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Spectators: 8268 (Terracing: 6155,
Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Murat Grotthaus started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kevin Gottmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jens Burmeister, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Jens Burmeister shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Gottmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kevin Gottmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiří Jindrák in the 10th minute of play. Kevin Gottmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hank Schrader, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Murat Grotthaus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernando Erdiano was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Murat Grotthaus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernando Erdiano having to make a save. 20 minutes into the match, Bayer Leverkusen's goalkeeper Fernando Erdiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Murat Grotthaus. A collision led to DORTMUND getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Nino Haag hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiří Jindrák in the 25th minute of play forced DORTMUND's goalkeeper Kevin Gottmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, DORTMUND's goal looked a bit too open when Jens Burmeister came free, but Kevin Gottmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Mathias Sobbe notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of DORTMUND's Kevin Gottmann. Kevin Gottmann was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Murat Grotthaus managed to get in a good position for a shot. DORTMUND's supporters rose to their feet, but Murat Grotthaus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Erdiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Vitus Stollmann fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DORTMUND's protests and gave Vitus Stollmann a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Bayer Leverkusen booed when DORTMUND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitus Stollmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute, Alfons Krankenbroker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ronnie Hinrichsen came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the DORTMUND fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ronnie Hinrichsen couldn't finish the play. After the first half Bayer Leverkusen were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jens Burmeister to strike the kick off in the second half. Andreas Hansson was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. 52 minutes into the game, one of DORTMUND:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Kevin Gottmann, was totally fooled by Bayer Leverkusen's Jens Burmeister, who 54 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Fernando Erdiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murat Grotthaus in the 60th minute of play. DORTMUND's Kevin Gottmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiří Jindrák in the 61st minute of play. Jens Burmeister scored 0-5 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kevin Gottmann, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jens Burmeister in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kevin Gottmann, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kevin Gottmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hank Schrader in the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronnie Hinrichsen during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With an all-out effort, Bayer Leverkusen's Kevin Gottmann threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hank Schrader, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. DORTMUND's Kevin Gottmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save DORTMUND from getting a goal against them. Jiří Jindrák could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Kevin Gottmann made a huge save. With a little luck, DORTMUND's Kevin Gottmann got control of the ball when Jens Burmeister tried to sneak it across the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Justin Renz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DORTMUND's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bayer Leverkusen the free kick. A collision led to DORTMUND getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Justin Renz hit a great ball. In the 90th minute Jiří Jindrák shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Gottmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the DORTMUND defense, Jens Burmeister kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kevin Gottmann. The DORTMUND fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kevin Gottmann should have stopped the shot. Mathias Sobbe hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Bayer Leverkusen played a much better game than DORTMUND and deserved their victory. The DORTMUND players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.