FFO2 EFL, Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund (Thu Mar 30)


                          Real Madrid  |  Borussia Dortmund
                          3-2-3-1-1 E  |  4-2-0-2-2 N
                      Steven K Talbot  |  Niall Grimes
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK G_Kobel
                         A_Rudiger DF  |  DF I_Diop
                        P_Kimpembe DF  |  DF C_Gunter
                        T_A_Arnold DF  |  DF E_NDicka
                          R_Varane DM  |  DF F_Tomori
                       M_Locatelli DM  |  DM J_Weigl
                        L_Goretzka MF  |  DM E_Can
                         Luis_Diaz FW  |  AM Reinier
                        R_Sterling MF  |  AM Campana
                       David_Silva MF  |  FW P_Daka
                           Rodrygo AM  |  FW R_Borre
                                       |
                         Z_Steffen SUB |  SUB F_Woodman
                           M_Romeo SUB |  SUB N_Tavares
                        J_Palomino SUB |  SUB B_Hubers
                          W_Hughes SUB |  SUB M_Gonalons
                         J_Cordoba SUB |  SUB G_Rutter




Min. 5  :(dor) P_Daka cuts in on T_A_Arnold's blind side 
          ...  P_Daka with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  T_Courtois takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 6  :(dor) P_Daka plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  R_Varane goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  R_Borre hits it over the wall 
          ...  But T_Courtois reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on T_Courtois anyway 
Min. 6  :(dor) E_Can looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  I_Diop receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Rudiger forces him off the ball 
Min. 7  :(rma) Luis_Diaz flicks it past R_Borre 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  C_Gunter reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 8  :(rma) L_Goretzka leaves Campana standing 
          ...  But F_Tomori wins the ball 
Min. 11 :(rma) M_Locatelli hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Rodrygo latches onto it! 
          ...  Rodrygo attempts a chip! 
          ...  G_Kobel claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Real Madrid take the lead! 
          ...  Real Madrid 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 12 :(rma) P_Kimpembe is spitting at E_Can 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 14 :(rma) Rodrygo squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at I_Diop 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Steven K Talbot looks relieved 
Min. 18 :(dor) Reinier takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  Reinier with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gunter with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 19 :(rma) L_Goretzka holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Rodrygo 
          ...  But E_Can clears the danger 
Min. 19 :(dor) Reinier with a glorious long pass to Campana 
          ...  A cracking drive from Campana! 
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 22 :(rma) A_Rudiger slips past his marker C_Gunter 
          ...  The ball is whipped into R_Sterling 
          ...  But F_Tomori sweeps up the threat 
Min. 22 :(dor) Reinier brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  P_Daka gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Daka with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for T_Courtois 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 23 :(dor) F_Tomori with a deep cross to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_NDicka with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Courtois 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 24 :(rma) T_A_Arnold with a flashy move 
          ...  J_Weigl with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 26 :(rma) A_Rudiger barges F_Tomori off the ball 
          ...  I_Diop reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 28 :(rma) Rodrygo hits a hard pass to A_Rudiger 
          ...  E_NDicka with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Real Madrid players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 30 :(dor) Reinier loses P_Kimpembe 
          ...  Luis_Diaz fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 31 :(rma) T_A_Arnold nutmegs the defender 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by F_Tomori 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sterling lofts the ball in! 
          ...  G_Kobel comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Locatelli gets to it! 
          ...  G_Kobel parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 32 :(dor) R_Borre takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  P_Kimpembe is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 36 :(dor) Campana takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  From long range Campana bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! 
Min. 40 :(rma) R_Sterling looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Varane 
          ...  R_Varane with the strike! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(dor) Campana with a slide rule pass to Reinier 
          ...  M_Locatelli makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Campana plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Courtois comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  C_Gunter gets to it! 
          ...  T_Courtois beats the ball away 
Min. 47 :(rma) R_Sterling with an early cross to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  E_NDicka gets to the ball first 
Min. 48 :(dor) E_NDicka looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  P_Daka receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Daka with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  T_Courtois is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Diop drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 1-0 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 46 :(dor) E_NDicka with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Weigl gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Rudiger 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 47 :(rma) R_Varane takes advantage of a mistake by E_NDicka 
          ...  He crosses to R_Sterling 
          ...  But F_Tomori comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 47 :(dor) R_Borre takes on T_A_Arnold 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  R_Borre with the drive! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 49 :(rma) R_Varane had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  R_Varane launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  G_Kobel with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 52 :(dor) R_Borre pass splits open the defence and finds P_Daka 
          ...  P_Kimpembe gets to the ball first 
Min. 55 :(rma) Rodrygo runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  Rodrygo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Real Madrid 2-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 55 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  Real Madrid have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 55 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  R_Varane will now play as a DF 
Min. 55 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  L_Goretzka will now play as a AM 
Min. 55 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  R_Sterling will now play as a AM 
Min. 55 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  Rodrygo will now play as a FW 
Min. 55 :(rma) David_Silva gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Locatelli is unmarked 
          ...  J_Weigl fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 56 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  David_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 56 :(rma) Rodrygo holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees R_Sterling in space! 
          ...  Reinier with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 59 :(rma) Luis_Diaz heads the ball back to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Kobel punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 60 :(rma) R_Varane looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 61 :(dor) E_Can has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Borre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Varane intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gunter drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 61 :(rma) R_Sterling pulls it back to Rodrygo 
          ...  Reinier with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Rudiger shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to Rodrygo instead 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Weigl 
Min. 68 :(rma) R_Sterling sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Sterling! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 74 :(rma) Luis_Diaz beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  Luis_Diaz uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel manages to turn it behind 
Min. 74 :(dor) F_Tomori spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Reinier! 
          ...  Reinier with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It floats over T_Courtois 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 76 :(dor) J_Weigl looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  R_Borre receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  P_Kimpembe reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 78 :(dor) P_Daka spots Campana who is in acres of space 
          ...  Campana chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it with style! 
Min. 80 :(rma) P_Kimpembe controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Tomori 
          ...  He puts in R_Sterling! 
          ...  R_Sterling with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 85 :(dor) J_Weigl drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to Reinier 
          ...  M_Locatelli with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(dor) I_Diop unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 90 :(rma) Luis_Diaz dribbles past F_Tomori 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Luis_Diaz with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 90 :(dor) P_Daka looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll have to come off 
Min. 90 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Rutter 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Daka 
Min. 92 :(dor) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  Reinier seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Rodrygo tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 92 :(dor) I_Diop plays a long ball to G_Rutter 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Rutter! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Rodrygo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rodrygo (11,55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Kimpembe (12), Luis_Diaz (30), M_Locatelli (85), Rodrygo (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : R_Borre
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_NDicka (28), Reinier (56)
Injured              : P_Daka (90)
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Match Statistics
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                             Real Madrid  |    Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       15
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 2 - 0 Borussia Dortmund
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
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_Courtois     GK  22   1   1   1  15 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0   0
A_Rudiger      DF   1  20  15  12  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  17   0
P_Kimpembe     DF   1  19  17  11  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  40  13  -2
T_A_Arnold     DF   1  18  17  14  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  18  17  12  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  44  15  28
M_Locatelli    DM   1  16  19  13  27 |  95   0   1   1   1   2   0   1   0   0  22  32  28
L_Goretzka     AM   1  14  20  14  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   5  14  22  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  16   6
R_Sterling     AM   1   4  19  19  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  39  10
David_Silva    AM   1   3  18  15  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodrygo        FW   1   6  16  21  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   2   1   0   0  -2  30  42
Z_Steffen      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Romeo        DF   1  17  11   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Palomino     DF   1  15  10   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Hughes       MF   1   9  14   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cordoba      FW   1   3   9  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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G_Kobel        GK  20   1   1   1  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
I_Diop         DF   1  19  13   6  19 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  38   0
C_Gunter       DF   1  18  13   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  22
E_NDicka       DF   1  19  14   6  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  19  34  -2
F_Tomori       DF   1  19  15   2  25 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  84  34   0
J_Weigl        DM   1  13  19   6  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  26   0
E_Can          DM   1  12  17   3  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  30   0
Reinier        AM   1   3  17  15  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28  16
Campana        AM   1  11  17  14  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  34
P_Daka         FW   1   2  13  18  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  22
R_Borre        FW   1   8  12  18  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  36
F_Woodman      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Tavares      DF   1  17  12   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hubers       DF   1  15  11   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gonalons     MF   1  14  15   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Rutter       FW   1   5  17  15  22 |   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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