Match Report


BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund     SV Darmstadt 98SV Darmstadt 98
Computer Player Computer Player Rob Baker Rob Baker
Antoine Van RijswijkA. Van Rijswijk69
G
1
G
80Philipp RaffP. Raff
Sebastien MuhlsteinS. Muhlstein76
D
2
D
71Matthew EduseiM. Edusei
Antoine DaboA. Dabo70
D
3
D
71Samuele AnastasiS. Anastasi
Max KooistraM. Kooistra78
A
4
D
73Ernesto JimenezE. Jimenez
Rafael CastilloR. Castillo70
M
5
M
80Carlos MartinC. Martin
Markus DittrichM. Dittrich66
M
6
M
79Joe ToddJ. Todd
David MasonD. Mason69
M
7captain
M
85Armindo OdetA. Odet
Stefan NetzerS. Netzer72
M
8
M
80Jose SantosJ. Santos
Mauricio CroceM. Croce67
A
9
A
71Francisco OrtizF. Ortiz
Joseph IpouaJ. Ipoua74
A
10
A
70Gerhard WalterG. Walter
Seth WilliamsS. Williams70
A
captain11
A
75Scott PowellS. Powell
 
Eric GötzE. Götz68
A
12
M
74Jose HidalgoJ. Hidalgo
Olaf VosO. Vos67
A
13
M
75Aniello TaibiA. Taibi
Scott DavisS. Davis66
M
14
A
72Neil BestN. Best

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play host to SV Darmstadt 98. A crowd of 19,687 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both BV Borussia Dortmund and SV Darmstadt 98 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Kirschner.


0.00
SV Darmstadt 98 kick off!
2.26
Max Kooistra flicks a high ball forward to Antoine Dabo who takes it down. Antoine Dabo flicks a high pass forward to Joseph Ipoua who brings the ball under control. Joseph Ipoua lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Williams. Seth Williams heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.20
Samuele Anastasi hits a low pass to Armindo Odet. Armindo Odet darts forward. Armindo Odet lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Ortiz. Francisco Ortiz knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Antoine Van Rijswijk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.14
Markus Dittrich barges into Ernesto Jimenez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ernesto Jimenez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.24
David Mason flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Castillo collects the pass. Rafael Castillo shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.14
Markus Dittrich flicks a high pass forward. Seth Williams controls it well on his chest. Seth Williams shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
18.13
Matthew Edusei plays the ball forward to Joe Todd. Joe Todd kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Ortiz. Francisco Ortiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastien Muhlstein.
20.46
Ernesto Jimenez passes the ball forward to Scott Powell. Scott Powell chips the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Walter. Gerhard Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.45
Matthew Edusei makes a probing pass to Joe Todd. Joe Todd changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joe Todd whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Walter. Gerhard Walter makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.22
Ernesto Jimenez passes the ball forward to Jose Santos. With vision, Jose Santos picks a pass forward to Scott Powell. Scott Powell advances inside the box! Scott Powell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Antoine Van Rijswijk is on top of it.
26.43
Jose Santos flicks a high pass forward. Scott Powell controls it well on his chest. Scott Powell makes a probing pass between the defence to Joe Todd. Joe Todd makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Antoine Van Rijswijk.
27.52
It's a corner kick which Carlos Martin takes quickly, playing the ball short to Jose Santos. Jose Santos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.19
Samuele Anastasi threads the ball through to Matthew Edusei. Matthew Edusei flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Martin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Martin whips in a cross ball towards Joe Todd. Joe Todd jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Antoine Van Rijswijk. Excellent save.
33.22
David Mason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Williams. Seth Williams connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.25
Markus Dittrich flicks a high ball forward to David Mason who gracefully takes it down. David Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Philipp Raff who gathers it comfortably.
38.25
Matthew Edusei flicks a high pass forward to Ernesto Jimenez who brings the ball under control. Ernesto Jimenez flicks a high pass forward. Armindo Odet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Armindo Odet whips in a cross ball towards Gerhard Walter. Gerhard Walter beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
39.15
Sebastien Muhlstein hits a low pass to Markus Dittrich. Markus Dittrich flicks a high pass forward. Seth Williams controls it well on his chest. Seth Williams whips in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Samuele Anastasi happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
Rafael Castillo flicks a high pass forward to Markus Dittrich who brings the ball under control. Markus Dittrich finds some space and shoots from distance. Philipp Raff gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. BV Borussia Dortmund appear unchanged since the first half. SV Darmstadt 98 have changed their lineup with Neil Best replacing Scott Powell.

45.00
The second half starts with BV Borussia Dortmund kicking off!
47.29
Samuele Anastasi flicks a high pass forward. Armindo Odet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Armindo Odet flicks a high pass forward. Joe Todd collects the pass. Joe Todd lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Martin. Carlos Martin gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.37
Joe Todd flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Best. Neil Best knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antoine Van Rijswijk who gathers it comfortably.
53.29
Francisco Ortiz sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Ortiz lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Martin. Carlos Martin makes a convincing header but Antoine Van Rijswijk is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
57.55
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Santos laces a weighted ball forward to Armindo Odet. Armindo Odet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
60.29
SV Darmstadt 98 have made 2 substitutions with Jose Hidalgo replacing Jose Santos and Aniello Taibi replacing Joe Todd .
63.25
Markus Dittrich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Netzer. Stefan Netzer lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Williams. Seth Williams is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.52
Ernesto Jimenez threads the ball through to Neil Best. Neil Best makes a probing pass between the defence to Armindo Odet. Armindo Odet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
67.50
Antoine Dabo flicks a high pass forward to David Mason who brings the ball under control. David Mason lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for BV Borussia Dortmund!
72.14
Samuele Anastasi makes a simple pass to Armindo Odet. Armindo Odet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aniello Taibi. Aniello Taibi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.50
BV Borussia Dortmund have made 2 substitutions with Olaf Vos replacing David Mason and Scott Davis replacing Joseph Ipoua .SV Darmstadt 98 appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
87.06
Aniello Taibi flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Walter collects the pass. Gerhard Walter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armindo Odet but the linesman indicates offside!
89.59
Jose Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Francisco Ortiz. Francisco Ortiz knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Best. Neil Best jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

BV Borussia Dortmund

SV Darmstadt 98
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.7%
62.3%
Play Area
32.5%
41.6%
26%

Scorers
Seth Williams 2, 33, 63
Mauricio Croce 67
Francisco Ortiz 8
Carlos Martin 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Seth Williams of BV Borussia Dortmund

Match Ratings
1.Antoine Van Rijswijk (GK)
7
2.Sebastien Muhlstein (DEF)
6
3.Antoine Dabo (DEF)
6
4.Max Kooistra (ATT)
6
5.Rafael Castillo (MID)
6
6.Markus Dittrich (MID)yellow card
6
7.David Mason (MID)
6
8.Stefan Netzer (MID)
6
9.Mauricio Croce (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Joseph Ipoua (ATT)
6
11.Seth Williams (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Eric Götz (ATT)
0
13.Olaf Vos (ATT)
6
14.Scott Davis (MID)
6

1.Philipp Raff (GK)
6
2.Matthew Edusei (DEF)
6
3.Samuele Anastasi (DEF)
7
4.Ernesto Jimenez (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Martin (MID)goal scored
7
6.Joe Todd (MID)
7
7.Armindo Odet (MID)
7
8.Jose Santos (MID)
6
9.Francisco Ortiz (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Gerhard Walter (ATT)
6
11.Scott Powell (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Hidalgo (MID)
6
13.Aniello Taibi (MID)
6
14.Neil Best (ATT)
6