FFO EFL1, Borussia Dortmund vs. Atletico Madrid (Fri Aug 16) Borussia Dortmund | Atletico Madrid 4-4-2 N | 5-2-1-2 C Niall Grimes | Simon Marsh | V_M_Savic GK | GK E_Martinez F_Tomori DF | DF M_Skriniar C_Smalling DF | DF J_Frimpong J_Branthwaite DF | DF M_van_de_Ven Fran_Garcia DF | DF D_Upamecano I_Gundogan MF | DF F_Dimarco S_Busquets MF | MF B_Cristante Reinier MF | MF R_Sessegnon L_Barry MF | AM K_Havertz W_Zaha FW | FW Vinicius_Jr R_Jimenez FW | FW R_K_Muani | W_Benitez SUB | SUB F_Dahmen Gabriel SUB | SUB E_Pieters B_Soumare SUB | SUB Dani_Olmo M_Burke SUB | SUB E_Buendia Y_Gerhardt SUB | SUB D_Arize Min. 1 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... S_Busquets will now play as a DF Min. 2 :(dor) C_Smalling holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to W_Zaha ... W_Zaha runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... E_Martinez with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... L_Barry hits it towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of E_Martinez ... 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. 3 :(dor) Fran_Garcia with a deep cross to R_Jimenez ... Good sliding challenge from D_Upamecano and it had to be Min. 4 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr with an early cross to R_K_Muani ... C_Smalling wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 12 :(dor) Reinier holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to W_Zaha ... W_Zaha cracks a laser towards goal! ... But E_Martinez punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 17 :(atm) B_Cristante finds F_Dimarco with a perfectly weighted pass ... But Fran_Garcia with the fine tackle Min. 18 :(atm) K_Havertz gets lucky and beats F_Tomori ... Now with the centre to Vinicius_Jr ... I_Gundogan cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 19 :(dor) R_Jimenez beats F_Dimarco ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Jimenez attempts a lob! ... E_Martinez makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 20 :(atm) K_Havertz pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... R_K_Muani is clean through! ... R_K_Muani fires the shot in! ... But it goes wide Min. 25 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to N Min. 26 :(dor) W_Zaha with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Frimpong a clean set of heals ... W_Zaha hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... E_Martinez turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to L_Barry ... He gets the shot away ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 26 :(atm) B_Cristante off the woodwork! ... F_Dimarco picks up the deflection ... What a challenge by F_Tomori ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Cristante! ... C_Smalling reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 28 :(atm) R_Sessegnon cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... R_Sessegnon with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But V_M_Savic pulls out a save of the game Min. 29 :(atm) D_Upamecano reads the run of J_Frimpong ... From long range J_Frimpong bends the ball towards goal! ... V_M_Savic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 31 :(dor) L_Barry loses M_van_de_Ven ... M_van_de_Ven moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 31 :(atm) B_Cristante with a probing through ball R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani cracks a laser towards goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 37 :(dor) S_Busquets curls the ball out wide to L_Barry ... But M_Skriniar slides in Min. 39 :(dor) Fran_Garcia with a smart pass to Reinier ... Reinier with the shot on net! ... E_Martinez heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 40 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to C Min. 40 :(atm) R_Sessegnon finds R_K_Muani in acres of space ... S_Busquets with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 41 :(dor) L_Barry with a neat pass into S_Busquets ... S_Busquets controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... E_Martinez grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 41 :(atm) D_Upamecano chests it down ... F_Tomori plays it back ... V_M_Savic slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... R_Sessegnon plays it towards the near post! ... V_M_Savic comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_K_Muani with the header ... V_M_Savic dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... B_Cristante swings it in! ... The ball finds its way to F_Dimarco ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 48 :(atm) K_Havertz has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Branthwaite ... He knocks it to B_Cristante! ... A vicious shot by B_Cristante! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... It flew past V_M_Savic and the Signal Iduna Park comes alive! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The Atletico Madrid players are surrounding the referee! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Atletico Madrid Min. 47 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr runs at S_Busquets ... The defender slips and falls over ... Vinicius_Jr hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... V_M_Savic saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 52 :(dor) L_Barry looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... A delicate chip from L_Barry! ... E_Martinez blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 54 :(dor) R_Jimenez steps over the ball ... He nutmegs D_Upamecano ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Frimpong with an ugly foul ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... S_Busquets swings it in ... W_Zaha takes control of it! ... W_Zaha looks to see where V_M_Savic is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 55 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to P Min. 56 :(atm) R_K_Muani takes advantage of a mistake by C_Smalling ... C_Smalling with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 57 :(dor) R_Jimenez spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to W_Zaha! ... But J_Frimpong sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 58 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... K_Havertz latches onto the ball ... K_Havertz with a thundering drive! ... But V_M_Savic parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 60 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven back heels to find Vinicius_Jr in space ... Vinicius_Jr attempts to nutmeg V_M_Savic! ... V_M_Savic watches it sail safely wide! Min. 61 :(dor) W_Zaha jinks infield ... Fine tackle by B_Cristante ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 62 :(dor) J_Branthwaite takes advantage of a mistake by M_van_de_Ven ... He knocks the ball to Reinier! ... R_Sessegnon reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 63 :(atm) R_Sessegnon pushes it past C_Smalling ... R_Sessegnon looks to see where V_M_Savic is! ... He shoots! ... But V_M_Savic comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 64 :(dor) S_Busquets with the header on ... He finds W_Zaha in space ... But R_K_Muani slides in two footed! ... And play is brought to a halt by The Referee ... The Referee warned him Min. 65 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: Dani_Olmo ... COMING OFF: K_Havertz Min. 66 :(dor) Fran_Garcia runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But M_van_de_Ven comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 68 :(dor) Fran_Garcia kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... W_Zaha gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_van_de_Ven anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 69 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr gains control of the loose ball ... A thundering drive by Vinicius_Jr! ... But V_M_Savic makes a fine save Min. 70 :(dor) S_Busquets holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to L_Barry ... B_Cristante with a nasty foul Min. 74 :(atm) R_K_Muani kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Dimarco gets on the end of the pass ... C_Smalling hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Frimpong flights it in! ... M_van_de_Ven tries to place the shot! ... V_M_Savic with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 74 :(atm) R_K_Muani is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 75 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to C Min. 75 :(dor) C_Smalling finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... But F_Dimarco wins the tackle cleanly Min. 76 :(atm) F_Dimarco chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Upamecano ... Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Tomori ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 77 :(atm) J_Frimpong hoofs it upfield to find Vinicius_Jr ... R_Jimenez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 78 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Vinicius_Jr smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... D_Upamecano plays it into the danger area! ... V_M_Savic catches it! Min. 79 :(dor) S_Busquets spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to R_Jimenez! ... R_Jimenez curls the ball in on goal! ... E_Martinez makes a good save Min. 79 :(atm) D_Upamecano beats Fran_Garcia ... What a shot from D_Upamecano! ... It could go anywhere ... V_M_Savic has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... V_M_Savic reacts well to save!! Min. 82 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr sidesteps C_Smalling ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Vinicius_Jr fires off a right-footed shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 84 :(dor) Reinier plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... W_Zaha decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... D_Upamecano tackles cleanly Min. 85 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: E_Pieters ... COMING OFF: D_Upamecano Min. 85 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: E_Buendia ... COMING OFF: R_Sessegnon Min. 85 :(atm) E_Pieters looks up ... He swings the ball right towards R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani with the drive! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the campaign!! ... Have Atletico Madrid stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Atletico Madrid ... Min. 86 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to E Min. 86 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... S_Busquets will now play as a DM Min. 86 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... B_Cristante will now play as a DM Min. 86 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... R_K_Muani will now play as a AM Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr finds M_van_de_Ven in acres of space ... M_van_de_Ven with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 90 :(dor) R_Jimenez with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... A great volley from R_Jimenez! ... E_Martinez gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 92 :(dor) R_Jimenez flicks the ball through ... L_Barry runs onto it! ... A skilful effort from L_Barry! ... But E_Martinez makes a superb stop down low Min. 92 :(atm) R_K_Muani finds B_Cristante on the edge of the box ... F_Tomori reads it well ... He clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Signal Iduna Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Jimenez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Smalling (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_van_de_Ven (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_K_Muani (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund | Atletico Madrid Attempts on Goal : 12 | 18 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 9 | 11 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 7 Key Tackles : 10 | 10 Key Passes : 13 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Borussia Dortmund 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 F_Tomori DF 1 22 17 3 25 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 C_Smalling DF 1 20 16 12 27 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 9 -4 J_Branthwaite DF 1 19 16 3 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Fran_Garcia DF 1 20 17 4 25 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 36 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 13 22 4 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 S_Busquets DM 1 16 21 8 37 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 24 18 Reinier MF 1 4 19 18 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 L_Barry MF 1 2 19 16 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 32 W_Zaha FW 1 3 15 23 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 15 23 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 W_Benitez GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 1 21 19 5 27 | 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gerhardt FW 1 6 14 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 M_Skriniar DF 1 23 17 13 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Frimpong DF 1 23 16 13 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 13 14 M_van_de_Ven DF 1 21 17 13 28 | 96 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 45 24 27 D_Upamecano DF 1 21 17 7 27 | 88 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 12 20 F_Dimarco DF 1 19 21 12 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 8 14 B_Cristante DM 1 21 23 14 26 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 18 13 R_Sessegnon MF 1 15 21 15 22 | 88 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 8 24 K_Havertz AM 1 6 20 21 29 | 68 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 6 Vinicius_Jr FW 1 2 17 23 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 R_K_Muani AM 1 7 17 23 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 24 24 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Pieters DF 1 18 13 8 26 | 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 Dani_Olmo AM 1 6 21 20 22 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Buendia MF 1 4 17 15 21 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Arize FW 1 4 12 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1723830213 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40