Euro Div One, Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Basle (Sun Sep 27)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  FC Basle
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 E
                            Drew Hill  |  Neil Griffiths
                                       |
                          T_Howard GK  |  GK R_Esson
                              Pepe DF  |  DF J_Rapley
                            R_Hill DF  |  DF JL_Samuel
                         J_Charles DF  |  DF M_Malpas
                     M_Hummels_x15 DF  |  DM F_Boyle_x09
                         P_Halmosi MF  |  MF G_Agbon'hor
                     M_Feulner_x14 MF  |  MF J_Lopez
                         P_Scholes DM  |  MF Joaquin
                          J_Winter AM  |  FW D_Ralph
                          W_Xinxin FW  |  AM EH_Diouf
                      R_Fallon_x10 FW  |  DF B_Rodriguez
                                       |
                     R_Weid'feller SUB |  SUB C_Bolton
                       P_Konchesky SUB |  SUB JR_Hartley
                          J_Mackie SUB |  SUB J_Cornforth
                          J_Rothen SUB |  SUB C_Coleman
                       A_DiStefano SUB |  SUB J_Hobbs

Referee: P_Collina (Italy)


Min. 4  :(bas) D_Ralph takes advantage of a mistake by Pepe 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Ralph curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  But T_Howard punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 4  :(dor) M_Feulner_x14 takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Hill 
          ...  F_Boyle_x09 with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 7  :(bas) J_Lopez plays a long ball to D_Ralph 
          ...  D_Ralph with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  T_Howard gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 11 :(bas) J_Rapley unselfishly lays the ball back to F_Boyle_x09 
          ...  F_Boyle_x09 hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 13 :(bas) G_Agbon'hor cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to EH_Diouf 
          ...  EH_Diouf unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  T_Howard was lucky there 
Min. 16 :(dor) M_Hummels_x15 cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Fallon_x10 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by JL_Samuel 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 18 :(dor) P_Halmosi can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to J_Winter 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Rapley 
Min. 21 :(dor) J_Winter with a neat pass into R_Fallon_x10 
          ...  R_Fallon_x10 has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 21 :(dor) P_Scholes is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to Pepe 
          ...  B_Rodriguez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  P_Collina reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 23 :(bas) Joaquin runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to EH_Diouf 
          ...  Pepe with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 24 :(bas) G_Agbon'hor has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Pepe 
          ...  He puts in J_Lopez! 
          ...  J_Lopez strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Howard's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  T_Howard looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joaquin swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to EH_Diouf 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  That puts FC Basle ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-1 FC Basle ...
Min. 25 :(bas) EH_Diouf is changing his role to a MF 
Min. 29 :(bas) EH_Diouf leaves J_Charles standing 
          ...  Pepe plays the back pass 
          ...  T_Howard can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Boyle_x09 plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Howard 
Min. 32 :(bas) Joaquin takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ralph 
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  D_Ralph is all alone 
          ...  T_Howard comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Howard 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 33 :(dor) M_Hummels_x15 slides the ball across to J_Winter 
          ...  J_Winter hits a great shot ! 
          ...  R_Esson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(bas) JL_Samuel sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  R_Hill is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  Joaquin bends it round the wall 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Howard is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lopez chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  Pepe gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 34 :(dor) M_Feulner_x14 sprints past EH_Diouf 
          ...  B_Rodriguez clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 38 :(bas) Joaquin curls the ball out wide to D_Ralph 
          ...  D_Ralph rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  T_Howard gathers it comfortably 
Min. 42 :(bas) F_Boyle_x09 drives it forward to EH_Diouf 
          ...  EH_Diouf launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  T_Howard takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 FC Basle

Min. 47 :(dor) W_Xinxin cuts through the defence 
          ...  W_Xinxin sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Fallon_x10 drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Esson easily claims the ball! 
Min. 48 :(bas) J_Lopez moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to EH_Diouf 
          ...  EH_Diouf has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But T_Howard is equal to it 
Min. 52 :(dor) P_Halmosi takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  P_Halmosi with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 60 :(dor) W_Xinxin knocks it past M_Malpas and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Rodriguez 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 61 :(bas) EH_Diouf has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Malpas gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Feulner_x14 with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  P_Collina calls him for a talk 
Min. 61 :(bas) F_Boyle_x09 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! 
          ...  EH_Diouf receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  EH_Diouf hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 62 :(bas) J_Lopez kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  EH_Diouf gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But Pepe wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 65 :(dor) a big roar from the crowd as J_Mackie comes on for P_Scholes to play MF 
Min. 66 :(dor) Pepe gains possession 
          ...  J_Lopez with a well timed tackle 
          ...  P_Collina didn't like it though 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from P_Collina 
Min. 67 :(bas) Joaquin sidesteps his marker 
          ...  Pepe beats him to the ball 
Min. 69 :(dor) R_Fallon_x10 dribbles it into the box 
          ...  R_Fallon_x10 sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 70 :(dor) P_Konchesky is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Charles is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 70 :(dor) Borussia Dortmund altered their play to a A strategy 
Min. 71 :(bas) D_Ralph runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Fallon_x10 back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Ralph with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 72 :(bas) B_Rodriguez lobs it over P_Konchesky 
          ...  B_Rodriguez rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-2 FC Basle ...
Min. 73 :(bas) The FC Basle manager told his side to change to a D strategy 
Min. 73 :(dor) J_Winter knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  J_Rapley slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 73 :(bas) J_Lopez with a slide rule pass to D_Ralph 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Ralph ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 74 :(bas) F_Boyle_x09 with a neat pass into EH_Diouf 
          ...  From long range EH_Diouf bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 75 :(dor) A_DiStefano comes on for W_Xinxin and takes up a FW role 
Min. 76 :(bas) Joaquin with a probing pass to J_Lopez 
          ...  J_Lopez must beat T_Howard! 
          ...  But T_Howard punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 81 :(dor) J_Winter is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to R_Fallon_x10 
          ...  J_Lopez gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 81 :(bas) EH_Diouf finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  But P_Konchesky sweeps up the threat 
Min. 84 :(dor) J_Mackie races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_DiStefano lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A_DiStefano with a powerful header ! 
          ...  R_Esson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 86 :(dor) J_Winter squares it to P_Halmosi 
          ...  But G_Agbon'hor will cut out the threat 
Min. 86 :(bas) EH_Diouf turns on a sixpence 
          ...  P_Konchesky plays the back pass 
          ...  T_Howard can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  EH_Diouf hits it into the box! 
          ...  JL_Samuel loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  T_Howard just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 87 :(bas) J_Lopez moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ralph 
          ...  P_Konchesky with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bas) J_Lopez has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Hill 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Ralph! 
          ...  D_Ralph has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 92 :(dor) J_Winter looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_DiStefano 
          ...  JL_Samuel seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 93 :(dor) A_DiStefano jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by B_Rodriguez 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mackie drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Esson makes the catch! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Westfalenstadion
Attendance           : 46,434
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : J_Winter
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Pepe (23), R_Hill (33)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Basle Match Info
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Best player          : B_Rodriguez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : EH_Diouf (24), B_Rodriguez (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Boyle_x09 (4), B_Rodriguez (21)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    FC Basle
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       19
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           2        |       9
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 0 - 2 FC Basle
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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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T_Howard       GK  29   1   1   1  29 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
Pepe           DF   1  23  10   8  37 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  44  -4  -4
R_Hill         DF   1  23  11   8  45 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
J_Charles      DF   1  21  10   6  32 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30 -30 -30
M_Hummels_x15  DF   1  14  10   6  13 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0
P_Halmosi      MF   1   8  24   8  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   2
M_Feulner_x14  MF   1   9  16  10  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
P_Scholes      DM   1  11  22  11  46 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
J_Winter       AM   1  10  24  12  35 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  76   8
W_Xinxin       FW   1   6   5  24  38 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_Fallon_x10   FW   1   6  11  14  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -30 -30 -26
R_Weid'feller  GK  11   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Konchesky    DF   2  22   6   4  19 |  23   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Mackie       MF   1  10  22   9  46 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
J_Rothen       MF   1   9  22   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_DiStefano    FW   1   6  10  22  14 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - FC Basle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Esson        GK  29   1   1   1  24 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
J_Rapley       DF   1  27  11   8  13 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  32   0
JL_Samuel      DF   1  24   9   6  38 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0   2
M_Malpas       DF   1  21  10   9  39 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Boyle_x09    DM   1  15  11   7  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  92  -2
G_Agbon'hor    MF   1  10  26   6  42 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  34   0
J_Lopez        MF   1   8  26   8  25 |  96   0   1   5   0   2   0   0   0   0  27  85  10
Joaquin        MF   1  10  34  11  12 |  96   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  52   2
D_Ralph        FW   1   8   9  30  16 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
EH_Diouf       MF   2  10  22  21  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0  30  51  85
B_Rodriguez    DF   1  21   8   5  31 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  38  -4  39
C_Bolton       GK  28   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
JR_Hartley     MF   1   6  12   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cornforth    MF   1   8  12   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Coleman      DF   1  17  11   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hobbs        DF   1  17   8   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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