzlsperger76
A
10captain
A
63Nico KoschmiederN. Koschmieder
Diogo CostaD. Costa74
A
11
A
52Hauke SchäferH. Schäfer
 
Ángel SanhuezaÁ. Sanhueza90
A
12
G
66Oliver RohrschneiderO. Rohrschneider
Paolo PanarelliP. Panarelli75
M
13
M
57Tobias DöringT. Döring
Sven WilkeS. Wilke73
A
14
M
57Nico EngelsN. Engels

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play host to FC Köln. A crowd of 16,232 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both BV Borussia Dortmund and FC Köln are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Rahn.


0.00
BV Borussia Dortmund kick off the first half!
2.19
Walid Ferhaoui passes the ball forward to Angelo De S. Correa. Angelo De S. Correa whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Costa. Diogo Costa connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
6.39
Juan-Carlos Guardiola sees a break and surges forward. Juan-Carlos Guardiola threads the ball through to Angelo De S. Correa but he's offside!
9.07
Piotr Lubanski threads the ball through to Bart Van Der Gun. Bart Van Der Gun threads the ball through to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger plays a scrappy one-two with Diogo Costa and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Nicolas Hitzlsperger provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but Nikolas Roth is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
12.43
Henry Swift decides to run forward with the ball. Henry Swift flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Costa collects the pass. Diogo Costa tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
14.04
Craig Cleland hacks Diogo Costa from behind! The referee calls over Craig Cleland and warns him to calm down! Diogo Costa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Yves Catherine picks a pass forward to Kees De Romijn. Kees De Romijn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Koschmieder. Nico Koschmieder shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
20.43
Walid Ferhaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger plays a quick one-two with Diogo Costa and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Nicolas Hitzlsperger provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
22.05
Diogo Costa hacks Kieron Edghill from behind! Diogo Costa is shown the yellow card! Kieron Edghill runs off the knock.
24.02
Without breaking stride, Bart Van Der Gun plays the ball forward to Diogo Costa. Diogo Costa finds some space and shoots from distance but Nikolas Roth reads it well. Fabulous stop!
27.20
Oliver Matthäus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Walid Ferhaoui. Walid Ferhaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger plays a quick one-two with Diogo Costa and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Hitzlsperger looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
30.46
Bart Van Der Gun passes the ball forward to Angelo De S. Correa. Angelo De S. Correa plays a one-two with Nicolas Hitzlsperger and rushes in on goal... Angelo De S. Correa shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
34.33
Juan-Carlos Guardiola hits a low pass to Angelo De S. Correa. Angelo De S. Correa shoots from outside the area but Nikolas Roth reads it well. Nice save!
38.40
Walid Ferhaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.18
Kieron Edghill threads a neat ball through to Simon Welke. Simon Welke decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Welke lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Neudecker. Arno Neudecker beats his man to it with a header but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. BV Borussia Dortmund appear unchanged since the first half. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half. The BV Borussia Dortmund players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Köln kick off and get the second half underway!
47.14
Walid Ferhaoui hits a low pass to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger advances inside the box! Nicolas Hitzlsperger shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.26
Oliver Matthäus flicks a high pass forward. Walid Ferhaoui controls it well on his chest. Walid Ferhaoui makes a simple pass to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger rushes past Kieron Edghill! Nicolas Hitzlsperger cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Nikolas Roth. Excellent save.
53.45
Walid Ferhaoui flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Hitzlsperger who gracefully takes it down. Nicolas Hitzlsperger shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.37
Oliver Matthäus kicks a strong pass forward to Walid Ferhaoui. Walid Ferhaoui sees Nicolas Hitzlsperger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolas Hitzlsperger rushes past Yves Catherine! Nicolas Hitzlsperger shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.48
Oliver Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Guardiola. Juan-Carlos Guardiola runs straight at the opposition's defence. Juan-Carlos Guardiola kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Costa but the referee indicates it's offside!
60.12
FC Köln have made a substitution with Nico Engels replacing Hauke Schäfer .
73.42
Walid Ferhaoui knocks the ball forward to Angelo De S. Correa. Angelo De S. Correa shoots from outside the area but Nikolas Roth reads it well. Fabulous save!
75.41
Juan-Carlos Guardiola chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Costa. Diogo Costa shoots from long range but somehow Nikolas Roth manages to keep it out.
77.45
Juan-Carlos Guardiola runs straight at the opposition's defence. Juan-Carlos Guardiola finds some space and shoots from distance. Nikolas Roth gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
79.22
Walid Ferhaoui makes an attacking run forward. Walid Ferhaoui plays a scrappy one-two with Diogo Costa and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Walid Ferhaoui provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Nikolas Roth is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.20
Kees De Romijn barges into Walid Ferhaoui. The referee calls over Kees De Romijn and shows him a yellow card! Walid Ferhaoui runs off the knock.
89.18
Walid Ferhaoui flicks a high pass forward. Angelo De S. Correa collects the pass. Angelo De S. Correa lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

BV Borussia Dortmund

FC Köln
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
14
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
74%
26%
Play Area
13.7%
45.2%
41.1%

Scorers
Nicolas Hitzlsperger 47, 89
Walid Ferhaoui 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Hitzlsperger of BV Borussia Dortmund

Match Ratings