BVB will roll into Rostock and take their rage out on lowly Hansa. I see this match ending in a 2-0 win for Dortmund.
A special present as Christmas is on its way.....full match/day report! ;-) Sometimes an away trip is more than just a match (jonam) Were it just for the match this day would have been lost. Borussia played a horrible second half and was more than lucky to get away with one point. Keeping in mind that Hansa Rostock had lost every (!) home match this season, you can guess how bad BVB’s performance must have been. The only bright moment was Metzelder’s more than unexpected return to professional football. And somehow unusual day needs a somehow unusual match report. 8am: Having a look at the alarm bell tells me that I woke up half an hour too early. Whatever, short look out of the window tells me that there are no clouds above Berlin and that this could be a nice day. While having enough time to shower intensively I once again go through BVB’s line-up today. Who will replace suspended Wörns and who will play as right-back? Will Ewerthon again play like he doesn’t care and how can we strengthen our midfield and wings. 8.30am: I have the time to have breakfast which I normally don’t have (read: so I can sleep longer). Taking the breakfast up to my computer and checking emails and latest Borussia news. BVB supporters started their trip in Dortmund at about 5am…..I start to dress and style up. Black shoes, yellow teeth scarf surround my 95/96 BVB short-sleeve away jersey. Whoop…maybe I should add a sweater beneath the jersey. Surely it looks nice, but in reality it is winter in Germany. 9.30am: Finally on my way to Berlin Ostbahnhof. Our 3-men gang will depart at 10.13am and use the (in)famous “Schöne Wochend Ticket” (“Nice weekend ticket”) which allows 5 person to use all local trains in whole Germany for one weekend day. Costs just 28 Euro but our trip will take more than 3 hours. No problem when you have stockpiled beer and sandwiches in your backpack ;-) 10.00am: Meet one of my friends at the railway station Ostbahnhof. He is dressed more casual but has the black-yellow emblem deep in his heart. 10.10am: Still looking for a completion of our trio. Calling our buddy…..he is on his way. 10.11am: Seeing a taxi stop in front of the station – it’s our mop guy. Catching a “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” and Apolinaris table water for free at a promotion stand, running to the train and finally entering it. That was close! 10.13am-1.24pm: Lots of BVB supporters on the train. Some Hansa freaks and many people that are taking the train to Dannwalde to cut their own Christmas tree – Pheeew….100km to cut your own tree? Just two words: Silly. A BVB fan sitting next to us is on the train since 4am already. He started from Dresden after having fun at a local pub. Right away from the bar he ordered a cab and started his Rostock journey – Boy, that man was drunk…and he was still drinking Berliner Pils, Underberg, Appelkorn…whatever his magic plastic bag offered. After 3 hours of having fun on the train and being called “intellectually undemanding, brainless football supporters” by a prude 40-year old woman behind us, we entered Rostock central station. Checking the local toilets, buying some local beers and entering the metro. 2pm: Meeting a friend of mine from Dortmund. He has our tickets. Guest terrace, 8,80 Euro each….fair price. Around us many Hansa supporters. Chants like “Millionarios go home”, “You won’t get a Bundesliga license next season” are thrown at us. We answer “Kneeeeeee dooooooown when the beer city comes, kneeeeee dooooown when the beer city comes!”. Finally entering the stadium complex. Pretty new stadium. Though just 30.000 but really nice. Grabbing some more beers, 2,50 for 0,4l is ok, hitting the toilet and then into black-yellow heaven. The guest section is quite packed, already some chants going around. First half: The match itself is pretty boring. BVB performed ok in the first 45 minutes but had to concede a goal in minute 32.. Allbäck beats Brzenska and scores with a nice header from 8 metres. No chance for Weidenfeller. Normally this would have been the signal to give up and admit defeat. But BVB raised the pressure (as much as they can at the moment) and Kehl hit the equaliser 8 minutes later. Though his shot from 25 metres was deflected by Hansa defender Delano Hill, but Kehl’s effort alone made this a deserved one. 1-1 and into the halftime break -> grabbing some more beers and discussing with BVB supporters around us. Second half: Now BVB’s performance really dropped to below zero. That was just plain nothing, niente, nichts…..sad to see that once praised stars like Rosicky, Ewerthon, Koller didn’t get one foot before the other. And what was already expected last week when we lost the match of the year, the fight between good and evil, the battle of the pure and the dirty at home against Gelsenkirchen sub-urban club Schlacke 05, now erupted. When Hansa Rostock scored in the first half already some BVB supporters cheered, letting their frustration out. Some were chanting “Derbyversager” (“derby losers”), but the major part of the guest section immediately ignited pro-BVB chants. One was a 20-minutes long (“Shaaaaa lala lala, Dortmund”) – just amazing! While the fans on the stands were battling more with themselves than with the Hansa supporters, the match got even worse. At least Hansa Rostock had some bright moments but lacked coolness. That was the moment when our coach Bert van Marwijk decided to risk more than he wanted before the match. He surprisingly substituted long-time injured Christoph Metzelder. At first most of the supporters on the stands couldn’t believe their eyes but it was clearly number 21 preparing to enter the pitch. Immediately “Metze, Metze” chants waved through Ostseestadion. Though Christoph wasn’t able to turn the match, he wasn’t as bad as Madouni before. Finally, with tons of luck and Rostock’s inability to score, we made it to the final whistle. 5.45pm: When leaving the stadium we met two friends from Berlin who offered to takes us home with their car – ************ match, first class ride home! Stopped at the highway gas station and grabbed some “driving home” beers. 7.45pm: Back in Berlin. Getting some Asian food at the corner and then it’s right away into Berlin’s sizzling night life. 5am: Finally at home – winter break, time to do some useful things. ;-) Statistics: Hansa Rostock: Schober – Tjikuzu, Möhrle, Hill, Maul - Persson - Prica, Rydlewicz, T. Rasmussen - Allbäck, di Salvo Coach: Jörg Berger BVB: Weidenfeller - Demel, Brzenska, Madouni, Dede - Kruska, Kehl, Kringe - Rosicky - Koller, Ewerthon Coach: Bert van Marwijk Substitutions: 75th Meggle for Rydlewicz, 82nd Arvidsson for Prica, 90th D. Rasmussen for Allbäck – 69th C. Metzelder for Madouni, 74th Oliseh for Kruska, 86th Senesie for Ewerthon Goals: 1:0 Allbäck (32nd, header, assist: T. Rasmussen), 1:1 Kehl (40th, left shot) Yellow cards: Prica - Demel, Ewerthon, Weidenfeller Referee: : Dr Brych Attendance: 21.800 Pictures: schwatzgelb.de __________________ [size=+1]--- Football is the game.....Borussia is its spirit! ---[/size] ---/ schwatzgelb.com /--- The Borussia Dortmund fanzine
Hi, I see that Niclas Jensen was on the bench for this match. Earlier in the defeat to Schalke, he was replaced by Florian Kringe in the 2nd half. Can someone kindly tell me: 1) How is Niclas doing for BVB? 2) With the taleneted Metzelder back, is that gonna impact Jensen? Many thanks for any input.
Bert van Marwijk is convinced that Jensen is compared to Dede the better left-back as he has a more accurate passing and can thus put the midfielders and strikers better in place. Plus his (high and low) cut-ins were somehow ok at the beginning of the season. But after a couple of good games his performances dropped and he had problems in defence and offence, so that finally Dede took over (he had to move to left midfield as he lost the left-back position). IMHO Dede is the much better LB....better duelling skills, gives more effort etc.. Metzelder's comeback won't affect Jensen as only Dede and Jensen can play LB and both players can't play centre defence. It is much more likely that Metzelder's return will affect the RB position.
Ok thanks jonam for the info. So after Dede took over left back, Niclas has been operating as a left winger?
... Well not for the first time in his Dortmund career has this happened.. I hope the break revitalises him along with the club.
Keith's Response: Yes, he has been. I'd want him as a backup. Nothing more. And that's only if we can't get someone else to come in. Dortmund has a good, young right-back on loan at 1. FC Koln (Cologne) named Timo Achenbach. I woudn't be surprised to see BVB bring Achenbach back whether Dede re-signs with the club or not. If Dede re-signs with the club, which is highly doubtful in my mind, Dede would return to right back with Achenbach as his backup and Jensen being released next season. If Dede leaves, Achenbach would move into the starting spot with Jensen as his backup. If BVB don't go for Robert Kovac or Oumar Konde.......
Hansa should have won this game. No shot on goal during secon half from BVB. Nice to see Metzelder back.
Keith's Response: Hansa shouldn't have won. A match isn't won by how many shots on goal you have. A match is won by how many you put in the net. Hansa put one in the net. BVB put one in the net. 'Nuff said. Yeah, it is nice to see CMetz back. Now if only someone can teach Koller and Ewerthon how to be cool on goal-scoring opportunities instead of shitting their pants.