football rambles

And finally the reason why we were in Dortmund... for the match between BVB and Hannover. Unfortunately, things didn't go according to plan. Dortmund dominated the game for the first hour, but the Hannover team stood resolute and looked like they would be happy to get a 0-0 draw. Aubameyang and Ramos both had several chances for the home team, but appeared wasteful in front of goal, on another day they would have been 3-0 up at half time. Reus looked dangerous going forward and hit the top of the net with a goal that looked like it was going in. Mkhitaryan and Gundogan made some good progress in midfield, but still didn't look completely match fit. But as half time approached it looked more like when Dortmund were going to score rather than when. Hannover seemed to still be determined to sit back and let Reus attack them after the break, on the odd occasion when they did break Subotic cleared the danger and Hannover didn't even get a shot in. Then the visi...

The Sud Tribune a few minutes before the game kicked off.

More of the Sud Tribune before kick off against Hannover on Saturday.

Another video of Borussia Dortmund v Hannover of the Sud Tribune leading up to kick off.

This was a long time before kick off, but the Sud Tribune were already in good voice

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 to give them their full name will be providing the opposition when we go to Dortmund next week. Dortmund have got off to a disappointing start in the Bundesliga and despite a bright start Hannover's form has also taken a dip for the worse. Their last 3 games have ended in defeat against Stuttgart, Bayern and Moenchengladbach. But as Sepp Herberger would have said 'Der Ball ist rund', so it's going to be tough to predict what will happen next week. The Club started off in 1896 as a rugby club before changing over to football a couple of years later. They would have perhaps been more succesful in their early years if it wasn't for Eintracht Braunschweig, who regularly beat them. Their first major victory came when they were crowned champions in 1938 after causing a massive upset and beating the all conquering Shalke team in the final. The first game finished 3-3. but Hannover prevailed in the replay winning 4-3. The next major...