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Season 29 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 3 Manchester Utd

Elite League Cup League Stage Match, Borussia Dortmund vs. Manchester Utd (Wed Dec 11)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-2-2 N
                         Rune Oldeide  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                           I_Banks GK  |  GK S_Brennan
                            Danilo DF  |  DF J_Okore
                            R_Song DF  |  DF B_Draghici
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF G_Johnson
                              Lazo DF  |  DF M_Orr
                          J_Height MF  |  MF B_Harley
                        K_Dalglish MF  |  MF S_Bender
                           Shaqiri MF  |  AM J_Maria
                            D_Alli MF  |  AM I_Anya
                            J_Cruz FW  |  FW Van_Tijkaan
                               Gil FW  |  FW A_Ribbery
                                       |
                           P_Check SUB |  SUB T_Kemper
                           M_Motta SUB |  SUB A_Tackle
                        M_Reiziger SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                         A_Lallana SUB |  SUB Arnautovic
                        S_Radacanu SUB |  SUB D_Sturridge

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 5  :(bor) D_Alli floats the ball in to find J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 5  :(mnu) B_Harley with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from G_McQueen
          ...  B_Harley tries the shot !
          ...  I_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  And Manchester Utd are leading in the game now
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 6  :(mnu) A_Ribbery nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  A_Ribbery with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 8  :(bor) Shaqiri turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But M_Orr puts the ball out of play
Min. 11 :(mnu) I_Anya with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Danilo a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Height with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 14 :(mnu) B_Harley brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Maria gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Maria tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But I_Banks palms it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(bor) J_Height moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Shaqiri
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Orr
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 18 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  A left-footer by Van_Tijkaan !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Bender lofts the ball in!
          ...  Lazo wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 25 :(bor) K_Dalglish drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Gil
          ...  J_Okore gets to the ball first
Min. 27 :(mnu) J_Maria fires over a low cross to J_Okore
          ...  Danilo wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 28 :(mnu) The ball rolls free!
          ...  I_Anya takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  But Lazo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 29 :(bor) R_Song finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  R_Song hits a great drive!
          ...  S_Brennan goes down well to save
Min. 29 :(mnu) G_Johnson with the cross-field pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan hits a curling shot!
          ...  I_Banks with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 30 :(bor) D_Alli is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Shaqiri latches onto the ball
          ...  G_Johnson bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 32 :(mnu) S_Bender kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Intercepted by R_Song
Min. 33 :(bor) K_Dalglish has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Gil collects the loose ball!
          ...  Gil with the drive!
          ...  S_Brennan falls over
          ...  But S_Brennan is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 36 :(mnu) B_Harley looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery with the shot !
          ...  It floats over I_Banks
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 38 :(mnu) B_Harley with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Bender gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Bender hits a great shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 39 :(bor) K_Dalglish plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  B_Draghici with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  P_Graham warned him
Min. 42 :(mnu) I_Anya flicks it over Danilo's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from I_Anya !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  I_Banks has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) M_Orr with a precise pass to J_Okore
          ...  R_Song with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 45 :(bor) D_Alli plays a first time ball through the defence to Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri with his head down lets it go !
          ...  S_Brennan can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 46 :(mnu) M_Orr controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Van_Tijkaan !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 47 :(mnu) J_Maria knocks it past R_Song and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Maria leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Manchester Utd

Min. 48 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan swings at D_Alli
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  R_Song bends it round the wall
          ...  S_Brennan fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 50 :(mnu) A_Tackle takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Orr as DF
Min. 52 :(mnu) S_Bender pushes it past R_Song
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Song
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Maria lofts the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Lazo
Min. 53 :(mnu) G_Johnson breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on I_Banks!
          ...  G_McQueen brings him down!
          ...  P_Graham just wants to lecture him
Min. 55 :(mnu) B_Bannan is coming on for S_Bender and playing MF
Min. 55 :(mnu) Arnautovic is ready to come on to replace J_Maria
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 55 :(bor) J_Cruz sidesteps G_Johnson
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Cruz !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Brennan dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Brennan beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height crosses it in!
          ...  Gil tries to place the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Alli chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Shaqiri tries to place the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to G_McQueen
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  S_Brennan falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  S_Brennan looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_McQueen floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Brennan easily claims the ball!
Min. 56 :(bor) K_Dalglish with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Dalglish !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 56 :(mnu) B_Bannan takes on Lazo
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  B_Bannan hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But I_Banks stops that one easily
Min. 60 :(bor) R_Song breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Brennan!
          ...  A_Tackle brings him down!
          ...  P_Graham wants a quiet word
Min. 61 :(bor) Gil runs at the defence
          ...  Gil goes for goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 63 :(bor) J_Cruz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  R_Song gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Song attempts to drive it home!
          ...  S_Brennan makes a difficult save
Min. 64 :(bor) J_Height spots J_Cruz who is in acres of space
          ...  J_Cruz launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 65 :(bor) Gil knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Draghici
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Bannan
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Song drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Brennan catches it!
Min. 67 :(bor) Gil with a measured pass to D_Alli
          ...  But B_Bannan wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but P_Graham has none of it.
Min. 68 :(mnu) B_Bannan with the header on
          ...  He finds B_Harley in space
          ...  B_Harley has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 70 :(mnu) B_Draghici looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But I_Banks comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 72 :(bor) D_Alli looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Gil
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Gil !
          ...  But S_Brennan smothers the ball.
Min. 73 :(mnu) B_Bannan plays the early ball across the box to find G_Johnson in space
          ...  G_Johnson hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 74 :(mnu) B_Harley hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Ribbery latches onto it!
          ...  A_Ribbery could have let it bounce!
          ...  But I_Banks hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 75 :(bor) M_Motta comes on for Lazo and takes up a DF role
Min. 75 :(bor) Up goes the substitution board - A_Lallana on for D_Alli as a MF
Min. 75 :(bor) S_Radacanu is being prepared to come on
          ...  Gil is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(mnu) B_Bannan with a penetrating pass to Arnautovic
          ...  G_McQueen fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  P_Graham tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(bor) K_Dalglish breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Brennan!
          ...  B_Harley brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  A_Lallana plays it short to S_Radacanu
          ...  S_Radacanu rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Motta
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 77 :(mnu) A_Ribbery pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Danilo with a deliberate foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 78 :(bor) J_Height knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Tackle
          ...  J_Height tries to beat S_Brennan!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 79 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  A_Ribbery is through!
          ...  A_Ribbery tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 80 :(bor) Shaqiri retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  K_Dalglish latches onto the end of it
          ...  K_Dalglish throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Borussia Dortmund crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  That's given Borussia Dortmund a glimmer of hope!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 86 :(bor) A_Lallana miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Radacanu though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  S_Radacanu with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Brennan's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  S_Brennan looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lallana floats the ball in!
          ...  G_McQueen gets a shot in
          ...  But S_Brennan punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 86 :(mnu) I_Anya pulls it back to B_Draghici
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by B_Draghici !
          ...  But I_Banks with the difficult save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(mnu) G_Johnson jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Anya
          ...  Danilo with the block
Min. 94 :(bor) K_Dalglish takes advantage of a mistake by A_Tackle
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  K_Dalglish hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Westfalenstadion
Attendance           : 100,232
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : Shaqiri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Shaqiri (45), K_Dalglish (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_McQueen (76), Danilo (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : B_Harley
Scorers              : B_Harley (5), I_Anya (42), Van_Tijkaan (46)
Sent Off             : Van_Tijkaan (48)
Booked               : B_Harley (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       17
Off target           :          12        |       8
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 2 - 3 Manchester Utd
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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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I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  27   7   8  32 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
R_Song         DF   2  26   8   7  33 |  97   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  30
G_McQueen      DF   2  25   8   9  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
Lazo           DF   3  25   8   6  31 |  78   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Height       MF   3  15  26   7  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
K_Dalglish     MF   3   7  26  13  18 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  37
Shaqiri        MF   2   9  25  19  31 |  97   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  36
D_Alli         MF   1   8  25  13  21 |  78   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  50 -20
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
Gil            FW   3   6   9  24  12 |  78   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  22
P_Check        GK  31   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  28   8   6  32 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Reiziger     DF   2  25   7   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  27   8  21 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Radacanu     FW   3   6   5  25  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
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_Brennan      GK  27   2   4   1  32 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  26   5   6  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Draghici     DF   2  25  10   5  42 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
G_Johnson      DF   1  25   8   7  18 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
M_Orr          DF   2  25   8   5  12 |  53   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
B_Harley       MF   1   7  26   6  33 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  38  34
S_Bender       MF   1   2  25   2  32 |  58   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Maria        AM   3   8  26   9  32 |  58   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
I_Anya         AM   3   9  24  13  11 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  55
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   9   8  27  22 |  51   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  36
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  25  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
T_Kemper       GK  14   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tackle       DF   2  25   7   6  13 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  26   4  27 |  39   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  10
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  26  11 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
D_Sturridge    FW   2   8   8  24  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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