Premier League International Cup: BVB into final, 2-0 v Real Sociedad | OneFootball

With a very young squad, a mix of U23 and U19 players, Borussia Dortmund reached the final of the Premier League International Cup on Wednesday evening. The black-and-yellow youngsters beat Real Sociedad San Sebastián 2-0 and will now face none other than Real Madrid in the final on May 13.

BVB were the more active side from the start and created early chances through Mathis Albert, Tom Faust and Tony Reitz, but overall lacked cutting edge. That applied even more to the Basques, who only tested BVB goalkeeper Aaron Held once before the break and otherwise posed little threat.

The same pattern continued in the second half until the 67th minute, when Taycan Etcibasi, excellently picked out by Reitz, kept his cool one-on-one with San Sebastián keeper Theo Folgado and slotted home to make it 1-0 for Borussia. Although San Sebastián were now the team under pressure, Dortmund’s goal was never really in danger. Instead, it was substitute Ousmane Diallo who sealed the result in the final minute, winning the ball himself before scoring to make it 2-0.

Praise from Broich and Hirschnagl

After the win, there was naturally plenty of satisfaction at BVB. Thomas Broich, speaking in his role as sporting director at the youth academy, praised the performance on the club website: “The boys did a very good job. Over the full 90 minutes, we kept showing our quality on the ball and defended with intensity. We were completely committed to our style of play — I really can’t ask for more.”

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Coach Felix Hirschnagl also praised his players, especially considering the older average age of the opposition: “When I look at the opponent’s starting XI, there were a lot of players born in 2005 — proper men already. So hats off to our boys for how much heart they showed in defending and how they took on those duels. Even so, they took control of the game with the way they played. Of course, there were moments when we had to dig in. Even though we lined up very offensively, everyone was still willing to suffer and work hard.”

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