FFO EFL2, Borussia Dortmund vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Oct 31) Borussia Dortmund | Sparta Prague 5-2-0-3 P | 4-1-0-2-3 N Chris Mason | Simon Hill Caretaker | A_Ramsdale GK | GK A_Lopes J_Cancelo DF | DF D_Hancko J_Todibo DF | DF J_Headley P_Kalulu DF | DF L_Morgalla L_Beraldo DF | DF M_Andersen D_Fox DF | DM K_Kairinene N_Gonzalez DM | AM M_Gibbs_White A_Diarra DM | AM S_Canales B_Saka FW | FW M_Gomez J_Duran FW | FW R_Pepi B_Barcola FW | FW A_Dovbyk | J_Cesar SUB | SUB G_Curci Ismaily SUB | SUB M_Alonso M_Sabitzer SUB | SUB M_Rynes L_Rajot SUB | SUB E_Bars J_Defoe SUB | SUB D_Arize Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 6 :(dor) N_Gonzalez runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to L_Beraldo ... L_Beraldo with a thundering shot! ... A_Lopes just watches it drift out of play! Min. 7 :(spp) R_Pepi runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez has a dig at goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 9 :(spp) The defender underhits the back pass! ... D_Hancko is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... N_Gonzalez takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 13 :(spp) K_Kairinene chips the ball forward to M_Gomez ... N_Gonzalez stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 17 :(dor) J_Duran runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... J_Duran pounds a rocket on goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... A_Diarra plays it into the danger area! ... The ball comes to B_Barcola ... He knocks it goalward ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... That puts Borussia Dortmund ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Sparta Prague ... Min. 18 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to N Min. 18 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... N_Gonzalez will now play as a MF Min. 18 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... A_Diarra will now play as a MF Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P Min. 21 :(dor) B_Saka takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to B_Barcola ... But D_Hancko will cut out the threat Min. 22 :(spp) The defender slips up! ... M_Gomez is through! ... A cheeky lob from M_Gomez! ... But A_Ramsdale makes a superb stop down low Min. 25 :(dor) B_Barcola eases past L_Morgalla ... B_Barcola hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... A_Lopes just watches it float over the bar! Min. 28 :(dor) J_Duran turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... A thundering drive by J_Duran! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Sparta Prague ... Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 35 :(dor) B_Saka squares up to his marker ... He spits at K_Kairinene ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 46 :(dor) J_Cancelo knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Hancko ... A delightful ball in to B_Saka ... M_Andersen beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Sparta Prague Min. 49 :(dor) B_Saka with a neat pass into J_Duran ... L_Morgalla 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_Duran flights it in! ... M_Andersen reads the ball well and clears Min. 50 :(dor) B_Barcola sidesteps D_Hancko ... He was too quick for his marker ... B_Barcola fires a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Diarra crosses it in! ... D_Hancko clears the danger Min. 51 :(dor) J_Duran finds B_Saka with a perfectly weighted pass ... L_Morgalla wins the ball Min. 52 :(spp) S_Canales drives it across the face of the goal R_Pepi ... L_Beraldo with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Sparta Prague players ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 55 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Alonso ... COMING OFF: M_Andersen Min. 55 :(dor) J_Duran holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Barcola ... B_Barcola sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Lopes blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 57 :(spp) R_Pepi with a measured pass to M_Gomez ... Brilliantly taken away by L_Beraldo!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 58 :(spp) A_Dovbyk with a measured pass to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez tries to beat A_Ramsdale! ... A_Ramsdale saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 59 :(dor) N_Gonzalez slips past his marker L_Morgalla ... The ball is whipped into B_Barcola ... Great challenge by L_Morgalla ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Duran swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Lopes comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 60 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: L_Rajot ... COMING OFF: B_Saka Min. 60 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 67 :(spp) M_Gomez sidesteps L_Beraldo ... That was too easy ... D_Fox wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 70 :(dor) N_Gonzalez with a probing pass to L_Beraldo ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Beraldo! ... But A_Lopes hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 70 :(spp) D_Hancko beats J_Cancelo with absolute ease! ... D_Hancko flings a shot at goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 73 :(dor) D_Fox floats the ball in to find B_Barcola ... An audacious effort from B_Barcola! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 73 :(dor) L_Rajot lobs the ball over the defence ... B_Barcola latches on to it ... S_Canales with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 74 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: D_Arize ... COMING OFF: R_Pepi Min. 75 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: Ismaily ... COMING OFF: D_Fox Min. 78 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: E_Bars ... COMING OFF: K_Kairinene Min. 78 :(dor) L_Rajot takes advantage of a mistake by L_Morgalla ... He runs towards goal ... L_Rajot could have let it bounce! ... But A_Lopes palms it behind ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo lofts the ball in! ... J_Cancelo loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But A_Lopes punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Lopes got a touch Min. 78 :(spp) S_Canales flicks it over P_Kalulu's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... S_Canales rifles it to the far post! ... A_Ramsdale gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 80 :(dor) J_Duran skips the challenge from L_Morgalla ... E_Bars rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... L_Rajot swings it in ... P_Kalulu takes control of it! ... P_Kalulu curls the ball in on goal! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 85 :(spp) A_Dovbyk looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to D_Arize ... D_Arize tries the shot! ... A_Ramsdale with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(dor) J_Duran back heels to find L_Rajot in space ... J_Headley with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Simon Hill Caretaker looks relieved ... Chris Mason is far from happy with that decision Min. 90 :(dor) J_Duran cuts inside ... J_Duran sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Lopes 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. 90 :(spp) D_Arize finds A_Dovbyk in acres of space ... A_Dovbyk throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Ramsdale with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 92 :(dor) L_Beraldo with a one-touch layoff to N_Gonzalez ... M_Alonso makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 96 :(dor) N_Gonzalez feeds the ball through the middle ... B_Barcola runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... What a fantastic interception by D_Hancko ... He read that situation like a book! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Signal Iduna Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Duran (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Barcola (17), J_Duran (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Saka (35) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Dovbyk Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Canales (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund | Sparta Prague Attempts on Goal : 13 | 7 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 13 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Sparta Prague ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 J_Cancelo DF 1 23 20 9 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 19 J_Todibo DF 1 23 19 6 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Kalulu DF 1 22 19 7 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 L_Beraldo DF 1 22 19 13 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 12 28 D_Fox DF 1 20 17 6 28 | 76 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 0 N_Gonzalez MF 1 19 23 10 28 | 97 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 32 0 A_Diarra MF 1 16 19 12 20 | 97 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 B_Saka FW 1 3 23 22 22 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 14 -2 J_Duran FW 1 5 20 23 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 33 24 B_Barcola FW 1 4 21 25 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 M_Sabitzer MF 1 1 22 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Rajot MF 1 3 15 10 28 | 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 J_Defoe FW 1 9 17 20 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 22 17 12 22 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 14 J_Headley DF 1 21 15 8 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Morgalla DF 1 20 19 3 26 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 M_Andersen DF 1 21 13 8 25 | 56 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 K_Kairinene DM 1 15 20 11 24 | 79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 22 18 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Canales AM 1 2 20 20 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 9 4 M_Gomez FW 1 8 14 20 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 R_Pepi FW 1 3 14 22 30 | 75 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 18 24 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 4 G_Curci GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Alonso DF 1 20 15 4 29 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Rynes MF 1 5 15 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bars MF 1 9 18 13 20 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Arize FW 1 5 13 18 22 | 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 1761929237 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40