EBR 1:2 DOR | Eintracht Braunschweig - Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Bundesliga

Braunschweig – Dortmund

1:2 (end)

final

Eintracht Braunschweig

1:2 (0:1)

Borussia Dortmund

Friday 31.01.2014, 20:30 • Eintracht-Stadion (Braunschweig) • Bundesliga

		The match was very exciting and full of chances! Braunschweig was very close to cause a big surprise today. Borussia took 3 points and now they have 36 points, still in 3rd place on the table. Braunschweig showed good play today, but didn't score, stayed deadlast with 12 points. Final results: Eintracht Braunschweig – Borussia Dortmund: 1-2! Thanks for attention! ---- (22:25:50)
		Game over.
	90+4	Dortmund is possessing the ball cleverly.
	90+3	Mkhitaryan is out, Ducksch entering the field by the visitors.
	90+2	3 extra minutes added, the pressure is really on Dortmund now.
	90+1	After a ball kicked in, Bicakcic had a header, the ball hit totally the right goal post and fell back into the hand of Weidenfeller! What a chance again!
	90	Bender out, Kehl in by Dortmund.
	89	Mkhitaryan missed the matchball in the middle, he shot from 15 meters, the ball bounced out of the line after hitting the right goal post!
	89	Again Braunschweig missed the chance. Bellarabi shot it too weak.
	89	Kehl is on the verge of entering the field.
	88	By the previous chance Nielsen and Hochscheidt had the chance to shoot, without success.
	87	Lewandowski was stopped bya the referee due to handball.
	86	What a chance!! Weidenfeller could hold the ball after the corner and after two home players could shoot but none of them hit it properly in 8-10 meters!
	86	Bellarabi fought for a corner on the right.
	84	Big chance by Borussia, Lewandowski passed the ball back, Mkhitaryan shot in the middle at 15 meters, but he hit Reus, his team mate! What a mistake!
	84	First substitution by Borussia, Piszczek changes Grosskreutz.
	83	Long pass ahead towards Hochscheidt, it looked to be dangerous after controlling it but Weidenfeller closed the angle very well.
	82	Only 10 minutes remaining, Borussia is leading Eintracht by 2-1.
	81	Kumbela passed across to Hochscheidt, he shot in the middle but it didn't succeed perfectly, Weidenfeller could save easily.
	81	Eintracht maybe got tired by the tempo they dictated in the first 60 minutes.
	80	Sahin took the ball in the middle, nice pass to Reus on the right, he shot, his defender saved to corner.
	79	Boland left the pitch, Pfitzner in by the last change of Braunschweig.
	78	Reus got a ball on the left, fired, it was strong but a bit wide!
	77	Poor Kessel slightly injured after Reus stepped on the ball and fell directly on the leg of Kessel.
	77	Mkhitaryan shot from 20 meters, only a bit wide.
	76	Reus and Lewandowski played a superb passing game, had a superb chance, Reus passed back in the middle for Lewandowski, but his shot was saved to corner by a defender.
	75	Borussia has taken the domination slightly again in the second part of the half.
	74	Kumbela had a shooting position on the left, but a defender deflected it with his leg. After 30 seconds of entering, already a chance.
	74	Elabdellaoui is out, Kumbela is in for Braunschweig.
	73	Aubameyang's shot was blocked.
	72	Dortmund took ball after a big mistake by a defender. But Mkhitaryan's shot was blocked once again.
	72	The game is now calmed down a little bit in these minutes.
	70	Mkhitaryan wanted to fire in the middle after a corner, but a defender blocked him at about 18 meters.
	69	Reus fired from the right, Davari saved excellent, he pushed the ball on the crossbar! Corner is coming!
	68	Ademi is substituted out, Bellarabi entered the field by Eintracht.
	67	Hummels headed away the free kick of Boland.
	67	Boland fouled Mkhitaryan in the home half.
	65	Goal for Borussia Dortmund! Counter attack by Borussia, they made it very quickly, Reus had a crossball from the right, AUBAMEYANG got it, he shot directly into the net on the long side! 1-2 again for Dortmund!
	64	It's raining now, it will make the game even more difficult.
	64	Reus was leading an attack in the middle but stuck on a defender.
	63	Theuerkauf also on the ground, he jumped and arrived back badly. Fortunately no bad injury now again.
	63	Corner for Borussia on the left.
	62	Hochscheidt is slightly injured, needs some first aid beyond the sideline after a collision with another player.
	61	After one hour of play, Braunschweig – Dortmund: 1-1 and Dortmund's play is not good, Eintracht's play is nice now.
	60	Mkhitaryan passed to the previous place of Reus due to a misunderstanding, it could have been a big chance.
	59	Crossball by Kessel was not exact from the right side.
	58	Borussia cannot renew their game, Eintracht remained in attacking mood.
	57	Sokratis fouled Nielsen in the middle, but Sokratis slightly injured after the movement.
	57	Before the goal, Hochscheidt kicked that very useful corner from the right.
	56	Borussia only rarely enter the other half for a long time in this half so far.
	55	The attacking mood of Eintracht finally paid off for home team and they still stayed in that after the goal too.
	54	Goal for Braunschweig! The corner was flying into the 5-meter zone, KESSEL was found free in the middle, he shot, Weidenfeller touched the ball but could not save. 1-1 after a very nice goal!
	54	Again a corner for Braunschweig from the right. They put pressure on Borussia now.
	53	Grosskreutz fouled Reichel hard in the middle.
	52	Ball possession in this half is very much by Eintracht.
	52	Braunschweig started this half such like the previous one, attacking very hard and forcing Borussia to defend all the way.
	51	The ball arrived back to Weidenfeller, but his pass was not exact to the middle, Eintracht took it and fought for a corner!
	50	After a pass back, Kessel shot from the right hand side, but it was very high.
	50	Braunschweig is playing a brave football and keep on attacking.
	49	Hochscheidt lost ball near the penalty area, Sokratis took it away brilliant.
	49	Sokratis wanted to head the ball, but denied by a defender. Goal kick.
	48	Reus got the ball on the left after a nice attack, he shot from the left, Davari saved to corner with his legs!
	48	Three inexact attacks happened so far in the second half.
	47	Ademi's ball ahead was way too long, Weidenfeller grabbed it.
	47	Dortmund started the second half, but the first attack was not long.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Braunschweig was more dangerous in the first 25 minutes, but slowly Borussia came into play, and after half an hour, Aubameyang took the lead for Dortmund with his first season goal! The match is way not decided yet, Eintracht also has the chances. It's 0-1 now, stay with us after the break! ----
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
	45+1	Braunschweig still attacking on the left, throw in but Socrates headed it out.
	45+1	1 minute extra time added.
	45	Counter fault by Ademi, free kick for Borussia near their own zone.
	45	Handball by Dortmund in the penalty zone of home team.
	44	Dortmund have some dangerous attacks now.
	43	Lewandowski tricked away Davari but the ball rolled too far to shoot on the left.
	43	Again Braunschweig in attack, but lost ball.
	41	Borussia scored for the second time after a very nice attack, passing in the penalty zone, but the final pass found Aubameyang in offside, so the goal is not valid. Still 0-1!
	40	Game is nearly equal in the last few minutes again.
	40	Elabdellaoui had a shot in the middle at 20 meters, Weidenfeller grabbed it reliably.
	39	Boland was fouled by Sahin. Free kick at about 40 meters for home team.
	38	Mkhitaryan got a yellow card after a tactical foul against Nielsen.
	37	Grosskreutz kicked into the zone, Reus got it and shot a huge on from the left, a defender saved in front of the goalie.
	37	Foul against Aubameyang. Theuerkauf was guilty now.
	36	Mkihtaryan had a dangerous crossball from the right side, but the second wave was in delay, no one arrived.
	35	Sokratis (Papasthapoulos) saved on the right ahead of Ademi.
	34	Borussia took the lead after half an hour of play.
	33	Things will be even tougher for Eintracht after this goal. Don't forget, that home team stood at the last position before this match.
	31	Goal for Borussia Dortmund! After a very nice attack, AUBAMEYANG got the ball on the right, had a pure shot, and scored for Dortmund. 0-1!
	30	Lewandowski fouled Bicakcic in the middle, free kick.
	30	Schmelzer lost ball on the left in his own half.
	29	Sahin had a superb and nearly perfect free kick towards the left-upper corner of the goal, but Daveri saved it excellent!
	28	Dangerous free kick position for Dortmund on the right, near the corner of the penalty area!
	28	Throw in by Grosskreutz on the right, but had to pass back.
	27	Again a free kick for Borussia now, from the left side.
	26	Schmelzer wanted a crossball from the left, it could have been dangerous, but a defender kicked it out of the line.
	26	Mkhitaryan was tackled by Bicakcic, he saved to corner for Borussia.
	25	This time home team lost ball after a foul by Ademi.
	25	Hochscheidt took the ball in his own half, but he was fouled, so free kick.
	24	Borussia is not playing well today so far, but the match is lasting for 90 minutes.
	23	Elabdellaoui kicked the ball in from the right, but Schmelzer could head awas ahead of Nielsen in the middle!
	22	Weidenfeller was running out and got the ball ahead of Hochscheidt.
	22	Lewandowski kicked into Kessel, free kick for Eintracht.
	21	Ademi pulled his defender on the ground, free kick. But before this again a chance by Braunschweig, Nielsen headed in the middle.
	20	Ademi wanted a long pass, but Papasthapopoulos saved to throw in.
	19	Another chance by home team. Theuerkauf got the ball in the middle, he fired at about 18 meters, it was too wide on the right.
	18	Kessel arrived on a crossball by Nielsen from the left, Kessel headed in the middle with great tempo, it was a huge chance but his header flew too high!
	18	Nielsen got the ball on the right, but he was unable to kick the ball across, corner is coming.
	17	Team Borussia is now passing to each other at the back. The game calmed down in the last 2 minutes.
	17	Ball towards Aubameyang is way too wide, throw in.
	16	Only Ademi can mainly be found on the opposite half.
	15	Borussia took the domination slightly in the last minutes. Mkhitaryan tried on the left, but lost ball.
	14	It looked like Elabdellaoui had a handball inside the own penalty area.
	14	Lewandowski's corner was out of danger, a defender headed it out.
	13	Reus kicked the ball in, on the left Grosskreutz took it, after controlling it, shot, a defender saved to corner.
	12	Reus is fouled on the right side, free kick for Borussia near the penalty area on the right.
	12	In the first few minutes, Braunschweig was offensive, the game is now about equal.
	11	Kessel's long ball was not exact. Throw in for Borussia.
	10	There is no real chance in the last 1,5 minutes.
	9	Aubameyang had a getaway on the right side, but the ball rolled out of the sideline by a centimeter.
	8	Don't forget, the pitch is wet, the weather is cold, the ball can bounce very tricky.
	7	Braunschweig had another chance, Hochscheidt fired in the middle, the ball bounced on a leg, Weidenfeller needed a superb save!
	6	Reus kicked a free kick, Davari hit it out.
	5	When we look at the leading board of Bundesliga, we think that Dortmund had the clear chance to win this game but on Wednesday Bayern was near to lose points too.
	4	Kessel got a throw in but he was tackled, Borussia took the ball and lost is quickly.
	3	Nielsen got a ball on the left, Sahin needed to save to corner!
	2	Aubameyang was fouled, free kick for Dortmund.
	1	Borussia is playing in black and yellow, while Eintracht is playing in yellow and blue.
	1	Game started.
		The teams are now walking on the pitch, the match is going to start soon.
		Starting lineups: Eintracht Braunschweig: Davari – Reichel, Dogan, Bicakcic, Kessel – Boland, Theuerkauf – Hochscheidt, Elabdellaoui – Nielsen, Ademi Subs: Petkovic – Henn, Kumbela, Kratz, Correira, Pfitzner, Bellarabi Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller – Grosskreutz, Papastathopoulos, Hummels, Schmelzer – Bender, Sahin – Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, Reus – Lewandowski Subs: Langerak – Kehl, Hofmann, Sarr, Piszczek, Ducksch, Durm Referees: Fritz, Dietz.
		Welcome. Game starts at 20:30.

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals: 54. Kessel – 31. Aubameyang, 65. Aubameyang

Cards: 38. Mkhitaryan (BVB)

Eintracht Braunschweig: Davari – Reichel, Dogan, Bicakcic, Kessel – Boland, Theuerkauf – Hochscheidt, Elabdellaoui – Nielsen, Ademi
Subs: Petkovic – Henn, Kumbela, Kratz, Correira, Pfitzner, Bellarabi

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller – Grosskreutz, Papastathopoulos, Hummels, Schmelzer – Bender, Sahin – Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, Reus – Lewandowski
Subs: Langerak – Kehl, Hofmann, Sarr, Piszczek, Ducksch, Durm

Referees: Fritz, Dietz

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