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Elite League, Week 1

Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1 Schalke 04

Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Borussia Dortmund vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Feb 02)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Schalke 04
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-2-0-3-1 C
                         Rune Oldeide  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                           F_Olsen GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                            R_Song DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                        M_Reiziger DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF Klaus_Fichtel
                              Lazo DF  |  DF Ander_Brugge
                          J_Height MF  |  DM N_Stiles
                           A_Vidal MF  |  DM Endo
                         El_Payaso MF  |  AM Luis_Palma
                           Shaqiri AM  |  AM Eberechi_Eze
                           T_A_Flo FW  |  AM Tomas_Kalas
                           M_Klose FW  |  FW E_Collamarini
                                       |
                          A_Thepot SUB |  SUB I_Casillas
                         L_Rongifo SUB |  SUB M_Friedl
                          N_Santos SUB |  SUB Doriva
                      Steven_Davis SUB |  SUB Marcos_Acuna
                          T_Brolin SUB |  SUB A_Belotti

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 3  :(bor) Shaqiri with a penetrating pass to T_A_Flo
          ...  T_A_Flo looks to see where G_Bailey is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  G_Bailey makes a fine save
Min. 4  :(bor) A_Vidal volleys it forward. He finds M_Klose
          ...  But J_Kounde wins the tackle
Min. 5  :(shk) E_Collamarini with a flashy move
          ...  El_Payaso rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andy Banks looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 5  :(bor) T_A_Flo takes advantage of a mistake by Ander_Brugge
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel goes in studs first
          ...  F_Zwayer warns him
Min. 7  :(bor) J_Height is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to N_Vidic
          ...  Ander_Brugge hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  El_Payaso chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to T_A_Flo
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  G_Bailey tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Reiziger hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Bailey easily claims the ball!
Min. 7  :(shk) E_Collamarini knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Song
          ...  But N_Vidic wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but F_Zwayer has none of it.
Min. 8  :(bor) El_Payaso gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  T_A_Flo is unmarked
          ...  But D_Epureanu wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 10 :(shk) J_Kounde is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Endo latches onto the end of it
          ...  Endo must beat F_Olsen!
          ...  What agility from F_Olsen
Min. 12 :(shk) Luis_Palma sidesteps R_Song
          ...  Luis_Palma has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 13 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas heads the ball back to Luis_Palma
          ...  Luis_Palma sees F_Olsen off his line !
          ...  F_Olsen manages to turn it behind
Min. 15 :(shk) Ander_Brugge kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Eberechi_Eze gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Shaqiri rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  F_Zwayer reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Luis_Palma knocks it forward
          ...  Tomas_Kalas gets on the end of it
          ...  Tomas_Kalas pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  F_Olsen tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel crosses it in!
          ...  N_Stiles gets on the end of it
          ...  F_Olsen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  F_Olsen has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 17 :(bor) M_Klose takes advantage of a mistake by Ander_Brugge
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Eberechi_Eze takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 18 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Tomas_Kalas goes for the top corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 22 :(shk) N_Stiles has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Lazo
          ...  He knocks it to Eberechi_Eze!
          ...  J_Height pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  F_Zwayer has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Zwayer!
Min. 22 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze turns on a sixpence
          ...  Eberechi_Eze tries to chip the ball over F_Olsen!
          ...  F_Olsen with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 32 :(shk) J_Kounde hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Collamarini latches onto it!
          ...  A powerful header from E_Collamarini !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans taunt him!
Min. 33 :(bor) M_Reiziger feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  N_Vidic runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel steals the ball of off him
Min. 35 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Tomas_Kalas has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  F_Olsen blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 36 :(shk) E_Collamarini turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  R_Song is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  F_Zwayer calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 36 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Reiziger a clean set of heals
          ...  N_Vidic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 37 :(shk) J_Kounde brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Collamarini makes himself available
          ...  E_Collamarini sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Lets see if Schalke 04 can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 39 :(bor) A_Vidal finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  D_Epureanu with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  R_Song tackles cleanly

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Schalke 04

Min. 48 :(bor) Shaqiri jumps over D_Epureanu's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Zwayer calls him over
          ...  F_Zwayer tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 51 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Eberechi_Eze with the crafty shot!
          ...  F_Olsen makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 52 :(bor) M_Klose takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kounde
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  M_Klose tries to beat G_Bailey from outside the area!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 53 :(bor) A_Vidal kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_A_Flo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Stiles gathers up the loose ball
Min. 54 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas flicks the ball through
          ...  Eberechi_Eze runs onto it!
          ...  Eberechi_Eze with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  F_Olsen is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Palma floats the ball in!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel swings a leg at it!
          ...  But F_Olsen punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 56 :(bor) J_Height has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Kounde
          ...  He puts in Lazo!
          ...  J_Kounde pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  F_Zwayer has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Zwayer!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 58 :(shk) Luis_Palma turns on a sixpence
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Vidic
Min. 59 :(bor) El_Payaso runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Shaqiri
          ...  J_Kounde takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 62 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Vidal
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Stiles drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Song reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 65 :(bor) L_Rongifo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Song as DF
Min. 65 :(bor) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Steven_Davis will come on for J_Height and play MF
Min. 66 :(bor) Shaqiri sprints past Ander_Brugge
          ...  Shaqiri curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shaqiri lofts the ball in!
          ...  L_Rongifo with the header
          ...  But G_Bailey tips it behind
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 66 :(shk) Luis_Palma controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs N_Vidic
          ...  He puts in E_Collamarini!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Vidic
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Eberechi_Eze plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Rongifo wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 67 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  E_Collamarini receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  E_Collamarini with the side footed shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 68 :(bor) El_Payaso controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  T_A_Flo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ander_Brugge slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Steven_Davis plays it into the danger area!
          ...  El_Payaso swings a leg at it!
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 69 :(shk) M_Friedl is being prepared to come on
          ...  Endo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(bor) N_Santos will replace M_Reiziger and play DF
Min. 70 :(bor) T_Brolin replaces T_A_Flo to play as a FW
Min. 71 :(shk) Doriva takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Luis_Palma as MF
Min. 71 :(bor) El_Payaso with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Epureanu
          ...  He knocks it to A_Vidal!
          ...  A_Vidal hits the ball first time!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  That s given Borussia Dortmund the advantage!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 71 :(shk) Schalke 04 made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 71 :(shk) E_Collamarini beats L_Rongifo
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_Zwayer
          ...  Lazo with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Zwayer tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 71 :(shk) E_Collamarini finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  But N_Vidic sweeps up the threat
Min. 72 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Marcos_Acuna comes on for N_Stiles to play MF
Min. 73 :(shk) A_Belotti replaces an unhappy E_Collamarini and will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(bor) Shaqiri with a glorious long pass to El_Payaso
          ...  Cleared by Ander_Brugge
Min. 77 :(bor) Shaqiri looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Brolin
          ...  T_Brolin attempts a low drive!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 77 :(shk) M_Friedl gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Friedl pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  F_Olsen makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 79 :(bor) T_Brolin knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Friedl takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 80 :(bor) Steven_Davis finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  D_Epureanu with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  An early bath or him then!
Min. 83 :(bor) N_Vidic stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  N_Vidic with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 84 :(bor) Steven_Davis plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Brolin
          ...  T_Brolin smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  G_Bailey never had a chance!
Min. 85 :(bor) N_Santos watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  N_Santos with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But G_Bailey makes a fine save
Min. 86 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Belotti
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Brolin
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bor) A_Vidal gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Klose
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Klose !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 91 :(shk) Doriva has it now
          ...  He takes on N_Santos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Belotti!
          ...  A_Belotti with a thundering volley!
          ...  F_Olsen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Signal Iduna Park
Attendance           : 115,000
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : A_Vidal (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Klose (52), A_Vidal (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : El_Payaso (5), Shaqiri (15), R_Song (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Tomas_Kalas
Scorers              : E_Collamarini (37)
Sent Off             : D_Epureanu (80)
Booked               : Klaus_Fichtel (48), J_Kounde (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       16
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          15        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1 Schalke 04
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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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F_Olsen        GK  35   1   1   1  30 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  33   9   7  33 |  69   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
M_Reiziger     DF   2  33   8   7  21 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  33   5   4  27 |  96   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 125   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  32   9   6  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Height       MF   3  16  33   8  22 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  15  32   7  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  45  65  45
El_Payaso      MF   1  12  29   7  20 |  96   0   0   4   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  98  23
Shaqiri        AM   2  10  31  21  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -2
T_A_Flo        FW   1   4   3  34  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Klose        FW   1   2   2  31  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
A_Thepot       GK  23   3   5   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Rongifo      DF   2  31  11   6  32 |  27   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
N_Santos       DF   2  30  11   1  12 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  30  20  27 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Brolin       FW   3   6  11  27  33 |  22   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  25   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey       GK  34   1   5   5   9 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  35   9   9  33 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  15 -10 -10
J_Kounde       DF   2  32   6   2  28 |  96   0   2   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  28  43 -22
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  31  23   5  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  13   3
Ander_Brugge   DF   1  29   9   2  22 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  15   0
N_Stiles       DM   2  18  31   1  24 |  76   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Endo           DM   1  18  30   5  26 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Luis_Palma     AM   2   9  33  16  39 |  75   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
Eberechi_Eze   AM   1   6  30  18  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0  10
Tomas_Kalas    AM   1   3  30  15  37 |  96   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  10
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  34  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
I_Casillas     GK  31   1   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Friedl       MF   1  31   9   5  28 |  23   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
Doriva         MF   2  28  28  11  21 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Marcos_Acuna   MF   2   3  32   2  11 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Belotti      FW   2   1   5  30  33 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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