FFO EFL2, Borussia Dortmund vs. RB Salzburg (Mon Aug 11) Borussia Dortmund | RB Salzburg 5-1-0-2-2 P | 5-1-1-1-2 A James Bucknall | Dave Thacker | A_Ramsdale GK | GK N_Atubolu J_Cancelo DF | DF O_Solet J_Todibo DF | DF A_Dedic P_Kalulu DF | DF S_Pavlovic L_Beraldo DF | DF M_Wolf D_Fox DF | DF A_Terzic N_Gonzalez DM | DM K_Thomson M_Sabitzer AM | MF K_Piatkowski B_Saka AM | AM M_Ozil B_Barcola FW | FW D_Nene J_Duran FW | FW T_Pasnik | J_Cesar SUB | SUB A_Palmer Ismaily SUB | SUB R_Johnson S_Diakite SUB | SUB M_Regal A_Diarra SUB | SUB N_Capaldo J_Defoe SUB | SUB J_Brekalo Min. 2 :(dor) B_Barcola gets to the byline and finds P_Kalulu with a beautiful cross ... P_Kalulu hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... N_Atubolu narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 3 :(slz) D_Nene finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... B_Barcola with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Dave Thacker looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 3 :(slz) M_Ozil beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... M_Ozil tries to lob the keeper! ... But A_Ramsdale smothers the ball Min. 6 :(dor) J_Todibo slides the ball across to J_Cancelo ... S_Pavlovic rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 8 :(dor) M_Sabitzer has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past S_Pavlovic ... He knocks it to B_Barcola! ... B_Barcola with the shot on net! ... N_Atubolu gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 10 :(dor) J_Cancelo searches out D_Fox ... D_Fox with the crafty shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 12 :(slz) O_Solet knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Barcola ... O_Solet with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Ramsdale gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 13 :(dor) M_Sabitzer lobs the ball over the defence ... B_Saka latches on to it ... B_Saka with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... N_Atubolu can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... N_Atubolu makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 15 :(dor) B_Saka with a 40-yard pass to B_Barcola ... B_Barcola fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 15 :(slz) D_Nene runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... Fine tackle by L_Beraldo ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 16 :(dor) L_Beraldo takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Pavlovic ... O_Solet cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 18 :(dor) N_Gonzalez flicks the ball through ... B_Barcola runs onto it! ... K_Thomson with the tackle Min. 20 :(dor) J_Duran picks up the pass ... J_Duran hits a great shot! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for N_Atubolu ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... N_Atubolu looks embarrassed! ... And Borussia Dortmund are leading in the game now ... Borussia Dortmund 1-0 RB Salzburg ... Min. 23 :(slz) A_Dedic with a measured ball to M_Wolf ... M_Wolf with the header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 26 :(slz) K_Piatkowski with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Pavlovic ... J_Duran wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 29 :(dor) J_Duran with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Terzic behind ... J_Duran bears down on goal! ... But N_Atubolu hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 32 :(dor) B_Barcola bursts forward ... S_Pavlovic with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 33 :(slz) M_Ozil takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... M_Ozil bears down on goal! ... A_Ramsdale claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... RB Salzburg are back on level terms now! ... Borussia Dortmund 1-1 RB Salzburg ... Min. 34 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to A Min. 34 :(slz) O_Solet spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Terzic! ... Good sliding challenge from J_Cancelo and it had to be Min. 38 :(dor) B_Saka with a short pass to find J_Duran ... J_Duran looks to see where N_Atubolu is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But N_Atubolu punches it away Min. 39 :(dor) D_Fox backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... B_Barcola latches onto the end of it ... B_Barcola with a terrific drive! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 42 :(dor) B_Barcola dribbles past A_Dedic ... B_Barcola with the shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(slz) O_Solet jinks past L_Beraldo ... O_Solet attempts a chip! ... A_Ramsdale makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 RB Salzburg Min. 50 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: T_Pasnik Min. 52 :(slz) M_Ozil plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... J_Todibo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 53 :(dor) N_Gonzalez slides it through the middle to M_Sabitzer ... M_Sabitzer sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... N_Atubolu gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... N_Gonzalez curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to J_Cancelo ... He knocks it goalward ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 53 :(slz) J_Brekalo plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Brekalo runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Ramsdale heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 55 :(slz) K_Thomson flicks it past J_Cancelo ... He runs forward ... K_Thomson with the chance! ... What agility from A_Ramsdale Min. 58 :(dor) B_Saka is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Sabitzer ... But S_Pavlovic wins the tackle cleanly Min. 59 :(dor) J_Duran knocks it forward ... M_Ozil slips ... B_Saka gets to it! ... O_Solet hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... J_Cancelo swings it in! ... A_Terzic with the clearance Min. 62 :(dor) J_Cancelo looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to B_Saka ... A thundering drive by B_Saka! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... What a volley! ... What a finish. That is outrageous. ... Three words. Marco. Van. Basten ... Borussia Dortmund take the lead! ... Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Salzburg ... Min. 62 :(slz) D_Nene jumps over J_Cancelo's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Duran with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 62 :(dor) N_Gonzalez plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Dedic goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... J_Cancelo with the curler ... N_Atubolu gets up well to catch that one Min. 64 :(dor) J_Duran knocks the ball past K_Thomson ... Now he crosses to N_Gonzalez! ... N_Gonzalez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... James Bucknall spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: R_Johnson ... COMING OFF: A_Terzic Min. 65 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg ... COMING ON: M_Regal ... COMING OFF: K_Piatkowski Min. 70 :(dor) L_Beraldo backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Duran latches onto the end of it ... J_Duran with a screamer of a shot! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 71 :(dor) B_Saka is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Sabitzer ... S_Pavlovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Saka hits it towards the far post! ... J_Duran gets a shot in ... But N_Atubolu punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 72 :(dor) L_Beraldo reads the run of B_Barcola ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Dedic hits it out for a throw Min. 73 :(slz) D_Nene spots his team mate making a run ... He finds M_Ozil with a lovely pass! ... M_Ozil tries to beat A_Ramsdale from outside the area! ... A_Ramsdale makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 75 :(dor) B_Barcola with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from K_Thomson ... B_Barcola controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Brilliant save from N_Atubolu Min. 76 :(dor) B_Barcola takes on R_Johnson ... He runs past him ... B_Barcola has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But it goes just over Min. 77 :(dor) L_Beraldo finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... L_Beraldo tries the lob from 30 yards! ... N_Atubolu fists it away Min. 77 :(slz) S_Pavlovic sprints past L_Beraldo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... S_Pavlovic blasts it at the goal! ... A_Ramsdale gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... R_Johnson floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Ramsdale, who catches the ball Min. 78 :(dor) B_Barcola takes advantage of a mistake by O_Solet ... That mistake could prove costly ... B_Barcola with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 80 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: A_Diarra ... COMING OFF: M_Sabitzer Min. 80 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: J_Defoe ... COMING OFF: J_Duran Min. 81 :(dor) A_Diarra spots his team mate making a run ... He finds B_Saka with a lovely pass! ... A wicked drive by B_Saka! ... N_Atubolu saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(slz) M_Regal with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... J_Defoe had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Signal Iduna Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Duran (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Duran (20), B_Saka (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Barcola (3), J_Duran (62), J_Defoe (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Salzburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ozil Scorers : M_Ozil (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund | RB Salzburg Attempts on Goal : 22 | 9 Off target : 10 | 1 On target : 12 | 8 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1 RB Salzburg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 J_Cancelo DF 1 23 19 9 22 | 93 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 41 36 J_Todibo DF 1 22 18 5 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 P_Kalulu DF 1 22 19 7 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 L_Beraldo DF 1 21 19 13 25 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 24 15 D_Fox DF 1 19 16 5 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 N_Gonzalez DM 1 19 23 9 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 M_Sabitzer AM 1 1 22 19 23 | 82 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 B_Saka AM 1 3 23 21 22 | 93 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 32 34 B_Barcola FW 1 4 20 24 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 -2 9 16 J_Duran FW 1 4 19 23 27 | 82 0 1 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 30 22 34 J_Cesar GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ismaily DF 1 20 13 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diakite DF 1 16 14 5 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diarra DM 1 16 19 12 20 | 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 J_Defoe FW 1 9 17 19 23 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 Player Statistics - RB Salzburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Atubolu GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 O_Solet DF 1 21 16 14 21 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 15 28 A_Dedic DF 1 21 16 5 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 S_Pavlovic DF 1 20 15 10 31 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 18 M_Wolf DF 1 19 12 5 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 A_Terzic DF 1 18 14 10 24 | 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Thomson DM 1 15 19 5 31 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 23 K_Piatkowski MF 1 7 19 13 22 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Ozil AM 1 7 19 16 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 D_Nene FW 1 3 16 21 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 T_Pasnik FW 1 6 16 20 22 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Palmer GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Johnson DF 1 15 10 4 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Regal MF 1 13 18 4 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Capaldo AM 1 13 18 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 14 18 27 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1754935670 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40