Division Two League Match, Borussia Dortmund vs. Chelsea (Sun Apr 07)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Chelsea
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Rune Oldeide  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                           S_Maier GK  |  GK C_Freamon
                            R_Song DF  |  DF C_Berra
                              Lazo DF  |  DF Jo_Rankin_Cos
                         L_Rongifo DF  |  DF Adam_Young
                          N_Santos DF  |  DF F_Hierro
                          J_Height MF  |  DM D_Menga
                           A_Vidal MF  |  MF Mason_Mount
                      Steven_Davis MF  |  MF Ethan_Ampadu
                         R_M_Perry FW  |  MF N_Barella
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW Sobhi
                           C_Luigi FW  |  FW Cabralzinho
                                       |
                           I_Banks SUB |  SUB Fikayo_Tomori
                        M_Reiziger SUB |  SUB Zeuz
                           N_Vidic SUB |  SUB Lewis_Travis
                           Shaqiri SUB |  SUB Darron_Harris
                       Ivica_Strok SUB |  SUB Roy_Turnham

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 3  :(bor) L_Rongifo crosses into the box, finding R_M_Perry
          ...  Sobhi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Hunye going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 6  :(bor) Steven_Davis heads the ball back to C_Luigi
          ...  C_Luigi goes for goal !
          ...  But C_Freamon parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 7  :(bor) A_Vidal has it now
          ...  He takes on F_Hierro
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Bellamy!
          ...  C_Bellamy hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But C_Freamon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 7  :(chs) Sobhi holds the ball up
          ...  He sees F_Hierro in space!
          ...  Lazo with a nasty foul
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
Min. 8  :(bor) A_Vidal with a reverse pass to C_Luigi
          ...  C_Luigi tries to chip the ball over C_Freamon!
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Freamon's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  C_Freamon looks embarrassed!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 8  :(chs) Chelsea will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 8  :(chs) Mason_Mount controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Steven_Davis
          ...  He puts in F_Hierro!
          ...  F_Hierro with the side footed shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 9  :(bor) A_Vidal with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  C_Freamon beats the ball away
Min. 11 :(chs) Cabralzinho knocks it forward
          ...  N_Santos slips
          ...  Sobhi gets to it!
          ...  Lazo intercepts the pass
Min. 14 :(chs) C_Berra changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Barella
          ...  R_Song cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 15 :(bor) J_Height has it now
          ...  He takes on F_Hierro
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_M_Perry!
          ...  R_M_Perry blasts it at the goal !
          ...  C_Freamon gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 17 :(bor) R_M_Perry nutmegs F_Hierro
          ...  R_M_Perry curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  C_Freamon is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  That puts Borussia Dortmund ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 18 :(bor) J_Height sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Bellamy
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Hierro takes possession
Min. 19 :(chs) Mason_Mount beats Lazo
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But N_Santos slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 20 :(bor) N_Santos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to R_M_Perry
          ...  F_Hierro wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 25 :(bor) R_M_Perry with an in swinging cross to Steven_Davis
          ...  Steven_Davis with a bicycle kick !
          ...  C_Freamon with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Steven_Davis drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to L_Rongifo
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  C_Freamon makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 30 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sobhi
          ...  A cheeky lob from Sobhi !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ethan_Ampadu chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_Maier reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 31 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos floats the ball in to find Ethan_Ampadu
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Height
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 32 :(bor) Steven_Davis is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_M_Perry
          ...  But Jo_Rankin_Cos wins the ball
Min. 35 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu barges R_Song off the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Height belts it clear
Min. 36 :(chs) N_Barella bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But S_Maier comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 41 :(bor) C_Luigi with a simple pass to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry swings in the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 41 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos swings at A_Vidal
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  C_Bellamy hits it over the wall
          ...  C_Freamon gets his fingertips to it
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bor) J_Height holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  C_Freamon won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 44 :(bor) C_Luigi nutmegs C_Berra, he continues to run forward
          ...  C_Berra recovers to win the ball back
Min. 45 :(bor) J_Height miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_Bellamy though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  C_Bellamy leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  C_Freamon catches the ball
Min. 46 :(bor) R_Song with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  R_Song with the strike !
          ...  It floats over C_Freamon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(chs) D_Menga hoists the ball across to F_Hierro
          ...  F_Hierro tries to chip the ball over S_Maier!
          ...  S_Maier makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Menga hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to Cabralzinho
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But S_Maier hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 47 :(bor) R_M_Perry finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  R_M_Perry tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But C_Freamon makes an easy save
Min. 47 :(chs) Mason_Mount plays a long ball to C_Berra
          ...  C_Berra with the shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Ethan_Ampadu!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Maier
Min. 48 :(chs) N_Barella spots C_Berra who is in acres of space
          ...  N_Santos takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 49 :(bor) A_Vidal knocks it forward
          ...  F_Hierro slips
          ...  C_Bellamy gets to it!
          ...  C_Bellamy from 20 yards !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Steven_Davis hits it into the box!
          ...  R_M_Perry swings a leg at it!
          ...  But C_Freamon stops that one easily
Min. 49 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to N_Barella
          ...  N_Barella with a powerful diving header!
          ...  S_Maier catches the ball
Min. 50 :(bor) J_Height with a precise ball to Steven_Davis
          ...  Adam_Young cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 51 :(bor) C_Luigi with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Adam_Young
          ...  C_Luigi with a thundering drive!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 52 :(bor) Lazo runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Lazo gets up high for the header !
          ...  Brilliant save from C_Freamon
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 53 :(bor) A_Vidal moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy could have let it bounce!
          ...  C_Freamon with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 53 :(chs) Mason_Mount with a probing through ball N_Barella
          ...  N_Barella pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  S_Maier has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  S_Maier is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 55 :(bor) Steven_Davis beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Hunye
          ...  Steven_Davis bears down on goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans go wild!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  Nobody knows why
          ...  The referee turns the players away
          ...  The fans chant "The referee's a wanker!!"
Min. 55 :(bor) J_Height punches D_Menga off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(bor) A_Vidal with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by F_Hierro
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It comes to Lazo
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  C_Freamon fists it away
Min. 58 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu pushes it past the defender
          ...  A well-placed shot from Ethan_Ampadu !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 59 :(bor) The ball runs loose!
          ...  A_Vidal seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Vidal with the side footed shot!
          ...  C_Freamon guesses right
Min. 62 :(bor) A_Vidal with a penetrating pass to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry has a go!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 62 :(chs) Cabralzinho steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A thundering drive by Cabralzinho !
          ...  S_Maier with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 63 :(bor) Steven_Davis nutmegs the defender
          ...  A well-placed shot from Steven_Davis !
          ...  C_Freamon falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  C_Freamon looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 64 :(bor) Borussia Dortmund will now play D
Min. 64 :(chs) D_Menga is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Sobhi latches onto the ball
          ...  Sobhi tries the shot !
          ...  But S_Maier makes an easy save
Min. 65 :(bor) M_Reiziger is being brought on
          ...  R_Song is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(bor) Shaqiri will come on for J_Height and play MF
Min. 70 :(bor) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Ivica_Strok will come on for C_Bellamy and play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) Fikayo_Tomori is being brought on
          ...  Adam_Young is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) Zeuz comes on for Ethan_Ampadu and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(chs) Lewis_Travis is being brought on
          ...  N_Barella is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) a big roar from the crowd as Darron_Harris comes on for Sobhi to play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) Roy_Turnham comes on for Cabralzinho and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(bor) Shaqiri chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Luigi
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Luigi !
          ...  It floats over C_Freamon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 71 :(bor) A_Vidal controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Menga
          ...  He puts in R_M_Perry!
          ...  R_M_Perry with a little chip!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 75 :(bor) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  N_Vidic will come on for Lazo and play DF
Min. 78 :(chs) Zeuz with a slick pass to Roy_Turnham
          ...  A_Vidal rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is warned by J_Hunye
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 78 :(bor) N_Santos gets to the by line and finds Shaqiri with a beautiful cross
          ...  Zeuz with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Ian McNamara looks relieved
          ...  Rune Oldeide is far from happy with that decision
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Signal Iduna Park
Attendance           : 109,529
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : A_Vidal (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Luigi (8), R_M_Perry (17), Steven_Davis (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Height (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Mason_Mount
Scorers              : F_Hierro (8)
Sent Off             : Jo_Rankin_Cos (41)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          18        |       7
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       5
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          21        |       13
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 3 - 1 Chelsea
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  39   1   1   3  11 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  32   9   7  33 |  69   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  31   9   6  31 |  79   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
L_Rongifo      DF   2  30  11   6  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
N_Santos       DF   2  29  11   1  12 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Height       MF   3  16  32   8  22 |  69   0   2   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  48  -2
A_Vidal        MF   2  14  30   7  21 |  95   0   0   8   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 100   5
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  29  19  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  40  55
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  12  30  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   9  30  33 |  74   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
C_Luigi        FW   1   6   6  23  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  31   7   7  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  31   5   4  27 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shaqiri        MF   2  10  30  21  31 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Ivica_Strok    FW   3  10   8  34  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Freamon      GK  31   1   3   1  33 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  28  10   7  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Jo_Rankin_Cos  DF   2  27  12  10  21 |  41   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10 -10
Adam_Young     DF   1  27   1   6  25 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Hierro       DF   2  26   9   8  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  60   0  30
D_Menga        DM   3   9  29   7  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Mason_Mount    MF   2   7  28   7  12 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Ethan_Ampadu   MF   3   9  26   8  21 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Barella      MF   1   9  26   9  31 |  74   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  74   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Cabralzinho    FW   2   1   4  28  15 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Fikayo_Tomori  DF   3  28   8  10  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zeuz           MF   1   1  29  15  29 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Lewis_Travis   MF   1   5  25   2  40 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Darron_Harris  FW   1   4   2  26  45 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roy_Turnham    FW   1   4   4  26  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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