FULL-MATCH! FC Tokyo vs Borussia Dortmund | Pre-season Friendly ⚽️
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also in the back [screaming] four for Brussia Dortmund who get the game underway then Patrick Dves with the long clearance upfield normally the third choice keeper with no Gregor Cal here it's Alexander Meer who got the nod the other day against Szo Oaka Patrick Divers in today the 33y old's Anton the captain for today. He'll be missing Nikico Schlottbec for the first couple of months of the season. It's a big blow for Barussia Dortmund. They do have plenty of cover and young players coming through as well. Plus their new signing, Jan Gadu, 19year-old Frenchman from Saltzburg. was against Szo Osaka. Barussia Dortmund did look a little jetlagged, a little tired, and they found it difficult against the hard pressing Japanese style. Let's see how they deal with this one today against FC Tokyo. couple of days preparation as well. Although apparently their daily rhythm is on European time to avoid getting jet lag when they go back to Europe as much as possible. They fly back to Germany tomorrow as the ball is sprayed out here towards the right hand side. Sensson out there normally plays on the left. He's playing further out on the right hand side today. It's a little experiment there from Nik Kokovic as the ball is hoisted forward looking for Nagakura and on the left he's supporting Marcela Ryan number nine the Brazilian striker up front. Strangely in the FC Tokyo side, there are two players named Kento Hashimoto. The number 18 is a defensive midfielder. The other number 42, the left back as Inasio just laying the ball off. Now this is Anton. And the ball cut out there by Hashimoto, the left back. He's run into trouble there though. Joe Bellingham coming across just to take the ball away. Very popular player here in Japan. Joe Bellingham. You'll have noticed in the buildup plenty of the Japanese fans holding up scarves or wearing his shirt as Reani towards Spencer. That's a nice looking ball forward. Choka just trying to drive forward and then putting the pressure on Kim the goalkeeper for FC Tokyo Korean international with 90 caps. 35year-old as we see a foul there from King Sato who has experience of playing in Germany never made an appearance for the VA Brmond first team but did play for the reserves as they're looking for Chrome goes down in the box he's looking at the referee nothing doing done under the challenge of Hayato Inamura who has been signed this summer from Celtic and he made one Scottish Premiership appearance but he's well known to the head coach here Rakizo Matsu Hashi from their time together at Alber's Nigata as there is a free kick here which Senzon can perhaps whip dip in with his left foot towards goal. Also interested perhaps the Italian attacker broke into the team last season. It's a high ball in and it didn't look too comfortable there Kim [cheering] punching the ball away rather than catching it. It did look a relatively easy one to take. In the end though, FC Tokyo have got away with that one as we're just over 5 minutes into this pre-season friendly. Brussia Dortmund certainly have settled quicker than they did against Szo Asaka around this time in fact in that game where they conceded the only goal. That's well cut out in the end. Reani just anticipating the ball. Back to DZ. This is Romeo Rita. He was in a bit of a tight spot there, but he managed to play it out. The 18year-old >> and he will get the ball again now. Well, the press here being led by Marcelo Ryan. That's Fabio Silva there. Oh, just miscontrolled by the former Wolverampton Wanderers attacker. Alexander Schwarz is the defender at the back with the most experienced, the 33y old. Over 100 J1 League appearances for him, 17 in the J1 special season. He's won the AFC Champions League with Aawa Red Diamonds as well as the Japanese Cup with that club, Belgian champion as well earlier in his career with club Bruge. As here comes Fabio Silva. His attempt is cross just blocked there by Inamura and stretching to try and win the ball back again immediately. Inamura going down and winning the free kick from the referee. Koji Takasaki Choku here just rubbing his knee. player who traveled to the World Cup with Austria. A little bit of concern there on the face of Nikokovic due to this knock. Philip Mané was withdrawn in the first half of the previous friendly. They won't want to lose Kane Chuka here. Kovich in deep discussion with his assistant and brother Robert Kovach. He does not look comfortable at all. Chukuma and does look as though Takato Yamamoto is warming up on the sidelines. That would be a popular decision to bring him on. That's Chuk Mika just as he was trying to drive forward. It looks as though he's just twisted his knee there. Perhaps they'll bring him off as a precaution more than anything in the preseason. Brussi second last season in the Bundesliga but a long way behind Bayern. They lost in the Champions League playoff Atlanta as well after the group stage and they'll be looking to win their first Bundesliga title since 2012 next season. The rest of their preseason they face Premier League champions Arsenal at the Emirates and Sira side Roma at the Signal Leiduna Park as it does look as though Carni Chukuma will have to be withdrawn already. Not even 10 minutes on the clock. He's just trying to run it off on the sidelines by the looks of it. It was just that little stretch there by the looks of it that twisted his knee. As we continue here with Barussia Dortmund temporarily at least down to 10 men. Schultz. He's going infield towards Inamura. That's a decent looking ball forward for FC Tokyo. And good defending in the end there. It was Homer who had made the burst forward on the left hand side. Lovely ball in behind. In fact, sorry, Nagaur was who had made the run off the ball as we see the short corner routine and the first shot to come in here and no real problem at all for Patrick Divers. Roya who fancied his chances the right back in his second spell at the club also spent time in Germany with Hanover in Bundesliga 2 over 140 appearances in that league for him really popular player as Oh, DZ the ball towards Ritterio just with the layoff and the chance here for Maxi Bay to stretch his legs as Kim just got there ahead of him. Pretty good anticipation that from the Korean keeper Meta just going between two players going down but play goes on with Inasio just selling Maxi Bay there a little bit short but this is good pressure from Barussia Dortmund. This is a much improved performance from what we saw in the previous friendly >> at the moment. FC Tokyo just being pinned back. That's a lovely little ball forward. Picks it up from Atlanta forward. Very bright prospect indeed. Kokovic a big fan of his and this could be a real breakthrough season for him by Reani who broke into the first team last season and looked as though he'd been there the whole time as there's a snapshot coming in from Fabio Silva and the diving stop there from Kim. 14th minute and finally a shot in real anger in this pre-season friendly. The Portuguese really starting to settle down now into German football. And there was a raking shot getting on the end of this lovely little tap there from Chuku Maker who seems to have recovered from that knee knock. There's a free kick on the near side in the meantime. curled in and that was just off target. It nearly turned into a goal there from Felix and Meta. It was a cross just drifting wide. You can see as well the conditions absolutely horrendous here. rain in Tokyo. [screaming] [cheering] The ball has been gifted back to Brussid and Chukua looking to punish FC Tokyo. It's poor distribution from Kim. Schulz looking to go over the top, but just looked as though Marcela right just dropping back rather than hanging on the shoulder of the last defender. Dis sharper passing from Barussia Dortmund as they were looking for Fabio Silva again there. Still a little bit of concern here from Chuku Maker with that knee but he looked fit enough here. Well, you can see as he runs off the side of the pitch, not looking 100% comfortable. He wants to continue though. matchup. One of the few German players who actually shone during the World Cup and topio there just hooked in midfield by Kento Hashimoto. The defensive midfield version came in from Spanish side IBA last summer for a second spell at the club. There are a number of players for FC Tokyo who have returned after spells away [cheering] into the 18th minute. Still goalless in this preseason friendly. Barussia Dortmund on top at the moment. It's that one real effort from Fabio Silva a couple of minutes ago. There could be perhaps an opportunity here for FC Tokyo. Ryan though unable to gallop away from the recovering defenders. Lovely ball forward there from Romeo. >> Just unable to get on the end of it. Royal there with a poor ball out from defense on the right hand side. Senson was hoping to play the one two there with Chuku Mika. Decided just to keep the ball simple. Joe Bellingham was looking to make a run forward. Just dropping back here to pick up possession. Inasio there sliding in but the ball is broken here for FC Tokyo and cutting inside and the deflected effort in the end from Sato. Didn't really get a hold of the shot. He didn't look confident once he cut inside. Here come Brussia Dormund on the break now. Spencson on the right. This time they will play the one two. He goes down the Swedish fullback and it is just scrambled away in the end by Hashimoto the left back. They actually did very well there. Kento Hashimoto managed to get the ball away from the galloping Senson. It's 20 minutes gone and perhaps FC Tokyo starting to grow into the gate now. Little spell of possession for them. It has been 80% of the possession so far. Incredible for Barussia Dortmund. Only one shot a piece though. It does look as though Chukuma is going to have to come off finally succumbing to that knee injury. You can see Hayato Inamura just going across to commiserate with him. But the fans around the stadium will be happy as the Japanese player [music] Takato Yamamoto central midfielder only 18 will be coming on to replace him. started the game the other day and linked up well [music] with the striker on that day seuasi as we will have a hydration break doesn't really look as though we need it with this rain absolutely lashing down [music] the referee just taking the opportunity [music] with that substitution being made as chaker head straight down the tunnel for treatment. Obviously, Dortman will be hoping that's nothing too severe. You can see there Joe Bellingham was deep in conversation with Luca Reani perhaps wants the defender to play balls up into midfielder quicker as here comes Takato Yamamoto from the Brussia Dortmund reserve side and a warm welcome from his countrymen. replaced by number 43 Takas. >> Might just be a little bit too soon for him to break into first team contention this season, but they do have high hopes for him and will be enjoying himself as well in the reserve side. Well, there seemed to be a whistle there which confused the players and now the referee deciding that the throw in does need to occur again. Little bit of confusion there. on the chest down there. The first touch from Yamamoto as Maxi Bay. He's got plenty of grass in front of him here to sprint into. Meta >> clipping the ball out towards the right for Senum. Just managed to bring it down. It's a tricky ball. Rita looks very confident. The 18year-old traveling with the squad for the first time up from the under 19s. Bellingham. The little layoff towards Reani. >> Couple of flicks there from Felix and Meta Inasio. Forward. Come on. Hey. Bellingham keeping it patient as that flick around the corner. looking for Fabio Silva who's worked back well but in the end the foul coming in on Sato just colliding with him. It's fairly quiet in the stadium. It's pretty packed here actually, but it was loud before kickoff with both sets of fans chanting, "You'll never walk alone." And the ball forwards here towards Ryan. He's done well to get there ahead of Anton. And the layoff though from Nagakuras towards Cole who just slipped as he was looking to race onto the ball. Now there's Marissa Dortmund to come forward once more. Fabio Silva just dropping deep to create here. It was a deep ball towards Inasio. Nodded on towards Bayer. Well, I think it was a ball in. He was looking for Fabio Silva. It turned into a shot there. Bit of a mis hit and Kim having to deal with it with the diving stop. 27 minutes in. That will go down as a shot on target. working hard there. Yamamoto and smattering of applause also from the local fans. Very proud of their own players. Japanese. There's the cross with the right foot there from Senson. Another one here from Silva. And that was excellent defending there in the end from Moroya. Fabio Silva there really appreciating it as well. Here we see this mishit cross. He's certainly looking for the cross in the end. Turns into a shot. See, he just catches it wrong in these difficult conditions. And so very nearly the opener. Bellingham just dropping into the back line as Garcia Dortmund builds here. Some transfer news from them. Julian Brandt was released by them as he was out of contract earlier in the summer and the attacking midfielder has signed now for Ajax of the Netherlands on a free. They will need to replace him. do have a couple of signings in midfield, the likes of car praes and Justin Lema, but they are young players from the Brazilian and Argentinian leagues respectively and they might want to get a little bit more experience of European football or German football in there before the season starts in three weeks against Bayern in the Super Cup. Here's a very youthful squad that Niko Kovach has. Can he trust the young players? Well, they will play with no fear. We've seen that in this past season as I said with the likes of Inasio getting into the first team reckoning as well as Luca Reani. Both of them playing well when called upon. on goals here and it's still lashing down with Ray. You can hear it as well in the background. It's a cute little ball forward but he's sliding interception there from Co. That's a nice looking ball forward. It just wouldn't quite come down though for the attacker who's come back in again there. Nagakura ahead of Anton. And now this shot from Ryan and well off target. The man down on this near side for FC Tokyo. There's a nice ball forward from Moroya looking for Sato. just beating Anton to it there. Little bit of hesitancy and it was Sato who was then taken out with his first reel view of goal. Anton wanted the free kick. He was never going to get it. complaining to the referee about that. Saki though not interested. Looks as though Romeo Ritter is also needing some treatment from the physios here. The youngster is okay to continue though. Already had to take Carney Chuku off. He was just caught there in the challenge with Sato. And the conditions getting worse and worse as it looks as though we're going to have to have a break here from the rain. The referee just waving the players off field as the pitch is absolutely saturated as Koji Takasaki gets the game restarted. It will be Patrick Dz with the goal kick. And away we go. The long ball up the field from the third choice Barussia Dortmund keeper who is in today in the first 11. Well, the players keeping warm in that 20 minute break due to the thunderstorm warning. Cambarusia Dortmund continue their good play here. They've been well on top in possession, 73%, three shots to one as the ball is played forward. there and intercepted by Anton. Bellingham just getting caught and the shot coming in there. The effort in the end though well wide. It was Home who had popped up from the left hand side. Just trying to curl this one and you can see gets it all wrong. >> As soon as he hit it, he knew it was going miles wide. Well, perhaps that break will do FC Tokyo some favors as they were finding it difficult to deal with Barussia Dortmund before the thunderstorm warning came. Well, 10 minutes to go before halftime. There was that delay. If you're just joining us, that's why we're only in the 35th minute. The ball played up towards Fabio Silva who did well to get the snapshot in in the 14th minute. Meltingham and Chuka just linking up. Chuka finding him. Silva with the arrow shot. Well saved by Kim. That's the best we've seen in this match so far. Sensson playing at right wing back today rather than on his usual left. Just getting the ball out of play. Ryan with the hold up play as we see Bellingham brought down just in the challenge with Homer Reani Ma firing that ball towards Spenson who did manage to control it. DZ towards Ritter who it would appear was booked earlier on in the game just before we had that thunderstorm break as Fabio Silva carries the ball through midfield. Continues his run and he was looking there for Inasio. Well, it was excellent play from the Portuguese. In the end, FC Tokyo getting enough players back to deal with the danger. >> Mory giving the ball away. FC Tokyo players have struggled at times with the distribution out from the back. They want to be a little sharper with the league season starting next week against Manchester. >> Rosia Dortmund look a lot sharper and fitter than they did the other day in the previous friendly against Szo Osaka. Schultz. It's a decent ball out from the back line. Moroya down the line looking for Ryan, but it looked as though it' just gone out of play. Flag goes up on the near side. always looking to release the Brazilian striker as quickly as they can. Miko Kovac right on the edge of his technical area. Well, the interruption in play doesn't seem to have really upset the rhythm of Barussia Dortmund Silva. this quick little turn and then he's given the option here for Bayer. Playing it back across and hacked away in the end by the Tokyo defense. Plenty of black and yellow shirts in there for Barussia Dortmund. But now here comes the break for FC Tokyo. It was Ryan leading the charge almost alone. He only had Nagakura anywhere near him and lost possession in the end. Rits up. >> Meta. >> Reani again pushing up into midfield and then spraying the ball towards Bayer here. The move breaks down there for BVB. And it's Homer coming forward now, but he's just been brought to ground there by Meta. In fact, Meta came in to take the ball. It was Reani who brought him down. The FC Toko fans getting louder and louder as the game goes on as Maria feeds this one towards the near post. Decent low ball in the end it will be a corner for the home side. with some defending there to do. Ryan and Schultz both near him. Corner comes in and the header is won by an FC Tokyo player wide though in the end. Ashimoto the defensive midfielder. I think they want the corner. It does look as though it comes off Anton last. Although when you see it from that angle, looks as though the officials have got it right. Goal kick for Barussia Dortmund. Three minutes remaining of an interrupted first half as it's just allowed to run there through to Joe Bellingham by Meta almost threaded it through there. Bellingham as diving in there is Rita taking a bit of a risk if he's honest on the yellow card as we see the chance there in the end. The ball just breaking for Bayern. Couldn't quite get a hold of it but still the stop from Kim was set up by Fabio Silva. Anton with another interception there. As you can see the disappointment from Bay was looking to make the back heel flick and didn't manage to get it to his teammate. His play races up the other end. Ryan with the layoff towards Hashimoto. Number pushing forward more and more gets the ball again. >> Captain finding Sato as Bayer came to try and make the tackle. Just looks as though he's been caught on the top of the foot. He's limping away from that one. Cool. >> And that's a lovely little ball. He couldn't work the space f