Match Report


BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund     Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach
Will SullyWill Sully Computer Player Computer Player
Youri KolyvanovY. Kolyvanov76
G
captain1
G
67Jimmy SartorJ. Sartor
Brendan GerrardB. Gerrard73
D
2
D
71Nikolas BabbelN. Babbel
Christian NyarkoC. Nyarko86
D
3
D
67Juan KikoJ. Kiko
Bruno AvalosB. Avalos71
D
4
D
66Maurice KellerM. Keller
Eugène TouréE. Touré74
M
5
M
68Billy MillsB. Mills
Callum FergusonC. Ferguson77
M
6captain
M
66Andres MarquezA. Marquez
Ciro Di SalvatoreC. Di Salvatore73
M
7
M
66Roy Van HaarenR. Van Haaren
Luis FaríasL. Farías75
M
8
M
65Chris LampardC. Lampard
Chris YbarraC. Ybarra75
A
9
A
75Simon RaffS. Raff
Robert JacobsR. Jacobs75
A
10
A
61Oliver KistnerO. Kistner
Jose ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta70
A
11
A
60Oliver HässlerO. Hässler
 
Carl MersonC. Merson68
D
12
G
66Marc EderM. Eder
Ulrich KerhuielU. Kerhuiel72
M
13
M
65Seb UrasS. Uras
Gabriel HidalgoG. Hidalgo76
A
14
D
65Armin JanesA. Janes

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Signal Iduna Park where BV Borussia Dortmund play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both BV Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Schnoor.


0.00
BV Borussia Dortmund get the match underway!
2.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Brendan Gerrard plays the ball forward to Callum Ferguson. Callum Ferguson makes a probing pass to Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jimmy Sartor who gathers it comfortably.
4.42
Roy Van Haaren makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Youri Kolyvanov who gathers it comfortably.
6.28
Brendan Gerrard knocks the ball forward to Ciro Di Salvatore. Ciro Di Salvatore flicks a high pass forward. Chris Ybarra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Ybarra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan Kiko.
8.26
Chris Lampard knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.46
Brendan Gerrard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Farías. Luis Farías chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Ybarra. Chris Ybarra sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.53
Luis Farías makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Zubizarreta. Jose Zubizarreta sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.14
Callum Ferguson sees Robert Jacobs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Jacobs edges inside the box! Robert Jacobs makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.15
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.32
Billy Mills chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Avalos.
26.23
Oliver Hässler barges into Christian Nyarko. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Christian Nyarko stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.57
Eugène Touré sees Chris Ybarra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chris Ybarra knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Zubizarreta. Jose Zubizarreta jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.50
Luis Farías comes in with a late challenge on Billy Mills. Luis Farías is given a warning by the referee! Billy Mills grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.10
Chris Lampard threads a neat ball through to Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
36.28
Maurice Keller decides to run forward with the ball. Maurice Keller darts forward. Maurice Keller knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Youri Kolyvanov is on top of it.
38.42
Ciro Di Salvatore plays the ball forward to Chris Ybarra. Chris Ybarra whips in a cross ball towards Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs whips the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Jimmy Sartor as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
39.48
Callum Ferguson takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Nikolas Babbel reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
40.01
Christian Nyarko hits a low pass to Ciro Di Salvatore. Ciro Di Salvatore threads the ball through to Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Zubizarreta but the linesman indicates offside!
42.16
Ciro Di Salvatore flicks a high pass forward. Jose Zubizarreta holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Robert Jacobs scores for BV Borussia Dortmund!!
45.00
Roy Van Haaren picks a pass forward to Simon Raff. Simon Raff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Nyarko.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach get the second half underway!
51.22
Roy Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward to Simon Raff who brings the ball under control. Simon Raff knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
53.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Marquez plays the ball forward to Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brendan Gerrard.
54.30
Oliver Kistner hacks Christian Nyarko from behind! The referee brings Oliver Kistner to one side and gives him a warning! Christian Nyarko hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.50
Christian Nyarko sees Eugène Touré in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugène Touré threads a neat ball through to Chris Ybarra. Chris Ybarra sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
60.54
BV Borussia Dortmund have made a substitution with Carl Merson replacing Christian Nyarko .
61.55
Callum Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.08
Brendan Gerrard threads the ball through to Callum Ferguson. Callum Ferguson plays the ball forward to Chris Ybarra. Chris Ybarra lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Zubizarreta. Maurice Keller hacks Jose Zubizarreta from behind! Jose Zubizarreta appeals for a penalty! Given!!
66.08
The referee points to the spot..
67.15
Robert Jacobs takes a stuttering run up. The ball flies into the bottom right corner - goal!!
73.01
Carl Merson flicks a high pass forward. Ciro Di Salvatore collects the pass. Ciro Di Salvatore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Ybarra. Chris Ybarra knocks the ball forward to Robert Jacobs but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.57
BV Borussia Dortmund have made a substitution with Ulrich Kerhuiel replacing Callum Ferguson .
78.58
Luis Farías makes a simple pass to Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.38
Luis Farías clumsily knocks into Billy Mills. The referee warns Luis Farías again to calm down! Billy Mills gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

BV Borussia Dortmund

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

Possession
63.5%
36.5%
Play Area
29.7%
41.9%
28.4%

Scorers
Robert Jacobs 16, 42, 67 (p)
Jose Zubizarreta 31

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Jacobs of BV Borussia Dortmund

Match Ratings
1.Youri Kolyvanov (GK)
6
2.Brendan Gerrard (DEF)
6
3.Christian Nyarko (DEF)
6
4.Bruno Avalos (DEF)
6
5.Eugène Touré (MID)
6
6.Callum Ferguson (MID)
7
7.Ciro Di Salvatore (MID)
7
8.Luis Farías (MID)
6
9.Chris Ybarra (ATT)
7
10.Robert Jacobs (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jose Zubizarreta (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Carl Merson (DEF)
6
13.Ulrich Kerhuiel (MID)
6
14.Gabriel Hidalgo (ATT)
0

1.Jimmy Sartor (GK)
6
2.Nikolas Babbel (DEF)
6
3.Juan Kiko (DEF)
6
4.Maurice Keller (DEF)
6
5.Billy Mills (MID)
6
6.Andres Marquez (MID)
6
7.Roy Van Haaren (MID)
6
8.Chris Lampard (MID)
6
9.Simon Raff (ATT)
6
10.Oliver Kistner (ATT)
6
11.Oliver Hässler (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Marc Eder (GK)
0
13.Seb Uras (MID)
0
14.Armin Janes (DEF)
0