German Bundesliga

FT Friday, February 20, 2015
Borussia Dortmund LDLWW 3
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VfB Stuttgart DLDLL 2
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DOR213
VFB112
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Match Report

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Borussia Dortmund ease relegation fears with third consecutive win

Borussia Dortmund picked up their third win in a row to pull away from the Bundesliga's relegation zone while leaving Stuttgart rooted to the bottom of the standings with a 3-2 victory at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
8
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
6
55
Possession
45
13
SHOTS
7
9
ON GOAL
2
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
443
Accurate Passes
330
567
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
12
0.5
Cross %
0.3
69
Long Balls
83
33
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
16
20
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
15
12
Clearances
15

Head to Head

DOR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

VFB · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sven UlreichG
  2. 6Georg NiedermeierCD-L
  3. 32Timo BaumgartlCD-R
  4. 2Gotoku SakaiLB
  5. 3Daniel SchwaabRB
  6. 11Carlos GruezoCM-L
  7. 26Serey DiéCM-R
  8. 21Adam HlousekLM
  9. 16Florian KleinRM
  10. 19Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 7Martin HarnikCF-R

DOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Roman WeidenfellerG
  2. 25Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-L
  3. 4Neven SuboticCD-R
  4. 29Marcel SchmelzerLB
  5. 26Lukasz PiszczekRB
  6. 7Shinji KagawaAM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 18Nuri SahinRM
  9. 17Pierre-Emerick AubameyangF
  10. 11Marco ReusAM-L
  11. 23Kevin KamplAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 25' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
  3. 32' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Florian Klein (VfB Stuttgart) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 39' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Borussia Dortmund 2. Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Kevin Kampl.
  6. 56' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Moritz Leitner replaces Carlos Gruezo.
  7. 69' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jakub Blaszczykowski replaces Shinji Kagawa.
  8. 73' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Vedad Ibisevic replaces Adam Hlousek.
  9. 75' Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Filip Kostic replaces Daniel Schwaab.
  11. 84' Geoffroy Serey Dié (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 89' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Borussia Dortmund 3. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  13. 90' Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Matthias Ginter replaces Marco Reus.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! VfB Stuttgart 2, Borussia Dortmund 3. Georg Niedermeier (VfB Stuttgart) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Vedad Ibisevic following a corner.

Bundesliga News

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ESPN PA Bayern Munich hold off Freiburg in first game without Kompany Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga table thanks to a 3-1 away win at Freiburg on Sunday. News Associated Press Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany 'stable,' could be away for weeks after collapse Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany will have more tests to determine why he collapsed during a training session the previous day, the club said Saturday. News ESPN News Services USMNT's Scally scores, helps Gladbach avoid worst-ever Bundesliga start Borussia Mönchengladbach avoided becoming the first team in Bundesliga history to lose seven straight games to start the season, thanks to a 3-2 win at Stuttgart on Friday. News ESPN News Services Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany hospitalized after collapsing at training Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing during a training session Friday, the German club confirmed.