Bundesliga Half-Time: Ekitike Creates Multiple Chances, Dortmund Temporarily – Frankfurt at Home

At 0:30 on August 25th, the first round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund hosted the challenge from Frankfurt.

Half-time Report

In the 5th minute of the match, Chapuis delivered a corner kick from the right side into the penalty area causing chaos, Ekitike turned and shot wide.

In the 20th minute of the match, Ronson’s low cross from the right was cleared, Schlotterbeck’s follow-up long-range shot was blocked.

In the 27th minute of the match, Ekitike’s long-range shot from outside the penalty area was deflected out for a corner by Kehrer, and in the subsequent corner kick attack, Larsen’s long-range shot narrowly went over the crossbar.

In the 30th minute of the match, Malen sent a cross from the left, Ronson nodded it down towards the center, Adeyemi received the ball and calmly played a through ball, Sabitzer’s backheel shot lacked power.

In the 39th minute of the match, during a counterattack, Chapuis laid the ball off from the right, Ekitike attempted a scorpion-kick shot, Kobel dived to collect the ball.

In the 41st minute of the match, Brandt cut inside from the left and took a shot, Trapp made a flying save.

Player Lineup

Dortmund’s starting lineup: 1-Kobel; 25-Kehrer; 3-Anton; 4-Schlotterbeck; 13-Gross; 20-Sabitzer; 23-Czan; 10-Brandt; 26-Ronson; 21-Malen; 27-Adeyemi;

Substitutes: 33-Meyer; 5-Bensebaini; 2-Jankuto; 8-Embolo; 7-Reyna; 9-Hallé; 14-Baier; 43-Gitons; 16-Duranville;

Frankfurt’s starting lineup: 1-Trapp; 4-Koch; 13-R. Kristensen; 35-Tuta; 3-Tait; 27-Goetze; 15-Skiri; 7-Marmoush; 16-Larsen; 8-Chapuis; 11-Ekitike;

Substitutes: 40-Ka; 29-Nkunku; 34-Collins; 5-Amanda; 20-Yuzun; 6-Hojlund; 36-Knauff; 9-Matanovic; 19-Matteo Bahoya;