FFO EFL2, Borussia Dortmund vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Oct 24) Borussia Dortmund | Athletic Bilbao 5-2-0-3 P | 5-1-1-1-2 N James Bucknall | Neil Kirby Caretaker | A_Ramsdale GK | GK L_Maximiano J_Cancelo DF | DF I_Zubeldia J_Todibo DF | DF D_Vivian P_Kalulu DF | DF R_L_Cabral L_Beraldo DF | DF Yeray D_Fox DF | DF J_Louis-Jean N_Gonzalez DM | MF Jaurigezar A_Diarra DM | AM S_Chukwueze B_Saka FW | DM M_Zubimendi J_Duran FW | FW J_Stansfield B_Barcola FW | FW L_Jovic | J_Cesar SUB | SUB J_Ezkieta Ismaily SUB | SUB Gorasabel M_Sabitzer SUB | SUB A_Munoz L_Rajot SUB | SUB G_Larrazabal J_Defoe SUB | SUB A_Hierro Min. 1 :(dor) N_Gonzalez with a long pass to J_Duran ... Yeray with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 2 :(bil) I_Zubeldia sidesteps J_Cancelo ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... I_Zubeldia hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But A_Ramsdale parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 3 :(dor) B_Saka sprints past the defender ... B_Saka with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... L_Maximiano saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 3 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean takes possession ... P_Kalulu cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 4 :(dor) B_Barcola turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... B_Barcola looks to see where L_Maximiano is! ... He shoots! ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... Borussia Dortmund have the advantage! ... Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 5 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to C Min. 5 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao ... M_Zubimendi will now play as a MF Min. 6 :(bil) M_Zubimendi slides it through the middle to L_Jovic ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from L_Jovic! ... It looks good ... But A_Ramsdale punches it away Min. 7 :(dor) J_Duran with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Louis-Jean a clean set of heals ... Fine tackle by L_Jovic ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 10 :(bil) J_Stansfield slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 16 :(dor) B_Barcola with a probing pass to J_Todibo ... J_Todibo with the chance! ... But L_Maximiano punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 21 :(bil) L_Jovic with the diagonal pass to J_Stansfield ... What a shot from J_Stansfield! ... It could go anywhere ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... Athletic Bilbao are back level! ... Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Athletic Bilbao ... Min. 25 :(dor) B_Saka nutmegs M_Zubimendi, he continues to run forward ... J_Louis-Jean tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Barcola plays it into the danger area! ... L_Maximiano reads it well, and claims it! Min. 26 :(bil) S_Chukwueze holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to I_Zubeldia ... I_Zubeldia with a little chip! ... A_Ramsdale saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 31 :(dor) J_Duran cuts inside J_Stansfield ... He worked that well ... R_L_Cabral seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 32 :(bil) M_Zubimendi sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Yeray ... L_Beraldo intercepts the pass Min. 37 :(dor) J_Cancelo back heels to find J_Duran in space ... J_Duran with a little chip! ... But L_Maximiano with the difficult save Min. 38 :(dor) J_Duran cuts the ball back to A_Diarra ... A_Diarra shoots towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Beraldo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Yeray clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 41 :(dor) B_Saka runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to B_Barcola ... B_Barcola runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... L_Maximiano gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(dor) B_Barcola beats D_Vivian ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... I_Zubeldia with an ugly foul Min. 44 :(bil) M_Zubimendi with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Stansfield ... L_Beraldo bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 45 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... B_Saka will now play as a AM Min. 45 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... B_Barcola will now play as a AM Min. 46 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to A ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Athletic Bilbao Min. 46 :(dor) L_Beraldo pushes it past I_Zubeldia ... R_L_Cabral with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 48 :(dor) L_Beraldo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to B_Saka ... D_Vivian with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 49 :(dor) N_Gonzalez hits a hard pass to J_Duran ... J_Duran hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 51 :(bil) M_Zubimendi beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Zubimendi hits the ball first time! ... A_Ramsdale won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 56 :(bil) D_Vivian eases past J_Cancelo ... A delicate chip from D_Vivian! ... A_Ramsdale gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 58 :(bil) M_Zubimendi finds Jaurigezar with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Cancelo takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 59 :(dor) J_Duran finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... Yeray read the danger and stops the pass Min. 60 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: Ismaily ... COMING OFF: D_Fox Min. 60 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: M_Sabitzer ... COMING OFF: A_Diarra Min. 60 :(dor) N_Gonzalez heads the ball back to J_Duran ... J_Duran with a graceful, looping effort! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 61 :(dor) M_Sabitzer takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... D_Vivian with a bad challenge Min. 63 :(bil) R_L_Cabral races into the box ... He sees Yeray lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... The ball comes in high ... Yeray beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has A_Ramsdale to beat ... He rounds A_Ramsdale ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 64 :(bil) I_Zubeldia cuts the ball back to J_Louis-Jean ... J_Duran reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 65 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: J_Defoe ... COMING OFF: J_Duran Min. 65 :(bil) S_Chukwueze with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Louis-Jean ... J_Louis-Jean beats the offside trap! ... He runs at A_Ramsdale ... He lobs it over A_Ramsdale ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 71 :(bil) S_Chukwueze with a real burst of pace ... Launched towards the top corner by S_Chukwueze! ... A_Ramsdale parries it ... CORNER! ... D_Vivian dinks the ball into the area! ... N_Gonzalez with the clearance Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: Gorasabel ... COMING OFF: Yeray Min. 77 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: A_Hierro ... COMING OFF: J_Stansfield Min. 78 :(dor) J_Defoe runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to B_Barcola ... B_Barcola fires the shot in! ... L_Maximiano makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 78 :(bil) S_Chukwueze flicks it past Ismaily ... He runs forward ... M_Sabitzer is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 80 :(bil) A_Hierro pushes it past J_Todibo ... M_Sabitzer with a clumsy challenge ... The referee comes over to him ... Will he show him another yellow? ... He does! That's the end of the match for him! ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... A_Hierro smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... But A_Ramsdale makes a fine save Min. 80 :(dor) L_Beraldo is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... I think James Bucknall is going to take him off ... They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down Min. 81 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao ... COMING ON: G_Larrazabal ... COMING OFF: Jaurigezar Min. 83 :(bil) Gorasabel runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... J_Louis-Jean latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Ismaily with the foul ... The Referee lectures him Min. 85 :(bil) Gorasabel has it now ... He takes on N_Gonzalez ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Jovic! ... P_Kalulu clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bil) A_Hierro with the majestic dribble ... What a challenge by P_Kalulu ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Vivian chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Ramsdale comes out and claims it! Min. 92 :(dor) B_Barcola hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... Ismaily latches onto it! ... Ismaily looks to see where L_Maximiano is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Defoe flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Maximiano ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Signal Iduna Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Barcola (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Barcola (4) Sent Off : M_Sabitzer (80) Booked : N/A Injured : L_Beraldo (80) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletic Bilbao Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Jovic Scorers : J_Stansfield (21) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund | Athletic Bilbao Attempts on Goal : 10 | 10 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 6 | 6 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Athletic Bilbao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Ramsdale GK 26 1 1 1 29 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 J_Cancelo DF 1 23 20 9 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 0 J_Todibo DF 1 23 19 5 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 P_Kalulu DF 1 22 19 7 21 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 L_Beraldo DF 1 22 19 13 25 | 83 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 0 D_Fox DF 1 20 16 6 28 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Gonzalez DM 1 19 23 10 28 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 24 0 A_Diarra DM 1 16 19 12 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 B_Saka AM 1 3 23 22 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 J_Duran FW 1 4 20 23 27 | 68 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 32 11 11 B_Barcola AM 1 4 21 25 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 J_Cesar GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ismaily DF 1 21 13 9 22 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M_Sabitzer AM 1 1 22 19 23 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -12 L_Rajot MF 1 3 15 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Defoe FW 1 9 17 20 23 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Maximiano GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 I_Zubeldia DF 1 22 17 14 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 D_Vivian DF 1 22 16 7 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 R_L_Cabral DF 1 22 16 11 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 Yeray DF 1 20 16 12 26 | 80 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 14 J_Louis-Jean DF 1 20 16 9 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 17 Jaurigezar MF 1 13 19 7 26 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Chukwueze AM 1 4 22 22 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 6 M_Zubimendi MF 1 19 21 12 27 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 14 J_Stansfield FW 1 5 16 20 22 | 80 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 L_Jovic FW 1 7 18 24 24 | 95 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 29 31 4 J_Ezkieta GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gorasabel DF 1 18 15 4 23 | 15 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 13 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larrazabal MF 1 3 16 14 25 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hierro FW 1 7 14 19 27 | 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1761327348 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40