Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadion am Bruchweg where FSV Mainz 05 play host to BV Borussia Dortmund. A crowd of 20,205 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FSV Mainz 05 and BV Borussia Dortmund are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
BV Borussia Dortmund kick off the first half!
2.32
Florian Behrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell passes the ball forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
6.42
Lee Myers advances with the ball. Lee Myers flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Brehme who gathers it comfortably.
8.58
Mark Newby chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Overath. Sven Overath is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Tomas Veloso has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.22
Torsten Köller flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien makes a simple pass to Martin Döring. Martin Döring shoots from 20 yards but somehow Pascal Brehme manages to keep it out.
14.04
Torsten Köller sees space and advances. Torsten Köller makes a probing pass to Martin Döring. Martin Döring plays a perfect one-two with Niccolo Thirlwell and rushes in on goal... Martin Döring takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.03
Samir Emmerlich makes a beautiful solo run. Samir Emmerlich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Overath but he's offside!
32.22
Niccolo Thirlwell barges into Steffen Nahrstedt. The referee calls over Niccolo Thirlwell and warns him to calm down! Steffen Nahrstedt stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.27
Mark Newby barges into Dave Lodewijks. Mark Newby is warned by the referee! Dave Lodewijks stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.22
Dave Lodewijks kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Döring. Martin Döring whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Torsten Köller hacks Bruno Monteiro from behind! The referee calls over Torsten Köller and warns him to calm down! Bruno Monteiro runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
FSV Mainz 05 kick off the second half!
49.20
Mark Newby surges forward with the ball. Mark Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.13
Harvey Boertien comes in with a late challenge on Mark Newby. Harvey Boertien is warned by the referee! Mark Newby grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.03
Torsten Köller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Lodewijks. Dave Lodewijks sees space and advances. Dave Lodewijks knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Döring. Martin Döring flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Pascal Brehme had no chance!! Goal for FSV Mainz 05!
71.13
Lee Myers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harvey Boertien. Harvey Boertien passes the ball forward to Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell plays a perfect one-two with Martin Döring and rushes in on goal... Niccolo Thirlwell tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.01
Thomas Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anton Schöll.
78.22
Florian Behrens makes a simple pass to Dave Lodewijks. Dave Lodewijks makes a probing pass to Martin Döring. Martin Döring knocks in a cross ball towards Niccolo Thirlwell. Niccolo Thirlwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Martin Döring of FSV Mainz 05
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.8%
37.2%
Play Area
28.2%
47.4%
24.4%