Match Report


Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt     BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund
Iain RicherIain Richer Richard Ketland Richard Ketland
Tadashi SaitoT. Saito76
G
1
G
70Chris BurgessC. Burgess
Ivar WijkerI. Wijker74
D
2
D
70Lorenzo SalaL. Sala
Claudio CircatiC. Circati73
D
captain3captain
D
74Ga‘l BossisG. Bossis
Ricardo SemedoR. Semedo73
D
4
D
70Gabriel CabreraG. Cabrera
Benjamin GaillotB. Gaillot72
D
5
M
74Billy HendryB. Hendry
Dmitri YashinD. Yashin89
M
6
M
75Malte KirschnerM. Kirschner
Francisco MarinF. Marin81
M
7
M
73Chris WilliamsonC. Williamson
Quim ReisQ. Reis77
M
8
M
75Ralph WilcoxR. Wilcox
Chris HughesC. Hughes80
A
9
A
68Frederico HerreroF. Herrero
Albert MerinoA. Merino79
A
10
A
74Luis CarcedoL. Carcedo
Jose FernandezJ. Fernandez77
A
11
A
71Ivan HernandezI. Hernandez
 
Matthias TurekM. Turek76
A
12
A
69Jean-Philippe FioreseJ. Fiorese
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes75
M
13
M
43James RodgersJ. Rodgers
Charles MarquetC. Marquet75
M
14
A
68Dominic CampbellD. Campbell

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Commerzbank Arena where Eintracht Frankfurt play host to BV Borussia Dortmund. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eintracht Frankfurt are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while BV Borussia Dortmund appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nikolas Schulze.


0.00
The first half starts with BV Borussia Dortmund kicking off!
4.22
Gabriel Cabrera makes a probing pass to Frederico Herrero. Frederico Herrero whips in a cross ball towards Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Tadashi Saito had no chance!! Goal for BV Borussia Dortmund!
16.35
Chris Williamson threads a neat ball through to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo plays a one-two with Frederico Herrero and rushes in on goal... Luis Carcedo rockets a shot on goal. Tadashi Saito comfortably gets down and covers it.
21.50
Dmitri Yashin decides to run forward with the ball. Dmitri Yashin knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.45
Billy Hendry threads the ball through to Ivan Hernandez. Ivan Hernandez skips past Claudio Circati! Ivan Hernandez shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.04
Quim Reis threads a neat ball through to Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
36.42
Quim Reis hacks Lorenzo Sala from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lorenzo Sala runs off the knock.
38.18
Ricardo Semedo flicks a high pass forward to Chris Hughes who brings the ball under control. Chris Hughes flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Marin who takes it down. Francisco Marin plays a scrappy one-two with Chris Hughes and advances towards the goal... Francisco Marin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Francisco Marin!
44.23
Billy Hendry threads a neat ball through to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Hernandez. With a superhuman jump, Ivan Hernandez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Ivan Hernandez scores for BV Borussia Dortmund!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eintracht Frankfurt appear unchanged since the first half. BV Borussia Dortmund also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Eintracht Frankfurt kick off!
47.33
Ricardo Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Dmitri Yashin. Dmitri Yashin flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Burgess who gathers it comfortably.
48.08
Quim Reis hits a low pass to Chris Hughes. Chris Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fernandez. Jose Fernandez makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.27
Francisco Marin sees Quim Reis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Quim Reis rushes past Ralph Wilcox! Quim Reis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eintracht Frankfurt!
54.09
Francisco Marin hits a low pass to Dmitri Yashin. Dmitri Yashin shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
57.27
Ricardo Semedo flicks a high ball forward to Quim Reis who takes it down. Quim Reis flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fernandez collects the pass. Jose Fernandez passes the ball forward to Albert Merino. Albert Merino comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.05
Eintracht Frankfurt have made a substitution with Charles Marquet replacing Chris Hughes .
65.42
Albert Merino comes in with a late challenge on Ga‘l Bossis. Albert Merino is shown the yellow card! Ga‘l Bossis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.18
Frederico Herrero passes the ball forward to Luis Carcedo. Luis Carcedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.13
Quim Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Merino. Albert Merino passes the ball forward to Francisco Marin. Francisco Marin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Francisco Marin!
77.09
BV Borussia Dortmund have made 3 substitutions with Jean-Philippe Fiorese replacing Luis Carcedo, James Rodgers replacing Billy Hendry and Dominic Campbell replacing Frederico Herrero .
78.16
Ralph Wilcox knocks the ball forward to Dominic Campbell. Dominic Campbell shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.23
With imagination, Ricardo Semedo plays the ball forward to Albert Merino. Albert Merino tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eintracht Frankfurt

BV Borussia Dortmund
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
24.2%
45.5%
30.3%

Scorers
Francisco Marin 38, 71
Quim Reis 49
Luis Carcedo 4
Ivan Hernandez 27, 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Marin of Eintracht Frankfurt

Match Ratings
1.Tadashi Saito (GK)
6
2.Ivar Wijker (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Circati (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Semedo (DEF)
7
5.Benjamin Gaillot (DEF)
6
6.Dmitri Yashin (MID)
6
7.Francisco Marin (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Quim Reis (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
9.Chris Hughes (ATT)
7
10.Albert Merino (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Jose Fernandez (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthias Turek (ATT)
0
13.Manuel Antunes (MID)
0
14.Charles Marquet (MID)
6

1.Chris Burgess (GK)
6
2.Lorenzo Sala (DEF)
6
3.Ga‘l Bossis (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Cabrera (DEF)
6
5.Billy Hendry (MID)
6
6.Malte Kirschner (MID)
6
7.Chris Williamson (MID)
6
8.Ralph Wilcox (MID)
6
9.Frederico Herrero (ATT)
6
10.Luis Carcedo (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ivan Hernandez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jean-Philippe Fiorese (ATT)
6
13.James Rodgers (MID)
6
14.Dominic Campbell (ATT)
6