FFO2 EFL, Schalke vs. Borussia Dortmund (Wed Oct 25) Schalke | Borussia Dortmund 4-3-1-2 C | 5-2-1-2 P Chris Spero | Niall Grimes | A_Schwolow GK | GK G_Kobel C_Brunner DF | DF J_Weigl S_Ajayi DF | DF C_Gunter T_Ouwejan DF | DF I_Diop Zubeldia DF | DF F_Tomori Saul_Niguez MF | MF K_Taylor S_Berge MF | DF E_Can A_Kral MF | MF Gerson Javi_Martinez AM | AM D_Podence S_Polter FW | FW P_Daka V_Castellanos FW | FW R_Borre | R_Fahrmann SUB | SUB F_Woodman T_Mohr SUB | SUB E_NDicka R_Freuler SUB | SUB D_Lenihan F_Flick SUB | SUB K_Ruegg J_Correa SUB | SUB Reinier Min. 1 :(sch) Zubeldia takes possession on the edge of the box ... Zubeldia with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... G_Kobel tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... A_Kral swings it in! ... Javi_Martinez swings a leg at it! ... But G_Kobel is equal to it Min. 6 :(dor) R_Borre holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Javi_Martinez with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... D_Podence hits it hard ... But A_Schwolow pulls out a save of the game Min. 8 :(sch) A_Kral with the dribble ... K_Taylor is easily beaten ... I_Diop pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 8 :(dor) J_Weigl runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to K_Taylor ... K_Taylor fires off a right-footed shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 12 :(dor) C_Gunter hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Podence latches onto it! ... A cheeky lob from D_Podence! ... A_Schwolow parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 15 :(dor) D_Podence sidesteps A_Kral ... That was too easy ... D_Podence chases it through, he must score! ... A_Schwolow watches it sail safely wide! Min. 16 :(dor) P_Daka finds himself in acres of space ... P_Daka could have let it bounce! ... GOAL!! ... There was no way A_Schwolow was going to catch that! ... But it's been ruled out! ... He was fouling the defender Min. 20 :(sch) Javi_Martinez dribbles past I_Diop ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Javi_Martinez with the attempt at goal! ... G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 22 :(dor) J_Weigl feeds the ball through the middle ... K_Taylor runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... From long range K_Taylor bends the ball towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 26 :(sch) S_Ajayi cuts in on F_Tomori's blind side ... F_Tomori moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 28 :(sch) T_Ouwejan dribbles past J_Weigl ... T_Ouwejan pounds a rocket on goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's put Schalke into the lead! ... Schalke 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 29 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... F_Tomori will now play as a DM Min. 29 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... E_Can will now play as a MF Min. 29 :(sch) Javi_Martinez with a slide rule pass to Saul_Niguez ... Saul_Niguez flings a shot at goal! ... G_Kobel is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And G_Kobel reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... S_Berge floats the ball in! ... G_Kobel comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... T_Ouwejan gets to it! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 34 :(sch) S_Berge spots his team mate making a run ... He finds S_Polter with a lovely pass! ... S_Polter hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... G_Kobel makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 35 :(sch) Javi_Martinez barges K_Taylor off the ball ... Javi_Martinez belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits off a defender! ... G_Kobel is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Polter swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... C_Gunter gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 42 :(dor) D_Podence flicks it over S_Ajayi's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Superbly timed tackle by Zubeldia ... He made it look easy Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(sch) S_Berge takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... P_Daka with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Schalke 1-0 Borussia Dortmund Min. 46 :(sch) S_Berge hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Javi_Martinez latches onto it! ... Javi_Martinez fires a shot at goal! ... It's beaten G_Kobel ... It goes wide!! Min. 46 :(dor) F_Tomori plays it forward to E_Can ... E_Can looks to see where A_Schwolow is! ... He shoots! ... But A_Schwolow makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 48 :(sch) S_Polter knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Gunter ... S_Polter tries the shot! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The ref seems to have seen something Min. 49 :(dor) The ball runs loose! ... P_Daka seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... P_Daka with the chance! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 50 :(sch) Javi_Martinez lays the ball back to C_Brunner ... C_Brunner has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... G_Kobel is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Schalke 2-0 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 51 :(dor) P_Daka lobs it over the defender ... P_Daka hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The shot slips through A_Schwolow's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 54 :(sch) A_Kral with a simple pass to S_Polter ... I_Diop cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 60 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: J_Correa ... COMING OFF: S_Polter Min. 60 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: Reinier ... COMING OFF: P_Daka Min. 60 :(sch) J_Correa hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Javi_Martinez latches onto it! ... Javi_Martinez attempts to nutmeg G_Kobel! ... But G_Kobel palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 61 :(sch) Saul_Niguez with an inswinging cross to S_Ajayi ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Weigl Min. 62 :(sch) J_Correa looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Javi_Martinez ... Javi_Martinez with a stunning strike! ... But G_Kobel makes a superb stop down low Min. 62 :(dor) K_Taylor holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to R_Borre ... R_Borre has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... A_Schwolow gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 63 :(dor) E_Can with a precise ball to R_Borre ... with a poor challenge Min. 64 :(dor) F_Tomori with a probing through ball R_Borre ... But Zubeldia spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 65 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: R_Freuler ... COMING OFF: S_Berge Min. 66 :(sch) J_Correa with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... J_Correa bears down on goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... G_Kobel was beaten there! Min. 66 :(dor) D_Podence looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Reinier ... Excellent sliding challenge by S_Ajayi ... He timed it well Min. 68 :(sch) Javi_Martinez plays a long ball to Zubeldia ... Zubeldia with the chance! ... G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it Min. 69 :(dor) F_Tomori is spitting at Javi_Martinez ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: F_Flick ... COMING OFF: Javi_Martinez Min. 71 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to D Min. 71 :(sch) F_Flick looks in some pain ... He'll try and run it off though Min. 72 :(sch) Saul_Niguez sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... I_Diop with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 73 :(sch) R_Freuler with a glorious long pass to V_Castellanos ... V_Castellanos strikes a wicked curler! ... G_Kobel blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 75 :(dor) F_Tomori finds R_Borre in acres of space ... R_Borre attempts to nutmeg A_Schwolow! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 76 :(sch) V_Castellanos with the majestic dribble ... V_Castellanos fires off a right-footed shot! ... But G_Kobel palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 80 :(dor) R_Borre sidesteps T_Ouwejan ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Borre aims for the top right corner! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(dor) Reinier brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... Reinier drives the shot in! ... A_Schwolow with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 91 :(sch) V_Castellanos runs at E_Can ... The defender slips and falls over ... D_Podence with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 92 :(sch) F_Flick with the first time pass to S_Ajayi ... Gerson goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... F_Flick swings it in ... V_Castellanos gets on the end of it ... V_Castellanos with a terrific drive! ... G_Kobel has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Kobel reacts well to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... Saul_Niguez lofts the ball in! ... V_Castellanos with the header ... G_Kobel with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... R_Freuler swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Weigl wins the ball ... And he clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : VELTINS-Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Javi_Martinez (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Ouwejan (28), C_Brunner (50) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Javi_Martinez (6) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Tomori Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Daka (44), Gerson (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke | Borussia Dortmund Attempts on Goal : 19 | 13 Off target : 4 | 9 On target : 15 | 4 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Schalke 2 - 0 Borussia Dortmund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Schwolow GK 22 1 1 1 31 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 C_Brunner DF 1 17 13 13 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 S_Ajayi DF 1 18 11 9 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 T_Ouwejan DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 61 Zubeldia DF 1 20 12 5 29 | 94 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 46 Saul_Niguez MF 1 6 19 12 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 S_Berge MF 1 12 18 9 28 | 66 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 A_Kral MF 1 11 17 10 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Javi_Martinez AM 1 6 18 15 26 | 71 0 0 3 1 6 0 1 0 0 -2 62 68 S_Polter FW 1 7 14 17 28 | 61 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 V_Castellanos FW 1 5 13 20 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 R_Fahrmann GK 16 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mohr DF 1 17 10 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Freuler MF 1 11 18 12 24 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 F_Flick MF 1 12 13 6 24 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 J_Correa FW 1 4 14 18 21 | 33 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 6 Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 94 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 J_Weigl DF 1 14 20 6 24 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 24 0 C_Gunter DF 1 20 14 7 32 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 0 I_Diop DF 1 20 14 7 19 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 F_Tomori DM 1 21 16 2 25 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 48 0 K_Taylor MF 1 11 16 12 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 24 E_Can MF 1 13 18 3 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Gerson MF 1 13 16 7 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Podence AM 1 5 14 21 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 P_Daka FW 1 3 14 19 27 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 17 R_Borre FW 1 8 12 19 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 F_Woodman GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_NDicka DF 1 21 15 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Lenihan DF 1 12 8 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Ruegg MF 1 7 13 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reinier FW 1 3 18 17 27 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1698188743 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40