Borussia Dortmund vs SK Sturm Graz, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueDortmund substitute Malen scores late for 1-0 win over Sturm Graz
Borussia Dortmund substitute Donyell Malen scored an 85th minute goal to secure a 1-0 victory over Sturm Graz in the Champions League on Tuesday and make it three wins from four matches.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 3': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 5': Foul by Max Johnston (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 5': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
- 9': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 9': William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Beier.
- 13': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.
- 15': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Attempt saved. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
- 15': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt saved. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seedy Jatta.
- 17': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
- 18': Foul by Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund).
- 18': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 24': Foul by Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 24': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 25': Seedy Jatta (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 28': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kjell Scherpen.
- 29': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Dimitri Lavalée (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Gittens with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dimitri Lavalée.
- 30': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 31': Attempt missed. Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé with a through ball.
- 32': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 32': Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund).
- 33': Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 38': Attempt saved. Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Max Johnston.
- 41': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Dimitri Lavalée.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 0, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Dortmund 0, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
- 45': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Lovro Zvonarek replaces Seedy Jatta.
- 46': Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 47': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 47': Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 48': Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
- 53': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 54': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 54': Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 58': Attempt saved. Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 60': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Niklas Geyrhofer replaces Max Johnston.
- 60': Attempt missed. Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 61': Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
- 61': Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Niklas Geyrhofer.
- 64': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Niklas Geyrhofer.
- 66': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund).
- 66': William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
- 69': Attempt missed. Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
- 69': Foul by Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 69': Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund).
- 70': William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Mika Biereth (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jusuf Gazibegovic with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Lovro Zvonarek (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
- 74': Foul by Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund).
- 74': William Bøving (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Erencan Yardimci replaces Mika Biereth.
- 76': Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Erencan Yardimci (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 77': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Cole Campbell replaces Jamie Gittens.
- 78': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 79': Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Jusuf Gazibegovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz).
- 82': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Emre Can.
- 85': Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0. Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
- 88': Corner, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 88': Attempt missed. Niklas Geyrhofer (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jusuf Gazibegovic with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Ayman Azhil replaces Maximilian Beier.
- 90': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund).
- 90': Malick Yalcouyé (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Tomi Horvat replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+3': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Offside, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Erencan Yardimci is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 0.
Statistics
 STG |
DOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 243 | Accurate Passes | 535 |
| 316 | Passes | 618 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 12 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 38 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 81,365
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Dortmund (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Meyer (GK) |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 23 | Emre Can |
| 5 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 8 | Felix Nmecha |
| 10 | Julian Brandt |
| 20 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 9 | Serhou Guirassy |
| 43 | Jamie Gittens |
| 14 | Maximilian Beier |
SK Sturm Graz (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kjell Scherpen (GK) |
| 24 | Dimitri Lavelée |
| 47 | Emanuel Aiwu |
| 22 | Jusuf Gazibegovic |
| 2 | Max Johnston |
| 10 | Otar Kiteishvili |
| 21 | Tochi Phil Chukwuani |
| 20 | Seedy Jatta |
| 18 | Mika Biereth |
| 15 | William Boving Vick |
| 8 | Malick Yalcouyé |
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