FFO2 WM CUP KNOCKOUTS, Borussia Dortmund vs. Norwich City (Wed Mar 29)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Norwich City
                              5-2-3 C  |  5-3-2 L
                         Niall Grimes  |  Steve Knights
                                       |
                           G_Kobel GK  |  GK A_Meret
                          F_Tomori DF  |  DF J_Tah
                          E_NDicka DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                             E_Can DF  |  DF D_Amartey
                          C_Gunter DF  |  DF H_Augustinson
                            I_Diop DF  |  DF E_Palacios
                           L_Milla MF  |  MF Saul_Niguez
                         D_Podence FW  |  MF A_Chamberlain
                           Campana MF  |  MF L_ONien
                          G_Rutter FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW D_Calv_Lewin
                                       |
                         F_Woodman SUB |  SUB C_Trueman
                         N_Tavares SUB |  SUB D_Furlong
                          B_Hubers SUB |  SUB L_Gooch
                           J_Weigl SUB |  SUB J_Dasilva
                            P_Daka SUB |  SUB F_Borini




Min. 6  :(dor) Campana passes the ball to E_Can 
          ...  L_ONien reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 8  :(dor) C_Gunter hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Podence collects the loose ball! 
          ...  But L_ONien sweeps up the threat 
Min. 9  :(nor) J_Tah cuts inside G_Rutter 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in M_Gomez! 
          ...  But E_NDicka slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 13 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin beats F_Tomori 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  C_Gunter with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 15 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 16 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Campana will now play as a FW 
Min. 17 :(dor) F_Tomori holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Podence 
          ...  D_Podence with the strike! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 18 :(dor) D_Podence finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  D_Podence goes for goal! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 19 :(dor) Campana eases past D_Amartey 
          ...  Campana tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 20 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 20 :(dor) Campana knocks the ball past the lunge of L_ONien 
          ...  Campana could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 21 :(nor) Saul_Niguez runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  Saul_Niguez with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 22 :(nor) Curled in dangerously from Saul_Niguez to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Amartey chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Kobel 
          ...  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. 23 :(dor) Campana moves forward 
          ...  L_ONien slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Diop dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Meret easily claims the ball! 
Min. 23 :(nor) L_ONien with the first time pass to H_Augustinson 
          ...  H_Augustinson aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  G_Kobel with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 27 :(dor) The ball is passed in from E_Can, he finds D_Podence 
          ...  From long range D_Podence bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Meret had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 31 :(dor) Campana takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  Campana with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 31 :(nor) D_Rugani runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  E_NDicka wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 33 :(nor) D_Amartey finds H_Augustinson on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Borre with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 35 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 36 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Campana will now play as a MF 
Min. 36 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  G_Rutter will now play as a MF 
Min. 36 :(nor) M_Gomez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin drives the ball low! 
          ...  G_Kobel tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Great catch from G_Kobel! 
Min. 37 :(dor) E_Can with a penetrating pass to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Meret beats the ball away 
Min. 39 :(dor) I_Diop sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But D_Rugani clears the ball to safety 
Min. 39 :(nor) D_Rugani beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  C_Gunter intercepts the pass 
Min. 39 :(dor) G_Rutter takes advantage of a mistake by H_Augustinson 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Chamberlain leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Niall Grimes looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 40 :(nor) D_Rugani with an incisive pass to A_Chamberlain 
          ...  Campana knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 41 :(dor) E_Can with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Borre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Rugani 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 42 :(nor) Saul_Niguez finds D_Calv_Lewin on the edge of the box 
          ...  I_Diop with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(nor) L_ONien with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  E_Can reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 45 :(dor) D_Podence takes on D_Amartey 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  D_Podence tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  A_Meret makes a good save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(dor) C_Gunter smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Borre latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Borre attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_Meret with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 47 :(dor) Campana fires over a low cross to R_Borre 
          ...  But H_Augustinson sweeps up the threat 
Min. 47 :(nor) M_Gomez with a one-touch layoff to H_Augustinson 
          ...  H_Augustinson aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 50 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 50 :(dor) I_Diop brushes D_Amartey aside and breaks free 
          ...  H_Augustinson cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 51 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Campana will now play as a FW 
Min. 51 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  G_Rutter will now play as a FW 
Min. 51 :(nor) A_Chamberlain with a precise pass to L_ONien 
          ...  L_ONien hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  G_Kobel is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 52 :(dor) C_Gunter gets to the byline and finds D_Podence with a beautiful cross 
          ...  D_Podence flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Borre! 
          ...  C_Gunter makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But A_Meret with the difficult save 
Min. 55 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 55 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Furlong 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Augustinson 
Min. 56 :(nor) L_ONien has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Chamberlain gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Chamberlain attempts a chip! 
          ...  G_Kobel is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 60 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Tavares 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Tomori 
Min. 60 :(nor) L_ONien looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  D_Calv_Lewin hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Kobel's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 61 :(nor) L_ONien is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Calv_Lewin 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by N_Tavares!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 63 :(dor) D_Podence is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But I think Niall Grimes is going to take him off 
Min. 63 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Daka 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Podence 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Borini 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Calv_Lewin 
Min. 65 :(nor) F_Borini has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  F_Borini hits a curling shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 66 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Campana will now play as a MF 
Min. 66 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  G_Rutter will now play as a MF 
Min. 67 :(dor) I_Diop loses D_Rugani 
          ...  I_Diop drives it low! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 67 :(nor) J_Tah with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Chamberlain runs onto it! 
          ...  E_Can rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 67 :(nor) L_ONien looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Borini 
          ...  But E_NDicka wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 68 :(dor) R_Borre slips past D_Amartey 
          ...  R_Borre must beat A_Meret! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Meret beaten! 
Min. 70 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Weigl 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Can 
Min. 71 :(dor) P_Daka finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  P_Daka with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Meret just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 73 :(dor) L_Milla has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_Rugani 
          ...  He knocks it to P_Daka! 
          ...  P_Daka drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Meret parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 74 :(dor) P_Daka is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Gunter 
          ...  C_Gunter rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But A_Meret makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 76 :(nor) A_Chamberlain floats the ball in to find L_ONien 
          ...  L_Milla fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(nor) D_Rugani looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Chamberlain 
          ...  But N_Tavares wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 80 :(dor) P_Daka runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  P_Daka attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Meret with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 82 :(dor) I_Diop crosses into the box, finding L_Milla 
          ...  L_Milla attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Meret gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 83 :(dor) L_Milla gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  G_Rutter is unmarked 
          ...  D_Amartey reads the play well 
Min. 84 :(dor) J_Weigl has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Campana gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Borini 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Campana drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Meret comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Borre gets to it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(nor) L_ONien spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Chamberlain! 
          ...  E_NDicka fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Westfalenstadion
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : C_Gunter
Scorers              : Campana (19), D_Podence (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Borre (33), L_Milla (76), E_NDicka (88)
Injured              : D_Podence (63)
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : L_ONien (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Chamberlain (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Norwich City
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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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G_Kobel        GK  20   1   1   1  24 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0   0
F_Tomori       DF   1  19  15   2  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  15   0
E_NDicka       DF   1  19  14   6  28 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  55  -2  -2
E_Can          DF   1  12  17   3  29 |  72   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  60   0
C_Gunter       DF   1  18  13   6  32 |  93   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  51  40
I_Diop         DF   1  19  13   6  19 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  17  16
L_Milla        MF   1  11  16   2  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  26  18
D_Podence      FW   1   4  13  20  24 |  65   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Campana        MF   1  10  17  14  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  28  26  48
G_Rutter       MF   1   5  17  15  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Borre        FW   1   8  12  18  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  22
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 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
B_Hubers       DF   1  15  11   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Weigl        DF   1  13  19   6  24 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
P_Daka         FW   1   2  13  18  27 |  28   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  20

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Meret        GK  20   1   1   1  27 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
J_Tah          DF   1  20  12  10  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  18  11   9  31 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  38   0
D_Amartey      DF   1  18  10   8  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
H_Augustinson  DF   1  18  12   8  23 |  57   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  32
E_Palacios     DF   1  13  16   2  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saul_Niguez    MF   1   6  18  11  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  11
A_Chamberlain  MF   1   7  18  12  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22   8
L_ONien        MF   1   7  16  12  18 |  93   0   3   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  93  84  10
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  11  18  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   4
D_Calv_Lewin   FW   1   2  14  17  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
C_Trueman      GK  13   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  14   9   4  22 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gooch        MF   1   9  13   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Dasilva      MF   1   5  13   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Borini       FW   1   3  10  16  25 |  26   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  35   0  10
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