U19 win derby against Schalke, U17 triumph in Bochum | OneFootball

Felix Hirschnagl had to do without several key players in the clash with Schalke: Jan-Luca Riedl and Enzo dos Santos were with the first team, while Fadi Zarqelain and Luke Fahrenhorst were part of the U23 squad. In addition, Ahmad Najdi, Johann Lasse Jaensch, Peniel Poba and Hamzath Mohamadou were sidelined through injury. As a result, the coach largely stuck with the starting XI that had won the opening match in Oberhausen 4-2. Luis Alaze came into midfield for Najdi, while Liam Kante defended in place of Lenni Strößner.

BVB started confidently, moved the ball around well and crowned their promising opening with the 1-0 in the eighth minute. The move was started by Tom Faust, who sent Justin Hoy on his way with a diagonal pass. Schalke defender Lasse Deutschmann turned the captain’s cross over the line ahead of the poised Bjarki Gardarsson. The Black and Yellows dominated the match and created further chances, but Justin Hoy in particular, who stood out, lacked luck and precision in front of goal (16th, 26th minute). Luis Alaze was unlucky too: after a mistake by goalkeeper Kyrylo Khadesevych, he shot from 16 meters, but Amir El Abdouni headed the ball clear of danger (44th).

Schalke coach Norbert Elgert reacted early, making personnel and tactical changes in the 36th minute. They had an immediate effect after the restart. First, Swiss player Timo Wiesner was denied in a one-on-one by BVB keeper Julien Froese, who reacted brilliantly, and then he struck the outside of the post with a free kick from 18 meters (51st/52nd). Schalke were clearly more present and active in the second half. Mika Brocks hit the post after 72 minutes, while at the other end Justin Hoy was again the main threat and hit the crossbar with a free kick in the 70th minute. All in all, it was a deserved derby win for Borussia.

“After the break, it was a bit of youthful madness. But overall, we put a lot into it, and maybe that’s why we were rewarded. I always believe in karma,” summed up coach Felix Hirschnagl, who recalled last year’s unfortunate 3-3 draw in the main round: “We didn’t get the derby win over the line at the crucial stage then, but this time we managed it.”

BVB now face two away matches, on Sunday (23/08, 11 a.m.) at VfL Osnabrück and on Wednesday (26/08, 6 p.m.) at MSV Duisburg.

U19: Froese – Vogt, Ritter (62. König), Kante (59. Strößner), Adje (88. Kaymak) – Alaze (59. Hagemann) – Kostoglou, Faust (88. Burkhardt) – Mirza, Gardarsson, Hoy

U17 were already 3-0 up in Bochum

U17 coach Karsten Gorges named exactly the same starting XI in Bochum that had beaten Wuppertaler SV 7-0 in the league opener. Later on, Hamzath Mohamadou and Athanasios Grammozis were given their first minutes after long injury layoffs.

The Black and Yellows started the match on the grass pitch at the Ruhrstadion highly focused. Jonas Maurice Chowaniec gave BVB a 1-0 lead after five minutes following excellent work by Ilyas Arzini. Bochum responded well, and an intense derby developed with chances at both ends.

Borussia came out of the break better than their opponents and, after some fine combination play, forced a handball penalty and a red card for the hosts. Arzini converted the spot kick for 2-0 (47th), and Niclas Goldberg added the 3-0 (56th). After the two substitutions, BVB lost their structure and, despite having a numerical advantage, lost their grip on the game. Bochum reduced the deficit to 3-2 late on (Jonas Simon, 83rd; Wail Akkouh El Moussa, 88th). In the end, Bennet Birtner preserved the win. “For an hour, it was a really good performance from us. After that, we became careless and made too many passing errors. All in all, it was a deserved victory,” was Karsten Gorges’ assessment.

Next Saturday (22/08), the U17 travel to face MSV Duisburg.

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