Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play Reims in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. Reims lead by 2-0 from the first leg. A crowd of 16,782 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reims appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Helmer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
BV Borussia Dortmund are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reims appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Helmer.
0.00
0-0BV Borussia Dortmund start the match!
3.56
1-0Santino Cohen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walid Ferhaoui. Walid Ferhaoui threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger makes a defence splitting pass to Angelo De S. Correa. Angelo De S. Correa rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.07
1-0Walid Ferhaoui runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Walid Ferhaoui finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Sven Lindner.
7.46
1-0Ljubisa Minopoli takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gerhard Schönenborn reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
9.23
Without breaking stride, Santino Cohen plays the ball forward to Walid Ferhaoui. Walid Ferhaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger hits a low pass to Sven Wilke. Some silky footwork from Sven Wilke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Sven Lindner reads it well. Nice keeping!
10.53
Walid Ferhaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke plays a one-two with Angelo De S. Correa and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Sven Wilke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sven Wilke!
15.46
2-0Torsten Herzog runs straight at the opposition's defence. Torsten Herzog knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.24
Gerhard Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Overath holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Overath knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Piotr Lubanski.
20.16
2-0Torsten Herzog barges into Walid Ferhaoui. Torsten Herzog is warned by the referee! Walid Ferhaoui hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.02
Jakob Francke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gerhard Schönenborn. Seeing a gap ahead, Gerhard Schönenborn plays the ball forward to Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
27.43
2-0Piotr Lubanski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walid Ferhaoui. Walid Ferhaoui threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
28.45
Torsten Herzog deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Overath. Tobias Overath whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Ritzinger. Torsten Ritzinger beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
30.01
Walid Ferhaoui makes a simple pass to Sven Wilke. Sven Wilke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Jakob Francke plays the ball forward to Gerhard Schönenborn. Gerhard Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Overath holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Overath plays a quick one-two with Simon Töpfer and rushes in on goal... Tobias Overath looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Albrecht Prantl. Excellent save.
39.05
Santino Cohen sees Gustavo Rosario in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gustavo Rosario makes a simple pass to Angelo De S. Correa. Angelo De S. Correa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
42.36
2-0Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
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. Reims also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Reims kick off the second half!
55.48
Nick Maas pushes mid-way up the pitch. Nick Maas threads a neat ball through to Torsten Ritzinger. Torsten Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
59.16
Abdoulaye Irié Bi Séhi flicks the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Rosario. Gustavo Rosario makes a probing pass to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
60.05
2-0Reims have made 2 substitutions with Tobias Hermann replacing Jakob Francke and Dietmar Szepan replacing Gerhard Schönenborn .
73.57
2-0Torsten Herzog catches Ljubisa Minopoli on the ankles. The referee brings Torsten Herzog to one side and gives him another warning! Ljubisa Minopoli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.21
Reims have made a substitution with Sin'ichi Ito replacing Torsten Ritzinger .
84.25
Walid Ferhaoui darts forward. Walid Ferhaoui shoots from outside the area but Sven Lindner is on top of it.
85.26
Torsten Herzog brings the ball forward. Torsten Herzog controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Sin'ichi Ito through on goal. Sin'ichi Ito takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Albrecht Prantl.
86.31
2-0It's a corner kick. Nick Maas kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Some good footwork from Torsten Herzog provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Santino Cohen.
87.04
Gustavo Rosario flicks a high pass forward. Sven Wilke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sven Wilke edges inside the box! Sven Wilke comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Sven Lindner reads it well. Good save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
The game is drawn at 2-0 and so goes to penalties!
0-0Nicolas Hitzlsperger slowly runs up and fires a shot towards goal, but it clips the post and goes wide!
Tobias Overath takes a cautious run up. He curls the ball into the bottom right corner - goal!!
Sven Wilke takes a long run up. The ball clips the right post and goes in. Goal!
Rainer Lensing takes a short run up and fires a shot towards the top corner, but it hits the woodwork and bounces back out!
Angelo De S. Correa takes a short run up and fires a shot towards the top corner, but it hits the woodwork and bounces back out!
Simon Töpfer takes a long run up. The ball slams so fast inside the left post that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
Abdoulaye Irié Bi Séhi calmly steps up but it goes wide.
Sin'ichi Ito takes a stuttering run up. Sin'ichi Ito slots the ball inside the right post with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
Match Statistics
Full Time Score
3
3
Normal Play Goals
2
0
Penalty Shootout
1
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
27.3%
40.9%
31.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sven Wilke of BV Borussia Dortmund |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Albrecht Prantl (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Abdoulaye Irié Bi Séhi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Santino Cohen (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Hugo Leon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Piotr Lubanski (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gustavo Rosario (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Walid Ferhaoui (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Ljubisa Minopoli (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Sven Wilke (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Nicolas Hitzlsperger (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Angelo De S. Correa (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Atam Timmer (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paolo Panarelli (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Diogo Costa (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Sven Lindner (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gilbert Delorge (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sven Krüger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jakob Francke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nick Maas (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gerhard Schönenborn (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Torsten Herzog (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Simon Töpfer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tobias Overath (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Torsten Ritzinger (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Rainer Lensing (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tobias Hermann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Dietmar Szepan (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Sin'ichi Ito (ATT) | 6 | |