Jobe Bellingham pulled a fresh shirt over his sweaty upper body and then took a strong sip from the water bottle.
In the midday heat of Cincinnati, Borussia Dortmund also won the first win at the club World Cup thanks to the newcomer to the star and opened the goal to the round of 16. Bellingham (45th minute) hit the first BVB start against the South African series master Malmodi Sundowns for the meantime – but in the end the favorite Bundesliga club was still trembling in the 4: 3 (3: 1).
“We certainly didn’t make the best game today, but that wasn’t possible,” said BVB coach Niko Kovac at DAZN with a view to the difficult conditions: “I didn’t do anything, I was only on the outer line and sweat as if I came out of the sauna.” It was “certainly not everything round,” added Kovac, “but I don’t care – we won.”
In addition to Bellingham, Felix Nmecha (16th) and Serhou Guirassy (34th) also met against the club from Pretoria. Sundowns defense player Khuliso Mudau (59th) undertook an own goal. Lucas Ribeiro (11th) had made Malmodi in the lead in front of 14:006. IQRAAM Rayners (62nd) and Lebo Mothiba (90th) shortened in the second half for the outsider.
At well over 30 degrees Celsius at 12 noon local time, both teams made an unusually large number of mistakes at a leisurely pace that BVB used a little better. After four points from two games, Dortmund will again play in Cincinnati against HD Ulsan from South Korea at the end of the preliminary round on Wednesday (9:00 p.m./SAT.1 and DAZN).
BVB substitute stayed in the cabin in the heat
Kovac reacted to the tired 0: 0 at the start of Rio de Janeiro. Karim Adeyemi, Julian Rerson and Marcel Sabitzer rotated from the team and curiously stayed in the cabin. In view of the violent midday heat, the BVB substitute players did not pursue the game from the player bank, which was positioned in the blazing sun.
“We have to get people in who can also handle the weather,” Kovac said before the game. However, this only partially worked. The Yan Couto, who came into play for Rerson for around 25 million euros from Manchester United, took his chance inadequate. Again and again the Brazilian made position errors and sloppy bad passes.
In his first game, Bellingham, on the other hand, repeatedly indicated for Dortmund the great reinforcement of the 19 -year -old Englishman. Shortly before the half-time whistle, the Adeyemi replacement also achieved the preliminary decision with its 3-1. The brother of former BVB professional Jude Bellingham came from Sunderland for a good 30 million euros.
Extremely a large number of mistakes on both sides
And NMECHA, who replaced Sabitzer, brought BVB back into the game after a quarter of an hour. However, he also benefited from an incredible goat by the South African national keeper Ronwen Williams, who had played the ball into the foot without need.
From that moment on, a lot ran in favor of the Westphalia, who themselves were lucky that the team from Pretoria could not really take advantage of the many defense carvers of the Dortmund. After a good half an hour, Guirassy brought BVB into the lead for the first time after the measure of Julian Brandt.
In the leadership of the South Africans, Ribeiro used a bad mistake from Waldemar Anton and then sprinted away Ramy Bensebaini, who grown into the void.
After the change, the game was almost decided by Daniel Svensson by the flank deflected by Mudau into its own network. But the two goals in the second half brought tension again.
After a comeback victory of Fluminese: remote duel with BVB
Long trembled, clearly won in the end: Fluminense Rio de Janeiro landed the first victory at the club World Cup and replaced Borussia Dortmund as the league leader of Group F. The Brazilians prevailed against Ulsan HD from South Korea with 4: 2 (1: 2) and, thanks to the better goal difference, pushed past the same BVB.
After the zero number of the two clubs in the direct encounter at the start, a remote duel comes to first place on the last matchday of the group phase. The BVB will meet the Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday (9:00 p.m./SAT.1 and DAZN) on the Ulsan, which had already been eliminated. “We have the greatest respect for our opponent,” said Fluminense coach Renato Gaúcho.
The South Africans can also get ahead with the third with just one point behind. The winner of Group F will play his round of 16 on July 1st in Atlanta, the group second will have to go in Charlotte on June 30th.
Break thunder weather
South Korea’s master Uslan was in front of almost 30,000 spectators in the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey after a goal by Jhon Arias (27th), but the game seemed to be turning through goals by Jinhyun Lee (37th) and how to turn around /45.+3). But after half -time Nonato (66th), the Argentinian Juan Freytes (83.) and Keno (90.+2) ensured the victory of the favorite dominated over long distances. During the break there was a thunderstorm: “energetic and loud”, he was reported by Gaúcho.
“We played well, shot the goal, but were not as concentrated as we should have done and were behind. In a game that we could have decided in the first half, we made it difficult,” said Gaúcho. His team came back with a different attitude, bought again and concentrated on work.
Champions League finalist Milan threatens
It is exciting in Group E. There River Plate against Monterrey from Mexico did not get beyond a goalless draw. The Argentinians thus missed the early round of round of 16. Now it goes against the same pointed Champions League winner Inter Milan (both 4). Monterrey could also jump to one of the first two places in two points behind the top duo. The Mexicans meet the already eliminated Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan.
Stanley Cup champion crosses BVB plans
Because of the winning parade of Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, Borussia Dortmund has to change his training planning in the USA. After returning to Florida from 4: 3 (3: 1) group victory at the Club World Cup in Cincinnati against Mamelodi Sundowns, BVB actually wanted to train on Sunday morning (local time) on the site of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
But nothing came of it. At noon in Fort Lauderdale, the parade of the Panthers pulls along the beach promenade with the German international national player Nico Sturm – exactly where the Dortmunders also have their hotel. Because of the feared traffic chaos on the arrival and departure, BVB therefore moved the unit to 5:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. CEST).
This also has an impact on around 150 invited fans of the Dortmund, who could have visited the entire unit. According to club information, you should now get another way in the current tournament to be able to pursue a training session.
More than 200,000 people are expected at the Panthers parade. As in the previous year, the Sturm team had prevailed against Leon Draisaitl’s Edmonton Oilers in the final series of the North American professional league NHL. At the decisive victory in the sixth game, BVB managing director Lars Ricken was also there at the invitation of the Oilers in Fort Lauderdale. The Oilers had resided to prepare for the match in the same hotel as the Dortmund.
Kehl comments on possible Bavarian interests at Gitten
According to BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl, there is at least “at the moment” about “at the moment” for the alleged interest of FC Bayern Munich in Borussia Dortmund. Kehl spoke on Sunday evening (local time) in Fort Lauderdale on the edge of the Dortmund training at the club World Cup.
“I am currently in contact with (Bayern’s sports director) Max Eberl, but otherwise a very good one,” said Kehl, who was asked about the personnel. “Nevertheless, there is nothing to say about the topic at the moment.”
Previously, there had been reports that in addition to Chelsea FC, Bayern were also interested in the 20-year-old. A change of the offensive man to Chelsea had failed before the club World Cup, since the club from London did not want to pay the 60 million euros.
Kehl also confirmed that BVB managing director Hans -Joachim Watzke and Carsten Cramer – as before Eberl at Bayern – left the USA. “The two are traveling a lot, have a lot of appointments, but will also be added promptly,” said Kehl. “This has to do with many topics. These are not transfer topics. We are already accompanying them here.”
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