Match Report


BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund     FC Schalke 04FC Schalke 04
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marcel RaffM. Raff74
G
1captain
G
70Alexander RummeniggeA. Rummenigge
Sven ZiegenhagenS. Ziegenhagen76
D
2
D
76Armin WillA. Will
Francis GinolaF. Ginola72
D
3
D
69Alexander FriedmannA. Friedmann
David WillD. Will63
D
4
D
65Nils RiemannN. Riemann
Noah BierhoffN. Bierhoff73
M
captain5
M
73Andre BarrosA. Barros
Andy HigginbothamA. Higginbotham69
M
6
M
68Hannes BabbelH. Babbel
Torsten FrommT. Fromm63
M
7
M
67Oliver GleisensteinO. Gleisenstein
Mauricio MarquitosM. Marquitos60
M
8
M
66Nicolas BirnbaumN. Birnbaum
Ignacio OpschoorI. Opschoor75
A
9
A
67Aimo VoriaA. Voria
Menno GentileM. Gentile66
A
10
A
64Niccol˜ PiovaniN. Piovani
Sander SeedorfS. Seedorf66
A
11
A
53Arno GelbA. Gelb
 
Leon EmmerlichL. Emmerlich65
G
12
G
69Nicola Carlo BertarelliN. Bertarelli
Uwe EmmerlichU. Emmerlich58
D
13
G
62Kai SchraderK. Schrader
David DörnerD. Dörner58
G
14
M
57Michael Den TurkM. Den Turk

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play host to FC Schalke 04 in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both BV Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Niall Holmes.


0.00
BV Borussia Dortmund kick off and get the first half underway!
2.53
Sven Ziegenhagen knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Fromm. Torsten Fromm advances with the ball. Torsten Fromm shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
10.02
Sven Ziegenhagen chips the ball to his team mate, Noah Bierhoff. Noah Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward to Ignacio Opschoor who brings the ball under control. Ignacio Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Rummenigge who gathers it comfortably.
12.59
David Will deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Fromm. Torsten Fromm kicks a strong pass forward to Menno Gentile. Menno Gentile lofts in a cross ball towards Ignacio Opschoor. Ignacio Opschoor makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
14.30
Niccol˜ Piovani flicks a high ball forward to Aimo Voria who takes it down. Aimo Voria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marcel Raff manages to gather it easily.
15.56
Noah Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Menno Gentile collects the pass. Menno Gentile knocks in a cross ball towards Sander Seedorf. With a superhuman jump, Sander Seedorf connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Alexander Rummenigge has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.43
Armin Will flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Babbel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Babbel flicks a high pass forward to Arno Gelb who brings the ball under control. Arno Gelb shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
21.09
Torsten Fromm makes a simple pass to Ignacio Opschoor. Ignacio Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Friedmann.
24.34
Torsten Fromm makes a simple pass to Andy Higginbotham. Andy Higginbotham finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Alexander Rummenigge manages to gather it comfortably.
26.51
Nicolas Birnbaum kicks a strong pass forward to Niccol˜ Piovani. Niccol˜ Piovani knocks in a cross ball towards Aimo Voria. Aimo Voria directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
39.16
Armin Will passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Hannes Babbel. Hannes Babbel makes a simple pass to Aimo Voria. Aimo Voria lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's miles wide!
42.33
Noah Bierhoff clumsily knocks into Oliver Gleisenstein. Noah Bierhoff is shown the yellow card! Oliver Gleisenstein hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Oliver Gleisenstein runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Oliver Gleisenstein lofts in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Piovani. Niccol˜ Piovani directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
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 Schalke 04 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Schalke 04 kick off and get the second half underway!
47.27
Francis Ginola chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Fromm. Torsten Fromm knocks the ball forward to Andy Higginbotham. Andy Higginbotham threads a neat, attacking ball through to Sander Seedorf. Some silky footwork from Sander Seedorf provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
48.46
David Will kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Marquitos. Mauricio Marquitos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Fromm. Torsten Fromm shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.05
Hannes Babbel flicks a high pass forward. Arno Gelb controls it well on his chest. Arno Gelb skips past Francis Ginola! Arno Gelb strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Magnificent save by Marcel Raff!
54.31
Alexander Friedmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Gelb. Arno Gelb lofts in a cross ball towards Aimo Voria. Aimo Voria finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
55.14
David Will flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Fromm collects the pass. Torsten Fromm flicks the ball to his team mate, Sander Seedorf. Sander Seedorf passes the ball forward but Mauricio Marquitos is offside!
61.34
Ignacio Opschoor barges into Nils Riemann. The referee calls over Ignacio Opschoor and shows him a yellow card! Nils Riemann stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.15
David Will hacks Hannes Babbel from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hannes Babbel runs off the knock.
71.19
Hannes Babbel darts forward. Hannes Babbel knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Arno Gelb is offside!
72.52
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
77.04
FC Schalke 04 have made 2 substitutions with Kai Schrader replacing Niccol˜ Piovani and Michael Den Turk replacing Aimo Voria .
78.09
Torsten Fromm passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Andy Higginbotham. Andy Higginbotham kicks a strong pass forward to Ignacio Opschoor but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.15
David Will flicks a high pass forward. Ignacio Opschoor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ignacio Opschoor makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Noah Bierhoff. Nils Riemann hacks Noah Bierhoff from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
84.47
Hannes Babbel knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Barros. Andre Barros tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
85.29
David Will flicks a high pass forward to Andy Higginbotham who brings the ball under control. Andy Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Ignacio Opschoor. Ignacio Opschoor shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
89.39
Oliver Gleisenstein controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Babbel. Hannes Babbel plays a scrappy one-two with Kai Schrader and stumbles forward towards the goal... Hannes Babbel strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Marcel Raff.
90.00
It's a corner kick. Andre Barros loops the ball over to the far post. Kai Schrader rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

BV Borussia Dortmund

FC Schalke 04
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
29.5%
43.6%
26.9%

Scorers
Torsten Fromm 3
Sander Seedorf 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Fromm of BV Borussia Dortmund

Match Ratings