Sportfreunde Lotte vs Borussia Dortmund, 2016-17 German DFB Pokal, Quarter-finals

· German Cup

Sportfreunde Lotte

FT
0 - 3

Borussia Dortmund

57': Christian Pulisic
66': André Schürrle
83': Marcel Schmelzer

Christian Pulisic sparks Dortmund to DFB Pokal win over Lotte

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Christian Pulisic scored the breakthrough as Borussia Dortmund defeated Sportfreunde Lotte 3-0 on Tuesday to set up a DFB Pokal semifinal against Baye

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Hand ball by Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund).
3': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Matthias Ginter tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
5': Foul by Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte).
5': Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Offside, Sportfreunde Lotte. Andre Dej tries a through ball, but Bernd Rosinger is caught offside.
8': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
8': Kevin Freiberger (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Corner, Sportfreunde Lotte. Conceded by Gonzalo Castro.
9': Attempt missed. Nico Neidhart (Sportfreunde Lotte) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
10': Attempt blocked. Bernd Rosinger (Sportfreunde Lotte) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaroslaw Lindner.
10': Corner, Sportfreunde Lotte. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
11': Attempt saved. Tim Wendel (Sportfreunde Lotte) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaroslaw Lindner.
11': Foul by Nico Neidhart (Sportfreunde Lotte).
11': Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Wendel.
13': Attempt blocked. Bernd Rosinger (Sportfreunde Lotte) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Pires-Rodrigues.
14': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Gerrit Nauber.
15': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André Schürrle.
17': Alexander Langlitz (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund).
18': Foul by André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund).
18': Matthias Rahn (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Kevin Freiberger (Sportfreunde Lotte) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaroslaw Lindner following a fast break.
22': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by André Schürrle.
24': Attempt saved. Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
24': Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
25': Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte).
28': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Shinji Kagawa tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
28': Foul by André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund).
28': Matthias Rahn (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukasz Piszczek.
30': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
31': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Raphael Guerreiro tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
31': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Raphael Guerreiro tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
33': Foul by Andre Dej (Sportfreunde Lotte).
33': Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
36': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
36': Tim Wendel (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt blocked. Andre Dej (Sportfreunde Lotte) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaroslaw Lindner.
37': Foul by Bernd Rosinger (Sportfreunde Lotte).
37': Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Bernd Rosinger (Sportfreunde Lotte).
38': Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
39': Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Marcel Schmelzer is caught offside.
41': Foul by Bernd Rosinger (Sportfreunde Lotte).
41': Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt missed. Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
44': Alexander Langlitz (Sportfreunde Lotte) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Sportfreunde Lotte 0, Borussia Dortmund 0.
45': Second Half begins Sportfreunde Lotte 0, Borussia Dortmund 0.
45': Substitution, Sportfreunde Lotte. Philipp Steinhart replaces Alexander Langlitz.
49': Attempt saved. Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
49': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Benedikt Fernandez.
50': Attempt blocked. Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a cross.
50': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Matthias Rahn.
53': Attempt missed. Bernd Rosinger (Sportfreunde Lotte) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin Freiberger.
55': Foul by Bernd Rosinger (Sportfreunde Lotte).
55': Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Goal! Sportfreunde Lotte 0, Borussia Dortmund 1. Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a fast break.
58': Offside, Sportfreunde Lotte. Nico Neidhart tries a through ball, but Bernd Rosinger is caught offside.
59': Corner, Sportfreunde Lotte. Conceded by Lukasz Piszczek.
60': Attempt missed. Tim Wendel (Sportfreunde Lotte) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Pires-Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
60': André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Andre Dej (Sportfreunde Lotte).
61': Offside, Sportfreunde Lotte. Tim Wendel tries a through ball, but Jaroslaw Lindner is caught offside.
61': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
62': Substitution, Sportfreunde Lotte. Moritz Heyer replaces Andre Dej.
62': Foul by Moritz Heyer (Sportfreunde Lotte).
62': Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
66': Goal! Sportfreunde Lotte 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a headed pass.
69': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
69': Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
70': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Christian Pulisic tries a through ball, but André Schürrle is caught offside.
71': Attempt missed. André Schürrle (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
71': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mikel Merino replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
72': Attempt missed. Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nico Neidhart.
73': Substitution, Sportfreunde Lotte. Luka Tankulic replaces Tim Wendel.
75': Foul by Luka Tankulic (Sportfreunde Lotte).
75': Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
77': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Roman Bürki tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
77': Offside, Sportfreunde Lotte. Nico Neidhart tries a through ball, but Kevin Freiberger is caught offside.
78': Offside, Sportfreunde Lotte. Moritz Heyer tries a through ball, but Philipp Steinhart is caught offside.
79': Foul by Mikel Merino (Borussia Dortmund).
79': Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by André Schürrle.
80': Foul by Philipp Steinhart (Sportfreunde Lotte).
80': Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Luka Tankulic (Sportfreunde Lotte).
80': Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Philipp Steinhart (Sportfreunde Lotte).
82': Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Mor replaces Christian Pulisic.
83': Goal! Sportfreunde Lotte 0, Borussia Dortmund 3. Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
84': Foul by Kevin Freiberger (Sportfreunde Lotte).
84': Mikel Merino (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Matthias Rahn.
86': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Alexander Isak replaces Gonzalo Castro.
86': Attempt missed. Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
86': Attempt saved. Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
88': Foul by Alexander Isak (Borussia Dortmund).
88': Gerrit Nauber (Sportfreunde Lotte) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte).
89': Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Kevin Pires-Rodrigues (Sportfreunde Lotte) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Sportfreunde Lotte 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.
90'+1': Match ends, Sportfreunde Lotte 0, Borussia Dortmund 3.

Statistics

DOR		SFL
10	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	6
61.8	Possession	38.2
22	SHOTS	10
9	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
397	Accurate Passes	188
512	Passes	310
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
5	Accurate Crosses	2
10	Crosses	8
0.5	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	83
29	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	17
18	Tackles	26
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
8	Effective Clearances	17
8	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Location: Osnabrück, Germany
Attendance: 15,780

Line-Ups

Sportfreunde Lotte (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Benedikt Fernandez (GK)
4	Gerrit Nauber
5	Matthias Rahn
16	Nico Neidhart
23	Alexander Langlitz
20	Kevin Pires-Rodrigues
8	André Dej
3	Tim Wendel
10	Bernd Rosinger
24	Jaroslaw Lindner
19	Kevin Freiberger

Sportfreunde Lotte Substitutes:

Moritz Heyer, Saliou Sané, Luka Tankulic, Nico Granatowski, David Buchholz, Marcel Kaffenberger, Tim Gorschlüter, Philipp Steinhart.

Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)

No.	Name
38	Roman Bürki (GK)
5	Marc Bartra
28	Matthias Ginter
29	Marcel Schmelzer
26	Lukasz Piszczek
27	Gonzalo Castro
33	Julian Weigl
13	Raphaël Guerreiro
23	Shinji Kagawa
21	André Schürrle
17	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
11	Marco Reus
22	Christian Pulisic
7	Ousmane Dembélé

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:

Felix Passlack, Roman Weidenfeller, Erik Durm, Mikel Merino, Emre Mor, Alexander Isak, Nuri Sahin.

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