FFO DPT, Borussia Dortmund vs. Blackburn Rovers (Wed Aug 28) Borussia Dortmund | Blackburn Rovers 5-2-0-2-1 A | 4-2-0-2-2 C Niall Grimes | Tony Ayre | V_M_Savic GK | GK T_Courtois F_Tomori DF | DF C_Starfelt Gabriel DF | DF N_Aguerd J_Branthwaite DF | DF D_Carlos C_Smalling DF | DF D_Dumfries Fran_Garcia DF | DM L_Ayling I_Gundogan DM | AM J_Grealish S_Busquets DM | AM L_Sane Reinier AM | DM Rodri L_Barry AM | FW M_Salah R_Jimenez FW | FW H_M_Son | W_Benitez SUB | SUB R_Descamps B_Soumare SUB | SUB Pedraza M_Burke SUB | SUB F_Coquelin K_Ruegg SUB | SUB J_M_Mata Y_Gerhardt SUB | SUB M_Harness Min. 2 :(dor) S_Busquets smashes the ball upfield ... R_Jimenez latches onto the ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... C_Starfelt hits it out for a throw Min. 2 :(bla) H_M_Son dribbles past J_Branthwaite ... Reinier stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 3 :(dor) Reinier is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Reinier tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 3 :(bla) M_Salah is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to H_M_Son ... H_M_Son beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He nutmegs V_M_Savic ... It goes wide!! Min. 4 :(bla) M_Salah with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to N_Aguerd ... C_Smalling is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 5 :(dor) I_Gundogan cuts inside L_Ayling ... He worked that well ... He puts in Reinier! ... C_Starfelt wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 21 :(bla) M_Salah is through on goal ... M_Salah launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! ... Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 22 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to E Min. 22 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Reinier will now play as a FW Min. 22 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... I_Gundogan will now play as a MF Min. 22 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... S_Busquets will now play as a MF Min. 22 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D Min. 23 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... F_Tomori will now play as a DM Min. 23 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Gabriel will now play as a DM Min. 25 :(dor) S_Busquets sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... S_Busquets hits a great shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Busquets with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Jimenez gets his head on it ... T_Courtois with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Gabriel flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... T_Courtois catches it with ease Min. 31 :(bla) N_Aguerd finds L_Sane in acres of space ... L_Sane with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 34 :(dor) R_Jimenez with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... R_Jimenez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... T_Courtois parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 36 :(dor) R_Jimenez sidesteps D_Carlos ... That was too easy ... But L_Ayling wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... C_Smalling plays it into the danger area! ... T_Courtois thumps the ball away! Min. 38 :(dor) Gabriel heads the ball back to Reinier ... Reinier belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 40 :(bla) D_Dumfries with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Salah ... J_Branthwaite forces him off the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 46 :(dor) I_Gundogan chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Barry ... Good sliding challenge from C_Starfelt and it had to be ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Blackburn Rovers Min. 48 :(dor) C_Smalling nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... But L_Ayling wins the tackle cleanly Min. 51 :(dor) Gabriel with a real burst of pace ... C_Starfelt can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... Cleared by D_Dumfries Min. 51 :(bla) M_Salah with a pinpoint pass to H_M_Son ... J_Branthwaite cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 52 :(dor) S_Busquets with a one-touch layoff to C_Smalling ... M_Salah with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 54 :(bla) D_Dumfries crosses to M_Salah ... M_Salah with the shot! ... V_M_Savic won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: M_Burke ... COMING OFF: I_Gundogan Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: K_Ruegg ... COMING OFF: S_Busquets Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: Y_Gerhardt ... COMING OFF: R_Jimenez Min. 59 :(dor) Y_Gerhardt finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... What a fantastic interception by L_Ayling Min. 60 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: J_M_Mata ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 60 :(dor) F_Tomori beats N_Aguerd ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Dumfries with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 61 :(dor) Gabriel with a first time pass ... M_Burke runs onto it! ... M_Burke from 20 yards! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 62 :(dor) K_Ruegg finds a hole in the defence ... C_Starfelt beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 69 :(bla) H_M_Son looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_M_Mata ... J_M_Mata with a bicycle kick! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 73 :(dor) Reinier looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to F_Tomori ... N_Aguerd takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 78 :(dor) L_Barry kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... A thundering drive by L_Barry! ... T_Courtois catches the ball Min. 84 :(bla) Rodri with the towering header to H_M_Son ... C_Smalling knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(dor) Gabriel with an incisive pass to L_Barry ... L_Barry sees T_Courtois off his line! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 93 :(dor) Reinier takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Carlos ... Fine tackle by N_Aguerd ... But he can't prevent the corner ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Signal Iduna Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Gabriel Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Aguerd (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Salah (21), L_Sane (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Salah (52) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 8 | 5 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 2 | 2 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 4 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 8 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Borussia Dortmund 0 - 2 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_M_Savic GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 F_Tomori DM 1 22 17 3 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DM 1 21 19 5 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 19 16 3 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 C_Smalling DF 1 20 16 12 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Fran_Garcia DF 1 20 17 4 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 13 22 4 25 | 56 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 S_Busquets MF 1 17 21 8 37 | 56 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 Reinier FW 1 4 19 18 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 L_Barry AM 1 2 19 16 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 15 23 26 | 56 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 W_Benitez GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Soumare DF 1 15 19 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Burke MF 1 15 17 2 24 | 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 K_Ruegg MF 1 7 13 6 28 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gerhardt FW 1 6 14 14 22 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 25 1 1 1 15 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 22 13 12 21 | 96 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 36 0 D_Carlos DF 1 22 17 4 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 21 16 6 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 26 0 L_Ayling DM 1 20 15 10 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 J_Grealish AM 1 8 22 18 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Sane AM 1 4 21 20 23 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 Rodri DM 1 16 21 7 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 M_Salah FW 1 1 16 23 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 22 13 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pedraza DF 1 19 15 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Coquelin DF 1 13 19 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_M_Mata AM 1 3 20 19 31 | 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Harness FW 1 5 15 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1724881029 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40