Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 3, Borussia Dortmund vs. Barcelona (Wed Mar 26)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Barcelona
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-1-4-1 C
                         Rune Oldeide  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           F_Olsen GK  |  GK T_McGill
                            R_Song DF  |  DF D_Burn
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF T_Haas
                         L_Rongifo DF  |  DF Arthur
                              Lazo DF  |  DF M_Rojo
                          J_Height DM  |  DM J_James
                           A_Vidal MF  |  MF Taliyah_Jnr
                      Steven_Davis MF  |  MF F_Rijkaard
                         El_Payaso MF  |  MF Amine_Harit
                           M_Klose FW  |  MF Yamal
                          T_Brolin FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                          A_Thepot SUB |  SUB P_Kohn
                        M_Reiziger SUB |  SUB D_Aitken
                          N_Santos SUB |  SUB Tonali
                           Shaqiri SUB |  SUB Salah
                           T_A_Flo SUB |  SUB D_Baggio

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 2  :(bor) El_Payaso hits a hard pass to Steven_Davis
          ...  Amine_Harit takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 4  :(bor) L_Rongifo holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Steven_Davis
          ...  Arthur hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Vidal chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Burn reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 5  :(bor) Steven_Davis lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Vidal latches on to it
          ...  M_Rojo reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 6  :(brc) F_Rijkaard has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Song
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  K_Mbappe lobs F_Olsen!
          ...  F_Olsen with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 7  :(bor) J_Height beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But D_Burn slides in
Min. 7  :(brc) J_James drives it across the face of the goal K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  Barcelona have snatched the lead!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 9  :(brc) K_Mbappe with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  K_Mbappe with his head down lets it go !
          ...  F_Olsen with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 10 :(bor) M_Klose nutmegs T_Haas, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Klose has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 10 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr finds Amine_Harit on the edge of the box
          ...  The cross hits Amine_Harit on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The Barcelona fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Barcelona the lead!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 12 :(bor) R_Carlos beats Arthur
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Yamal takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 13 :(brc) Amine_Harit runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 14 :(brc) Amine_Harit with a flicked pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Lazo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amine_Harit crosses it in!
          ...  J_Height wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 17 :(bor) Steven_Davis retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Klose gets on the end of it
          ...  Amine_Harit read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 18 :(brc) Amine_Harit knocks it forward
          ...  Lazo slips
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr gets to it!
          ...  F_Olsen goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  What's F_Zwayer going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Good call ref!!
          ...  K_Mbappe places the ball on the spot!
          ...  F_Olsen dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Barcelona...
Min. 21 :(brc) F_Rijkaard with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Yamal gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Yamal hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  F_Olsen has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-4 Barcelona ...
Min. 23 :(bor) T_Brolin takes advantage of a bad back pass from Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  But J_James barges him off the ball
Min. 25 :(brc) K_Mbappe gains possession
          ...  K_Mbappe with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  And that makes it a hat trick!
          ...  That is his 10th goal this campaign!!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-5 Barcelona ...
Min. 26 :(bor) M_Klose runs towards the goal
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_McGill misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Vidal swings it in!
          ...  T_Haas wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 27 :(brc) F_Rijkaard whips the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  F_Olsen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  F_Olsen catches it with style!
Min. 30 :(brc) Arthur with a precise pass to Amine_Harit
          ...  Amine_Harit with the overhead !
          ...  F_Olsen saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 39 :(bor) J_Height turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Klose
          ...  M_Klose attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It floats over T_McGill
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 41 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr reads the run of K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe with a terrific drive !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 1-5 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr chests it down
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 46 :(bor) R_Song kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  F_Rijkaard fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Zwayer tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 48 :(brc) Arthur passes the ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  A wicked drive by K_Mbappe !
          ...  F_Olsen with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amine_Harit floats the ball in!
          ...  Lazo reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 52 :(brc) F_Rijkaard fires over a low cross to K_Mbappe
          ...  What a shot from K_Mbappe !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  F_Olsen with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 53 :(bor) A_Vidal backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Klose latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Klose chases it through, he must score !
          ...  T_McGill makes a good save
Min. 55 :(brc) D_Aitken is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Haas is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(bor) J_Height slides the ball across to M_Klose
          ...  M_Klose with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But T_McGill stops that one easily
Min. 55 :(brc) Amine_Harit with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Height
          ...  The cross hits Amine_Harit on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 59 :(bor) A_Vidal looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  T_Brolin receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Brolin tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  T_McGill makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 60 :(brc) Tonali will replace the useless F_Rijkaard and will play MF
Min. 64 :(brc) Amine_Harit with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Song
          ...  Amine_Harit has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 65 :(bor) Shaqiri is coming on for A_Vidal and playing MF
Min. 65 :(bor) El_Payaso with a measured pass to T_Brolin
          ...  M_Rojo with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 69 :(bor) L_Rongifo is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Song
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Song !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_McGill was beaten there!
Min. 69 :(brc) J_James is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Amine_Harit
          ...  L_Rongifo is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  F_Olsen misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_Rongifo wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 70 :(bor) a big roar from the crowd as M_Reiziger comes on for R_Song to play DF
Min. 70 :(bor) T_A_Flo is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Brolin is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) D_Baggio will replace the useless K_Mbappe and will play FW
Min. 73 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Baggio decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  T_A_Flo with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 74 :(brc) D_Burn moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio attempts the shot!
          ...  F_Olsen makes a difficult save
Min. 74 :(brc) Arthur is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Barcelona physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 74 :(brc) P_Kohn is going to be brought on
          ...  Arthur is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bor) N_Santos replaces R_Carlos and will play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) Salah is going to be brought on
          ...  J_James is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(bor) Steven_Davis takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Rongifo
          ...  Tonali dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 83 :(brc) Salah off the woodwork.
          ...  Yamal picks up the deflection
          ...  Yamal hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  F_Olsen parries it
Min. 84 :(brc) Yamal sidesteps M_Reiziger
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Yamal tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  F_Olsen makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 85 :(brc) D_Baggio cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A great volley from D_Baggio !
          ...  But F_Olsen punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 86 :(bor) Shaqiri with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past D_Burn
          ...  But Salah slides in two footed.
          ...  F_Zwayer has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bor) Lazo retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Steven_Davis gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Baggio rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's F_Zwayer going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 91 :(bor) J_Height with a probing through ball M_Klose
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Amine_Harit !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 92 :(brc) Salah has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Rongifo
          ...  He puts in D_Baggio!
          ...  Lazo gets the foot in to win the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Signal Iduna Park
Attendance           : 115,000
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : M_Klose
Scorers              : M_Klose (10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_A_Flo (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (7,18 pen,25), Amine_Harit (10), Yamal (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Arthur (74)
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       20
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           4        |       15
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       5
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       13
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 1 - 5 Barcelona
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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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F_Olsen        GK  36   1   1   1  30 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  33   9   7  33 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Carlos       DF   1  33   1   5  37 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
L_Rongifo      DF   2  32  11   6  32 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
Lazo           DF   3  32   9   6  31 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  15   0
J_Height       DM   3  16  33   8  22 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  15  32   7  21 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  30  20  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
El_Payaso      MF   1  12  29   7  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Klose        FW   1   2   2  31  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
T_Brolin       FW   3   6  11  27  33 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Thepot       GK  23   3   5   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  33   8   7  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Santos       DF   2  31  11   1  12 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shaqiri        MF   2  11  31  21  31 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_A_Flo        FW   1   4   3  34  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_McGill       GK  39   2   3   1  31 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  37  11  13  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
T_Haas         DF   2  33  14   8  11 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  32  18   1  21 |  78   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  50  20
M_Rojo         DF   1  32   8   4  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_James        DM   2  33  25   1  28 |  79   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  50   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   6  33  24  28 |  96   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  25  65   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  32  24  28 |  64   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  32  19  28 |  96   0   3   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  75  30  30
Yamal          MF   2   8  30  18  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  25   0  35
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  74   0   0   0   0   8   3   0   0   0   0   0 100
P_Kohn         DF  30   1   2   5  15 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  33  10   7  20 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tonali         MF   1  11  30  19  10 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Salah          MF   2   1  27  16  19 |  17   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   8  10  30  21 |  22   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  20  30
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