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Hello and welcome to the Eintracht Stadion today for the season opener between Eintracht Braunschweig and Borussia Dortmund. Let's look at the line ups.
Braunschweig are playing a 4-2-1-2-1 formation, with two defensive midfielders but only one central midfielder in Damir Vrancic. Dortmund have their usual star studded line up, with Bender, Lewandowski and Reus all starting. The match is due to start.
1 - Kick Off
After a minutes silence to commemorate ten years since the death of German football legend Helmut Rahn, who hailed from the Ruhr, Eintracht Braunschweig begin the match.
13 - GOAL! Eintracht Braunschweig 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Lewandowski down the left... cuts back to Bender. He lets fly! Cleared by Perthel, still danger. Bender plays the ball to Reus... shot! Saved by Davari but LEWANDOWSKI! 1-0! HE TURNED IT IN AT THE NEAR POST! DORTMUND LEAD!
17 - Chance
Sahin with the ball in his own half. Finds Schmelzer. He plays it to Reus. Reus runs through, beats Caligiuri... a chance to pass? Gundogan available... Reus goes alone but that is a poor effort. Well wide.
21 - GOAL! Eintracht Braunschweig 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
Reus lays the ball off to Sahin in the middle of the park. Sahin, makes his run, beats Vrancic, a chance here... Gundogan arriving... he finds Blaszczykowski, who shoots! GOAL! Daniel Davari is beaten by Jakub Blaszczykowski! He couldn't hold it!
23 – GOAL! Eintracht Braunschweig 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
Sahin to take the corner… the rain is still pouring down and Sahin slips, he doesn’t get a good connection but Davari slips too! And Braunschweig have no one on the post but Robert Lewandowski is right there to make it 3-0 already! Wow! Braunschweig may just be going straight back down! Where was Caligiuri?
29 – GOAL! Eintracht Braunschweig 0-4 Borussia Dortmund
It’s Sven Bender. Sahin is there to receive the ball. He plays it out wide, to Sokratis… he beats his man… he finds Jakub Blaszczykowski! Goal number four! Nothing short of incredible. Braunschweig are well beaten.
45 – Half Time
We go in at the break and it is 4-0. Who saw this one coming?
55 – Chance
Braunschweig’s attack is broken up and Dortmund can break! Reus… Bender… Sahin… Blaszczykowski! Close but no, denied by Daniel Davari from just outside the 6 yard area.
60 – Chance
Dortmund passing the ball around again. Kehl. Sahin. Pace picks up. Kehl. Reus… Jakub Blaszczykowski!
62 – Chance
Dortmund attack again down the right, Blaszczykowski on the ball. Crosses, cleared by Deniz Dogan… not very well and it’s Bender! Davari gets down low, and holds on. Good stop.
75 – GOAL! Eintracht Braunschweig 0-5 Borussia Dortmund
Kehl finds the long ball out wide, Sahin, on to Jakub Blaszczykowski. Cut back to Sokratis, ball in the box… REUS! DANIEL DAVARI HAS SPILLED IT IN! Dortmund’s lead is now increased to 5! Unbelievable, really! Reus took a shot and Davari shouldn’t have let it in. 5-0!
76 – Chance
Braunschweig finally can take a chance to score here, corner kick… bad ball in from Hochsheidt, headed away… and Blaszczykowski has the ball, a break is on! He beats his man, he’s got some way to go, Kratz misses the tackle and Blaszczykowski is in on goal! Dogan is behind him… the shot comes in and Davari is beaten… WIDE! Blaszczykowski misses from just outside the box, the Pole will be disappointed with that.
86 – Chance
Damir Vrancic in the middle of the park now, Braunschweig have possession… it’s Kratz on the ball now. Bellarabi out wide, Kratz finds him, he cuts inside… beats Sokratis and it’s Orhan Ademi now… oh! Sokratis and Subotic are left trailing in his wake, a chance, for Orhan Ademi… oh! Fantastic save! Roman Weidenfeller gets his fingertips to it, just about.
88 – GOAL! Eintracht Braunschweig 1-5 Borussia Dortmund
The play is slowing dow€€n, Braunschweig have the ball in the middle of the park. It’s Matthias Henn. One last attack, Henn to Karim Bellarabi… Bellarabi to Orhan Ademi, cross into the box and HOCHSHEIDT! JAN HOCHSHEIDT, THE SUBSTITUTE, JAN HOCHSHEIDT, THE DEBUTANT! A well worked move, Hochsheidt was unmarked and his header was just beyond the reach of Weidenfeller. There is Braunschweig’s first goal of the season!
90 – Full Time – Eintracht Braunschweig 1-5 Borussia Dortmund
Well that is it from the Eintracht Stadion! No more time to add and Dortmund can walk off with 3 points and 4 goals towards their goal difference, in their pockets. 5-1 the final score, Braunschweig did come back at the end, at least.
Saturday 10 August
Sunday 11 August
Braunschweig also delayed the release of their new kits until the game. Here they are: