BVB (4 - 4) VFB – 85th Minute
There's five minutes left till full-time and if things stay the same they'll head to extra time.
''You know, Stuttgart have played good football today in their way. But this is where the real battle starts, where you have to prove who wants to win this match.'' Sebastian says to his assistant
After the 80th minute the game took a physical turn and players from both teams have been accumilating fouls left and right.
Dortmund when they are in possession of the ball they aren't urgent, while Stuttgart attack immediately. But when Stuttgart want to start a counter Dortmund tend to purposefully foul them.
Dortmund have been shown the yellow card twice while Stuttgart have one.
Che and the Stuttgart players start the game quickly as they rush to finishing off the game, but Dortmund defend with other plans.
Stuttgart knows that if this game drags any longer for them, there'll be a lower chance of them winning the game.
They start to become slower, and they start losing their sharpness and making mistakes they wouldn't have done made ten minutes ago.
They start to become slower, while the Dortmund players still look like they are able to go for an extra 30 minutes.
The Stuttgart players were getting tired because they have never played a game this intense yet, the game took both physical and mental strain for Stuttgart.
They have played Dortmund twice already this season, but the edition of Timo is what caused more of a toll on this game, and the fact that they were just better than their last two meetings this season.
Che on the hand didn't mind having to play another 30 minutes, he selfishly wanted to. But he was concerned for his teammates' capabilities, he had to find a way for the game to be done by the 90th minute.
Stuttgart are now in Dortmund's half and they are passing the ball around, and the ball is passed to Che on the right wing.
As soon as he gets a touch the defensive midfielder is already on him, Che nutmegs the player and tries to run around him, but the player pulls his shirt and drags him down.
And the referee blows for a foul.
''What heck man.''
''Sorry man, it's football.'' He lifts his hands up claiming he's innocent.
The referee gives the player a warning and the next foul will be a yellow card, he claims to understand, and the indirect free kick is taken.
Players from both teams are in the box, and Che stands over the free kick. He signals that he'll be crossing the ball in.
The in swinging free kick in sent to the box and the players fight inside the box, and then suddenly players start falling in the box.
The referee blows for a faul for Dortmund. The keeper goal kicks the ball out towards the Stuttgart half. Timo wins the header but the ball goes towards a Stuttgart player.
The player passes it to the midfielder and the midfielder gets it to the left back, and the left back passes to Speidel.
Speidel passes it back to the midfield and the from the midfield to Che, from him he passes towards another midfielder.
Stuttgart slowly moves the ball around and slowly progresses towards Dortmund's half. When in the half, they find it hard to penetrate to the middle, so they are forced to play the ball wide.
The ball gets to Speidel, and Speidel finally decides to take on the right back in front of him. He does two step overs with both feet before running to his left towards the byline.
After a little run he stops when he sees no one is the box other than the right winger. The penalty box is filled with Dortmund players.
Che approaches the wing and gets the ball from Speidel, and he quickly passes it towards the midfield. Avoiding getting fouled by players rushing at him.
The ball is passed back to the defensive midfielder who passes the ball towards the right back who runs down the wing. He passes the ball to the midfielder.
The right winger comes out the box and gets a pass from the midfielder with his back to goal. The winger passes the ball towards the defensive midfielder who has decided to progress up the field.
Che returned towards the middle and asks for the ball, and the player passes it to him. Che redirects the ball for the midfielder who he expects to be behind him.
But the ball is intercepted, Che realizes his mistake. He knew the players were tired and was expecting them to have the same movements he had when they were fully energized.
Meantime Dortmund start a counterattack with only Timo as their attack and one midfielder that's with him.
The defender passes the ball for Timo on the left wing because the Stuttgart's right back is out of position again.
Timo and the center back run towards the ball that was passed towards no one but meant for Timo and he gets to the ball first.
But the center back doesn't panic and plans to maintain Timo so that his teammates can get back in time to defend.
Timo passes the ball towards the midfield and he takes the ball runs through the middle. But the other center back watches after him.
If the midfielder goes through the defender it'll be a one on one for the midfielder against the goal keeper. And the defender is fighting against his own stamina that he's been using in the match to try defending Timo.