Dortmund 1-0 red and white Essen advanced, the general injury becomes a hidden danger, Gilasi is efficient or continues

In the first round of the German Cup, Dortmund defeated Hongbai Essen 1-0 and advanced. The team defeated his opponent with Gilasi's winning goal in the 79th minute. Dortmund's performance throughout the game was unsatisfactory and had advantages in data, which also made the team's supporters worried that the record in the league would be unstable in the subsequent league. The process of this game is considered to be a 90-minute ups and downs, and the team urgently needs reflection. At the beginning of the game, Dortmund quickly controlled the ball possession on the court with his overall strength. In the first 20 minutes, Dortmund's offensive organization was orderly, launching attacks on the red and white Essen's penalty area many times, but also missed some offensive opportunities many times. In addition to defense, Red and White Essen also uses Dortmund's defensive gap to create threats.

In the 24th minute, the home team Hongbai Essen got a strong sideline ball opportunity in the frontcourt. After the ball was thrown into the penalty area, Shui Duo Haidou, at the top of the arc, received the ball and shot directly from a long distance. The shot was full of power. Fortunately, Dortmund goalkeeper Kober focused his attention and saved the ball steadily. This offense made Dortmund's defense line burst into cold sweat, and also showed Red and White Essen's ability to adapt and threat from the offensive end.

Subsequently, the offensive of Red and White Essen became more and more fierce, which was related to home games and the team's targeted combat. The away record in Dortmund's foreign matches last season was average, and this game also continued the previous problems. In the 36th minute, Dortmund launched a threatening attack, but Red and White Essen goalkeeper Jacob made two brave saves in a row, resolving Dortmund's attack. Just 5 minutes later, Hongbai Essen got an excellent single shot opportunity. The player formed a single shot after receiving the pass. At the critical moment, Dortmund goalkeeper Kober stepped forward again. He attacked decisively and blocked the opponent's single shot with his body to ensure that the goal was not lost.

Although Dortmund had the advantage of possessing the ball in the first half, he failed to score a goal with the tenacious defense of Red and White Essen and the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Jacob. Both sides entered the midfield with a score of 0-0. After the change of sides, Dortmund strengthened his offensive investment and tried to break the deadlock on the field. In the 71st minute, Dortmund got a set piece opportunity on the right side of the frontcourt. Brandt took the penalty and chose to shoot directly. The ball was slightly off the ball and hit the side net, which made Dortmund miss an excellent scoring opportunity.

The turning point of the game appeared in the 79th minute. Benzebaini made a straight pass on the left rib position. Gilasi took the ball with his back and took a step across. Facing the defense of multiple players, he decisively chose to shoot long shots. The ball quickly rushed into the dead corner of the goal like a ground-to-ground arrow, Dortmund broke the deadlock 1-0. This goal demonstrated Gilasi's outstanding personal ability and calm shooting mentality. When the team was constantly under pressure, this goal was indeed very critical.

After Gilasi scored, Hong and White Essen counterattacked with all his might and tried to equalize the score. In stoppage time, Red and White Essen player Kelsey Owusu performed a dangerous tackle against Dortmund defender Jan Koto, which directly caused Jan Koto to suffer a knee injury and was carried off the court by a stretcher. The referee only showed a yellow card, and this penalty aroused dissatisfaction from the Dortmund coaching staff, but there was nothing we could do about it.

In this game, Gilasi was a hero of Dortmund. He not only actively looked for opportunities on the offensive end, but also retreated to participate in the team's organization many times. He touched the ball 42 times in the game, and his pass success rate reached 78%, effectively connecting the team's midfield and frontcourt. In addition, Kober faced the threatening attacks of Red and White Essen many times, and made many key saves, especially in the first half to save the opponent's single shot, avoiding the team's premature concealment. It is his outstanding performance in front of the goal that provides solid guarantees for Dortmund's defense, allowing the team to maintain confidence in the game and find offensive opportunities.

Although Red and White Essen eventually lost the game, their goalkeeper Jacob is undoubtedly the team's hero. He defeated Dortmund's threatening attack twice in the first half, showing an extremely high competitive level. His outstanding performance made Dortmund's offensive players come back many times in the first half, and greatly boosted the morale of the Red and White Essen team. If it weren't for his brilliant performance, it might be difficult for Red and White Essen to keep the suspense of the game until the second half.

In this game, Dortmund was forced to use young defender Filippo Mane to make his career debut due to injury. In the game, Filippo Mane occasionally made mistakes, such as a slow reaction to Safi in the first half. But overall, his performance was relatively steady, successfully limiting some of the counterattacks of Hongbai Essen and completing the defensive tasks assigned by the coach.

Dortmund has used the three-center-back system in this game, and has an absolute advantage in ball possession rate, with a ball possession rate of up to 68%. The team tries to find offensive opportunities through the transmission and organization of the midfield. However, since Red and White Essen adopted the defensive strategy of three central defenders + compact midfielders, creating threats through high-intensity pressing and fast counterattacks, Dortmund's offensive efficiency is not high when facing opponents' intensive defense. Dortmund only completed 14 shots in the whole game, five of which were on the right track, and his ability to break intensive defense in positional battles needs to be strengthened. However, in the second half, Dortmund made timely adjustments, strengthening the connection between the wing breakthrough and the midfield, and finally Gilasi seized the opportunity to complete a fatal blow.

Dortmond coach Kovac also believes that the team did not perform well enough in some stages of the game, but fortunately he finally won the ball and advanced. It is a pity for Jan Coto's injury, as the next pizza may be absent.

After this game, Dortmund continued his record of advancing to the second round of the German Cup for 19 consecutive seasons. However, the problems exposed in the game such as insufficient offensive efficiency and defense injuries also need to be paid attention to. Next, Dortmund will face intensive schedules. They will play against Higen in the first round of the Bundesliga on August 24, and will usher in a key battle with Berlin United on September 13.

source:7M Sports VN