Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: FIORENTINA PREVAILED
60'
Cabral's shot crashed against the post;
58'
Borussia Dortmund are down to one man after Papadopoulos' double yellow card;
54'
Cabral has been left lying on the field after a collision with Ozcan
51'
The Germans are finding it hard to react after conceding two goals;
The Fiorentina players celebrating the goal.
We are in the final stretch and the Italians have a two-goal advantage.
46'
Lateral cross that reached Ikone, but the goalkeeper made a save;
42'
Malen's free kick goes over the goal;
GOOAALL
The Italians increase the lead after Bonaventura's one-two with Cabral and the former scores the second of Fiorentina
GOOOAALL
Mandragora scored the first goal of the match; goalkeeper Lotka got a touch, but could not prevent the goal;
33'
The first goal of the match almost came after Semic's shot and the rebound fell to Malen who missed the target;
THE SECOND PART BEGINS
Second 45 minutes start, first possession goes to Borussia Dortmund
END OF FIRST HALF: GOALLESS DRAW
27'
Brandt's shot goes into the side netting.
23' GOAL ANNULLED
Papadopoulos scored, but the goal did not go up on the scoreboard due to offside;
19'
Bonaventura's shot crashed into the body of a defender;
16'
Cabral narrowly missed when he was left alone against the goalkeeper;
11'
Martinez Quarta's header goes into the hands of the Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper.
9'
Borussia Dortmund almost took the lead, but Brandt's shot hit the crossbar;
6'
Lotka saved the ball after another lateral foul by the Italian team;
GOOAAAALL ANNULLED
Fiorentina scored after a lateral free kick by Biraghi that was finished off by Cabral, but the referee disallowed the goal for offside;
3'
The ball went to Bonaventura in the area, but the Italian player was unable to finish;
THE MATCH BEGAN
The ball is rolling in Bucharest
All set
The players are ready in the locker room ready for the start of the match;
XI Borussia Dortmund
The German team will start with the following eleven for the second match of the day: Lotka - Schulz, Schlotterbeck, Papadopoulos, Semic, Brandt (C), Özcan, Gürpüz, Braaf, Adeyemi, Malen
Borussia Dortmund win opening match against Rapid Bucharest
The Germans won 2-1 thanks to goals by Polhmann and Reyna
XI Fiorentina
This is the Italian team's starting line-up for its first match of the tournament.
30 minutes each part
The matches will have a shorter duration than usual during this triangular, there will be a 1 hour match with 30 minutes each side;
Order of play
These are the order of the matches to be played;
Christmas Cup Bukarest at stake
Borussia Dortmund, Fiorentena and Rapid Bucharest will play a triangular tournament to win the friendly tournament
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What time is the match between Borussia Dortmund vs Fiorentina?
This is the time the match starts in several countries:
Argentina: 6:30 AM
Bolivia: 5:30 AM
Brazil: 6:30 AM
Chile: 5:30 AM
Colombia: 4:30 AM
Ecuador: 4:30 AM
USA (ET): 7:30 AM
Spain: 1:30 PM
Mexico: 6:30 AM
Paraguay: 7:30 AM
Peru: 7:30 AM
Uruguay: 8:30 AM
Venezuela: 7:30 AM
England: 12:30 AM
Australia : 21:30 AM
India: 16:30 AM
Player to watch at Fiorentina
Giacomo Bonaventura is the team's top scorer in Serie A with three goals. The 33-year-old midfielder has scored in the two matches he has played in
Player to watch at Borrusia Dortmund
Donyell Malen has scored in all friendlies, four goals in three matches. The young Dutch player has also scored in the DFB Pokal;
How is Fiorentina coming along?
The Italian team has already played two friendlies during this period, both of which they have won (9-0 against Always Ready and 1-4 against Arezzo), while in their last official match they lost by the minimum against Milano. They are in the middle of the Serie A table, in top position with 19 points, eight points away from the European places. While in the European competition they have already qualified for the last sixteen where they will face Sporting Braga.
How are Borussia Dortmund coming along?
The team coached by Terzic comes after two consecutive defeats in the Bundesliga. In their most recent match they were beaten 4-2 by Borussia Monchegladbach. They are currently in sixth place with 25 points, just two points behind the Champions League places. In the European competition, they are already facing Chelsea in the round of 16. Meanwhile, they are taking advantage of the break for the Qatar 2022 World Cup to play several friendlies, in which they won 2-7 against Lion City and 1-4 against Johor DT, while in their most recent one they lost by the minimum against the Vietnam national team;
Background
This will be the first time in history that Borussia Dortmund and Fiorentina will meet. Borussia Dortmund have played against Italian teams 43 times, while Fiorentina have played against German teams 22 times;
Venue: The match will be played at the Arena Nationala, located in Bucharest. It was inaugurated in 2011 and has a capacity of 55634 spectators.
Preview of the match
Borussia Dortmund and Fiorentena will play a friendly match in a triangular match with Rapid Bucharest;
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