SV Darmstadt 98 vs Borussia Dortmund, 2023-24 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
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0 - 3
Sancho delivers assist on winning return for Dortmund
Fifth-placed Borussia Dortmund eased past bottom side Darmstadt 98 3-0 away on Saturday for a winning start to the new year as Jadon Sancho set up one goal on his return for the Ruhr valley club following his loan move from Manchester United.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emre Can.
- 2': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Tim Skarke (Darmstadt).
- 3': Foul by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 3': Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Skarke.
- 9': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 9': Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 12': Matthias Bader (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Tim Skarke (Darmstadt).
- 15': Foul by Fabian Holland (Darmstadt).
- 15': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
- 22': Fabian Holland (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Matthias Bader (Darmstadt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Goal! Darmstadt 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens with a through ball following a fast break.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Matthias Bader (Darmstadt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emir Karic.
- 31': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund).
- 31': Marcel Schuhen (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Marcel Schuhen (Darmstadt).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Clemens Riedel (Darmstadt).
- 34': Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Bartol Franjic (Darmstadt).
- 36': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Pfeiffer.
- 42': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug with a headed pass.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 44': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Clemens Riedel.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Darmstadt 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Darmstadt 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- 45': Substitution, Darmstadt. Oscar Vilhelmsson replaces Matthias Bader.
- 48': Attempt saved. Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 49': Delay in match (Darmstadt).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Bartol Franjic (Darmstadt).
- 51': Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Matej Maglica (Darmstadt) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 53': Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Emir Karic (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 55': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt).
- 55': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus replaces Julian Brandt.
- 55': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jadon Sancho replaces Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
- 56': Offside, Darmstadt. Oscar Vilhelmsson is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Darmstadt).
- 59': Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Darmstadt. Oscar Vilhelmsson is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 63': Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Clemens Riedel (Darmstadt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, Darmstadt. Conceded by Niclas Füllkrug.
- 64': Attempt missed. Clemens Riedel (Darmstadt) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Holland with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Attempt saved. Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clemens Riedel.
- 64': Corner, Darmstadt. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Tim Skarke (Darmstadt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Darmstadt. Conceded by Donyell Malen.
- 66': Attempt saved. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 66': Fabian Holland (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 68': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 68': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marcel Schuhen.
- 69': Attempt missed. Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 71': Foul by Fabian Holland (Darmstadt).
- 71': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Clemens Riedel (Darmstadt).
- 73': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 73': Luca Pfeiffer (Darmstadt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Reus.
- 77': Goal! Darmstadt 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 80': Attempt missed. Matej Maglica (Darmstadt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabian Holland.
- 81': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Youssoufa Moukoko replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 82': Hand ball by Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund).
- 83': Attempt blocked. Clemens Riedel (Darmstadt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 87': Substitution, Darmstadt. Andreas Müller replaces Tobias Kempe.
- 87': Substitution, Darmstadt. Fabio Torsiello replaces Luca Pfeiffer.
- 87': Substitution, Darmstadt. Christoph Zimmermann replaces Tim Skarke.
- 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Giovanni Reyna replaces Donyell Malen.
- 88': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Niklas Süle replaces Nico Schlotterbeck because of an injury.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
- 89': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Foul by Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund).
- 89': Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fabian Holland (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Goal! Darmstadt 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Youssoufa Moukoko (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 90'+4': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Marcel Schuhen.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Darmstadt 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.
- 0': Match ends, Darmstadt 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.
Statistics
 DOR |
SVD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.3 | Possession | 47.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 414 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 511 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 11 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 18 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Attendance: 17,810
Venue: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Attendance: 17,810
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Augsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
SV Darmstadt 98 (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Schuhen (GK) |
| 14 | Christoph Klarer |
| 5 | Matej Maglica  |
| 38 | Clemens Riedel |
| 19 | Emir Karic |
| 26 | Matthias Bader |
| 32 | Fabian Holland |
| 27 | Tim Skarke |
| 28 | Bartol Franjic |
| 24 | Luca Pfeiffer |
| 11 | Tobias Kempe |
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor Kobel (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 24 | Thomas Meunier |
| 6 | Salih Özcan |
| 20 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 19 | Julian Brandt |
| 14 | Niclas Füllkrug |
| 21 | Donyell Malen |
| 43 | Jamie Gittens |
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