IWC Group 5, Borussia Dortmund vs. LA Galaxy (Sun Feb 24) Borussia Dortmund | LA Galaxy 4-1-3-2 C | 4-4-2 T Drew Hill | Daniel Calland | T_Howard GK | GK A_Parada P_Konchesky DF | DF R_Dunne Tal_B_Haim DF | DF A_Hill M_Lindberg DF | DF Oleguer J_Rothen MF | DF M_Tulio R_Hill_x05 DF | MF G_Karagounis J_Winter MF | MF A_Ikeda P_Scholes DM | MF D_Jie P_Halmosi MF | MF Y_Gourcuff W_Xinxin FW | FW N_Porritt A_DiStefano FW | FW Wilbert | R_Weid'feller SUB | SUB Albert G_Coughlan SUB | SUB Herbert S_Rammel SUB | SUB D_Franks M_Babic SUB | SUB J_Keenan F_Kanoute SUB | SUB J_Welch Referee: D_Elleray (England) Min. 1 :(dor) P_Halmosi skips the challenge from Y_Gourcuff ... G_Karagounis with an ugly foul ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 2 :(dor) W_Xinxin gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... W_Xinxin tries to chip the ball over A_Parada! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 3 :(dor) The ball runs loose! ... W_Xinxin seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A_Ikeda read the danger and stops the pass Min. 6 :(lag) R_Dunne with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... P_Konchesky with an ugly foul ... D_Elleray will want to speak to him ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(lag) G_Karagounis controls the ball with ease ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Tal_B_Haim Min. 9 :(dor) W_Xinxin pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... W_Xinxin rifles it to the far post ! ... A_Parada with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 11 :(lag) G_Karagounis drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Porritt ... P_Scholes fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Daniel Calland looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 17 :(dor) W_Xinxin sidesteps his marker ... W_Xinxin could have let it bounce! ... But A_Parada reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Parada anyway Min. 19 :(dor) P_Konchesky is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to P_Scholes ... A_Hill forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Winter curls it into the box! ... Oleguer wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 22 :(dor) W_Xinxin runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Hill back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... W_Xinxin cracks a laser towards goal ! ... But A_Parada palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 25 :(dor) R_Hill_x05 with the cross-field pass to M_Lindberg ... M_Lindberg aiming for the bottom corner ! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... That’s put Borussia Dortmund in front! ... Borussia Dortmund 1-0 LA Galaxy ... Min. 30 :(lag) The ball is passed in from N_Porritt, he finds Wilbert ... But he loses control of it ... Tal_B_Haim hits it out for a throw Min. 32 :(dor) J_Winter boots it towards M_Lindberg ... A_Hill with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 36 :(lag) G_Karagounis has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Tal_B_Haim ... He puts in N_Porritt! ... Fine tackle by R_Hill_x05 ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 40 :(lag) N_Porritt leaves Tal_B_Haim standing ... W_Xinxin is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 41 :(dor) J_Winter with a first time pass ... W_Xinxin runs onto it! ... W_Xinxin hits a crisp volley! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 42 :(lag) D_Jie kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Porritt gets on the end of the pass ... N_Porritt sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... T_Howard makes a good save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(dor) J_Winter gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Tal_B_Haim is unmarked ... Tal_B_Haim attempts to nutmeg A_Parada! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Parada dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Parada beaten! Min. 46 :(lag) R_Dunne is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 47 :(dor) M_Lindberg has the ball ... He knocks the ball past R_Dunne ... He puts in A_DiStefano! ... M_Tulio with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 48 :(dor) J_Winter curls the ball out wide to A_DiStefano ... A_DiStefano with the crafty shot! ... But A_Parada with the difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 LA Galaxy Min. 46 :(dor) P_Scholes with the header on ... He finds W_Xinxin in space ... W_Xinxin with a powerful downward header! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 48 :(lag) G_Karagounis kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Porritt gets on the end of the pass ... R_Hill_x05 with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... D_Elleray lectures him Min. 53 :(dor) A_DiStefano pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... A_DiStefano attempts to nutmeg A_Parada! ... A_Parada makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 54 :(lag) Y_Gourcuff finds Wilbert with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Rothen knobbles the attacking player. ... D_Elleray blows up for a foul Min. 56 :(dor) J_Winter retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... P_Scholes latches onto the end of it ... A glorious effort by P_Scholes ! ... But A_Parada just gets his fingers to that one ... D_Elleray has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 60 :(dor) W_Xinxin breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Parada! ... M_Tulio brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... D_Elleray calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 62 :(lag) D_Jie with the nod to Wilbert ... P_Konchesky reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Y_Gourcuff chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Howard Min. 63 :(lag) D_Jie sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Ikeda runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... From long range A_Ikeda bends the ball towards goal! ... But T_Howard punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 66 :(dor) P_Halmosi with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Hill_x05 ... R_Hill_x05 rifles it to the far post ! ... A_Parada parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 68 :(lag) The defender slips and falls over! ... D_Jie is through! ... A_DiStefano rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 69 :(dor) W_Xinxin takes advantage of a mistake by D_Jie ... That mistake could prove costly ... W_Xinxin tries to beat A_Parada from outside the area! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 70 :(lag) A_Hill finds N_Porritt in acres of space ... N_Porritt hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The shot slips through T_Howard's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 75 :(dor) A_DiStefano with a clever shimmy ... But he loses control of it ... A_Hill hits it out for a throw Min. 77 :(lag) Wilbert with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... J_Rothen tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... D_Elleray has stopped play ... Well spotted by D_Elleray! ... D_Elleray wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 77 :(dor) W_Xinxin finds himself in acres of space ... A_Hill body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... D_Elleray shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 78 :(dor) M_Lindberg is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 78 :(dor) G_Coughlan is coming on for M_Lindberg and playing DF Min. 80 :(lag) Oleguer takes advantage of a mistake by G_Coughlan ... But P_Konchesky comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 83 :(dor) P_Halmosi hoofs it up field to find W_Xinxin ... A scorcher of a shot from W_Xinxin ! ... But A_Parada pulls out a save of the game Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(dor) P_Scholes has it now ... He takes on Oleguer ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Winter! ... J_Winter is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round A_Parada ... He tries to flick it past A_Parada ... He falls over ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 91 :(lag) Y_Gourcuff with a pinpoint pass to G_Karagounis ... But P_Konchesky spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 92 :(lag) N_Porritt with a pinpoint pass to Y_Gourcuff ... Y_Gourcuff bears down on goal! ... But T_Howard palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 93 :(lag) D_Jie crosses into the box, finding Oleguer ... Oleguer with the chance ! ... T_Howard with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Westfalenstadion Attendance : 51,367 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Hill_x05 (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Lindberg (25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Konchesky (6), P_Scholes (11), W_Xinxin (40) Injured : M_Lindberg (78) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LA Galaxy Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Jie Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Karagounis (1), M_Tulio (60), A_Hill (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund | LA Galaxy Attempts on Goal : 15 | 5 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 70 | 30 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 3 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 17 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Borussia Dortmund 1 - 0 LA Galaxy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Howard GK 28 1 1 1 31 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 P_Konchesky DF 2 21 5 4 16 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 11 -4 Tal_B_Haim DF 1 18 10 4 15 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 44 10 12 M_Lindberg DF 1 20 7 10 31 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 J_Rothen MF 1 9 21 8 36 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Hill_x05 DF 1 13 10 7 40 | 97 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 50 5 J_Winter MF 1 9 22 12 30 | 97 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 2 P_Scholes DM 1 10 21 11 41 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 26 1 P_Halmosi MF 1 7 21 8 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 W_Xinxin FW 1 5 5 23 37 | 97 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 24 A_DiStefano FW 1 6 10 20 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 R_Weid'feller GK 14 1 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Coughlan DF 1 17 9 4 21 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 10 S_Rammel DF 1 16 8 6 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Babic MF 1 9 15 8 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Kanoute FW 2 6 9 19 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - LA Galaxy Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Parada GK 27 1 1 1 14 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 R_Dunne DF 1 21 9 4 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hill DF 1 20 12 4 28 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 11 -4 Oleguer DF 1 19 11 7 32 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 5 M_Tulio DF 1 19 4 3 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 G_Karagounis MF 1 9 21 8 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 41 -4 A_Ikeda MF 1 12 20 3 20 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 5 D_Jie MF 1 11 20 6 30 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 Y_Gourcuff MF 1 10 18 6 37 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 N_Porritt FW 1 10 10 22 29 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 20 -3 Wilbert FW 1 6 5 17 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 Albert GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herbert DF 1 18 10 5 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Franks DF 1 18 9 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Keenan MF 1 7 18 7 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Welch FW 1 9 12 12 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1203889413 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08