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Season 26 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3

Borussia Dortmund 1 - 0 Manchester Utd

Elite League Cup Group Match, Borussia Dortmund vs. Manchester Utd (Thu May 24)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-5-1 A  |  4-4-2 T
                         Rune Oldeide  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                           P_Check GK  |  GK Rafael
                       Eirik_Silva DF  |  DF D_McDonald
                           M_Motta DF  |  DF K_Gunter
                            Danilo DF  |  DF P_Hoskins
                       P_Gualtieri DF  |  DF G_Johnson
                            S_Kehl MF  |  MF J_Maria
                         S_A_Nasri MF  |  MF S_Sidwell
                        K_Dalglish MF  |  MF B_Bannan
                          J_Height MF  |  MF J_J_Okocha
                           A_Vidal MF  |  FW Van_Tijkaan
                            J_Cruz FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                                       |
                         T_Hohmann SUB |  SUB Tom_Clements
                        M_Reiziger SUB |  SUB Ben_Barcley
                      Martins_Indi SUB |  SUB J_Okore
                         S_Cazorla SUB |  SUB A_Drury
                        S_Radacanu SUB |  SUB A_Ribbery

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(bor) K_Dalglish finds J_Cruz with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Cruz attempts the shot!
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Kehl plays it into the danger area!
          ...  P_Gualtieri gets something on it!
          ...  Looks like it should be Rafael's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Rafael looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Kehl crosses it in!
          ...  D_McDonald heads it away
Min. 3  :(bor) S_A_Nasri finds Danilo on the edge of the box
          ...  Danilo flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 5  :(bor) J_Height picks out P_Gualtieri with the cross
          ...  P_Gualtieri has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 8  :(bor) J_Height with a reverse pass to A_Vidal
          ...  A_Vidal attempts a low drive!
          ...  Rafael with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 8  :(mnu) Arnautovic runs at M_Motta
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Motta reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 9  :(bor) Danilo runs towards the goal
          ...  Danilo with the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Borussia Dortmund fans!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 12 :(bor) A_Vidal is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 13 :(bor) Rafael miss-kicks!
          ...  S_A_Nasri is through!
          ...  S_A_Nasri shapes up for a shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 14 :(bor) J_Height crosses into the box, finding A_Vidal
          ...  D_McDonald with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 15 :(bor) Eirik_Silva plays in J_Cruz with a beautiful ball
          ...  Intercepted by P_Hoskins
Min. 18 :(bor) J_Height turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Cruz
          ...  From long range J_Cruz bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Rafael makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 22 :(bor) P_Gualtieri works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Vidal
          ...  A_Vidal hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 24 :(mnu) B_Bannan looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 24 :(mnu) A_Drury replaces B_Bannan to play as a MF
Min. 25 :(bor) J_Cruz has space to run with the ball
          ...  J_Cruz swings in the shot!
          ...  Rafael just watches float over the bar!
Min. 26 :(bor) A_Vidal is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Vidal drives the shot in!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 29 :(bor) K_Dalglish finds his way through
          ...  K_Dalglish drives it towards goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 30 :(bor) S_A_Nasri runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Motta
          ...  M_Motta flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Rafael !!
Min. 37 :(bor) S_Kehl plays a first time ball through the defence to K_Dalglish
          ...  K_Dalglish is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round Rafael
          ...  He nutmegs Rafael
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 38 :(bor) M_Motta gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_McDonald!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Motta drives it low !
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 39 :(bor) J_Cruz with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  J_Cruz pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 40 :(bor) J_Height hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Danilo collects the loose ball!
          ...  Danilo tries the shot !
          ...  Rafael gathers it comfortably
Min. 41 :(bor) S_A_Nasri with a glorious long pass to P_Gualtieri
          ...  P_Gualtieri has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 41 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  But Danilo wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bor) S_A_Nasri has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Van_Tijkaan
          ...  He knocks it to Eirik_Silva!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  J_Cruz hits it hard
          ...  Rafael was lucky there
Min. 46 :(bor) K_Dalglish looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Kehl
          ...  K_Gunter slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 48 :(bor) S_Kehl sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Rafael gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(mnu) J_Maria knocks the ball past Eirik_Silva
          ...  J_Maria with the shot !
          ...  P_Check tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Drury crosses it in!
          ...  P_Check reads it well, and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 47 :(bor) J_Height with a pinpoint pass to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz with the shot on net !
          ...  Rafael collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 47 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from J_J_Okocha, he finds A_Drury
          ...  Danilo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 48 :(bor) J_Cruz nutmegs A_Drury
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_J_Okocha looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 50 :(bor) A_Vidal hoists the ball across to J_Height
          ...  J_Height sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Rafael takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 52 :(bor) S_A_Nasri knocks it forward
          ...  J_Maria slips
          ...  K_Dalglish gets to it!
          ...  K_Dalglish has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Rafael with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 54 :(bor) J_Cruz is through on goal
          ...  J_Cruz flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Rafael saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 56 :(bor) K_Dalglish takes advantage of a mistake by Arnautovic
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A delicate header from K_Dalglish !
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Rafael looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Motta gets a shot in
          ...  But Rafael makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_A_Nasri plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Vidal gets to it!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Rafael grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 57 :(mnu) A_Drury is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Gunter
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Gualtieri
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_J_Okocha chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Danilo wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 59 :(bor) S_Kehl hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Dalglish collects the loose ball!
          ...  A cracking drive from K_Dalglish !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 61 :(bor) S_Kehl sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Maria goes in studs first
          ...  J_Underhill warns him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  S_A_Nasri hits it over the wall
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 62 :(bor) J_Cruz barges G_Johnson off the ball
          ...  J_Cruz with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Rafael tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Cruz swings a leg at it!
          ...  Rafael collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 62 :(mnu) J_Maria with a flashy move
          ...  But M_Motta sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 63 :(bor) S_A_Nasri miskicks!
          ...  He finds J_Cruz though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  J_Cruz attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Rafael makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 64 :(bor) K_Dalglish skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_A_Nasri
          ...  S_A_Nasri tries to chip the ball over Rafael!
          ...  Rafael manages to turn it behind
Min. 65 :(bor) M_Reiziger is being brought on
          ...  P_Gualtieri is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(bor) S_Cazorla is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Vidal is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bor) S_Radacanu takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Cruz as FW
Min. 65 :(bor) J_Height kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_A_Nasri gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_A_Nasri with the chance !
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  But Rafael is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 67 :(bor) S_Kehl plays a first time ball through the defence to K_Dalglish
          ...  K_Dalglish curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 68 :(mnu) J_Maria is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  G_Johnson latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Johnson with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 71 :(bor) S_A_Nasri has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  S_A_Nasri drives it towards goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 75 :(bor) S_Cazorla hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Eirik_Silva latches onto it!
          ...  But S_Sidwell wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Underhill has none of it.
Min. 78 :(bor) S_A_Nasri feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Radacanu runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Radacanu has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_A_Nasri chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Reiziger with the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Rafael is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Cazorla drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Reiziger with the header
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 79 :(bor) S_Cazorla finds his way through
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Cazorla !
          ...  Rafael gathers it easily
Min. 80 :(bor) Eirik_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Dalglish
          ...  A powerful header from K_Dalglish !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 80 :(mnu) A_Drury sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_J_Okocha runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_J_Okocha shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 82 :(bor) K_Dalglish looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Radacanu
          ...  S_Radacanu with the header !
          ...  But Rafael makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 83 :(mnu) P_Hoskins controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Motta
          ...  He puts in J_J_Okocha!
          ...  The cross hits J_J_Okocha on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bor) S_A_Nasri kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Radacanu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_J_Okocha pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 89 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha with an inch perfect pass to D_McDonald
          ...  M_Reiziger gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 90 :(bor) S_A_Nasri jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_A_Nasri !
          ...  Rafael with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 91 :(bor) K_Dalglish takes advantage of a mistake by P_Hoskins
          ...  K_Dalglish pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It floats over Rafael
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 92 :(bor) S_Cazorla controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Motta gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Motta hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 92 :(mnu) Arnautovic beats Eirik_Silva
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Eirik_Silva moves quickly to get the tackle in this time

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Westfalenstadion
Attendance           : 80,610
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : S_A_Nasri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Danilo (9)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Rafael
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Van_Tijkaan (44)
Injured              : B_Bannan (24)
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          46        |       4
Off target           :          21        |       3
On target            :          25        |       1
Possession           :          72        |       28
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          31        |       6
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 1 - 0 Manchester Utd
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Check        GK  30   2   3   2  22 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Eirik_Silva    DF   3  26   6   9  13 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
M_Motta        DF   1  26   8   6  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0  22
Danilo         DF   2  25   7   8  32 |  96   0   3   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  60   0  46
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  25   6   8  44 |  68   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  10   3
S_Kehl         MF   2  13  26   7  28 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_A_Nasri      MF   2   8  26   9  26 |  96   0   0   8   0   6   0   0   0   0  20 100  53
K_Dalglish     MF   3   7  25  13  18 |  96   0   0   4   0   8   0   0   0   0   0  40  35
J_Height       MF   3  14  24   7  22 |  96   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70  10
A_Vidal        MF   2  13  24   6  21 |  68   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  22
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  25  31 |  68   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0   0   0   0  93
T_Hohmann      GK  22   2   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  24   7   7  21 |  28   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
Martins_Indi   DF   1  23   6   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Cazorla      MF   2   9  23   5  20 |  28   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
S_Radacanu     FW   3   5   5  23  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  30   2   2   2  20 |  96  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
D_McDonald     DF   1  24   8   8  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  24   7  10  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  24   9   5  10 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
G_Johnson      DF   1  24   8   7  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Maria        MF   3   8  25   9  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  25   8  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  25   4  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_J_Okocha     MF   1   9  23  15  13 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20   2
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   9   8  26  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  25  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tom_Clements   GK  29   2   3   2  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  24   7   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  24   5   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Drury        MF   2   6  23   9  19 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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