U17 celebrate derby win and go top on their own | OneFootball

Squad

BVB coach Karsten Gorges had to do without Dimitrios Grammozis, who was suspended after his yellow-red card in Duisburg, and the injured Jonas Chowaniec. In return, striker Hamzath Mohamadou was available again.

Match summary

BVB made a lively start to the derby and created danger with their very first attack: center-forward Adriano Bejta was played in superbly but was denied by Schalke goalkeeper Burak Uzun, who reacted well (2'). The next chance was not long in coming either: Emre Kirar narrowly missed the Schalke goal with a long-range effort following a corner (11').

Schalke then grew into the game and forced several saves from BVB keeper Benett Henry Birtner. However, the Black and Yellows remained the dominant side and deservedly took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute. Hamzath Mohamadou gave Uzun no chance with a shot from a tight angle. Shortly before half-time, the lively Dortmund winger even had the chance to make it 2-0, but Uzun prevented the second goal with a strong save.

The second half was much quieter. Both teams started at a high tempo, but clear-cut chances were largely absent. Unlike the matches in Bochum and Duisburg, in which the Black and Yellows had conceded five goals in total, BVB now defended with concentration and commitment. Schalke may have enjoyed more possession, but they found no way to seriously trouble Dortmund’s defence. In fact, the biggest chance for the next goal fell to the Borussians: substitute Adam Braham was denied by Uzun (80').

Reaction

Karsten Gorges: “That was a good team performance, with a lot of determination and a compact defensive display. The team has improved when defending set pieces. Unfortunately, we are still giving the ball away too often in transition when moving into attack. That is something we need to work on. But of course we are delighted with an ideal start to the season.”

Outlook

BVB’s next away match is next Saturday (13:00) at RW Essen.

U17: Birtner – Arzini, Zisopoulos, Owusu, Kirar – Bojang – Goldberg, Jekic – Tunkel (90+2 Qetinaj), Bejta (74 Braham), Mohamadou (73 Schwarzer)

U19 lose friendly against Viktoria Köln

Borussia Dortmund’s U19 lost their friendly against Viktoria Köln 3-4. After taking a 2-0 half-time lead thanks to two goals from new signing Amine Lettifi, BVB let the game slip after several personnel changes. The 17-year-old Frenchman, who joined Dortmund from US Lesquin, still enjoyed a successful debut in a BVB shirt. Keron Hagemann equalised at 3-3 in the meantime before the visitors scored the winner in the closing stages.

“Conceding four goals in 15 minutes is very frustrating. Not all players put forward a strong case for the upcoming tasks,” commented Felix Hirschnagl with a view to the matches against RW Essen on Saturday (5 September, 11:00) in the DFB youth league and against Villarreal CF on Tuesday (8 September) at the start of the UEFA Youth League.

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