{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Department","multiValue":true,"value":"Youth football","exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/eng/News/Overview/U17s-beat-Schalke-and-win-the-Westfalenpokal.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/05/22/-2-0-7-4-3-4-/G-U17-1.jpg","/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/05/22/-2-0-7-4-3-4-/G-U17-2.jpg","/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/05/22/-2-0-7-4-3-4-/G-U17.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"22.05.24","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>Borussia's U17s have followed up their German B-Junior Championship triumph by winning the Westfalenpokal. Marco Lehmann's charges came out on top in the final against FC Schalke on Wednesday evening (22 May) thanks to a 4-2 penalty shootout victory. Normal time had ended goalless \u2013 in part thanks to BVB goalkeeper Aaron Held, who shone on several occasions. Oliwer Blaszczyk, Joshua Burstedde, Jonah Markötter and Luca Reggiani scored for the ecstatic Black &amp; Yellows, who showed remarkable spirit in this final.<\/p>","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia's U17s have followed up their German B-Junior Championship triumph by winning the Westfalenpokal. Marco Lehmann's charges came out on top in the final against FC Schalke on Wednesday evening (22 May) thanks to a 4-2 penalty shootout victory. Normal time had ended goalless \u2013 in part thanks to BVB goalkeeper Aaron Held, who shone on several occasions. Oliwer Blaszczyk, Joshua Burstedde, Jonah Markötter and Luca Reggiani scored for the ecstatic Black & Yellows, who showed remarkable spirit in this final.","exportedType":"text/html"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>Even though Elias Benkara, Tyler Meiser, Ousmane Diallo, Taycan Etcibasi (all with the U19s), Thierry Tazemeta (with Austria at the U17 European Championships), Luca Riedl, Leon Wörsdörfer and Mussa Kaba (injured) were not available, Marco Lehmann was still able to field a strong team. However, Schalke also did not have their strongest line-up.&nbsp;<\/p><p>As expected, the team lacked freshness and focus after their triumph in the final of the German B-Junior Championship and the training-free days that they were subsequently granted. The Borussia players thus made passing errors during good counter-attacks in particular. &quot;We gave away many transitional moments,&quot; remarked Marco Lehmann at half-time.<\/p><p>Both teams largely cancelled each other out and it was only in the closing stages&nbsp;\u2013 when Borussia's energy levels noticeably waned and they had to finish off the match a man down after Anas Mahjoubi had been sent off (68 minutes)&nbsp;\u2013 that Schalke gained more of an advantage. The visitors, who had previously been denied by the BVB defence and goalkeeper Aaron Held, had a great opportunity to win the final in normal time shortly before the final whistle, only for Aaron Held to save a penalty kick taken by Maxime Penda Ndong.<\/p><p>It was the perfect farewell for Marco Lehmann, who is set to take charge of Borussia's U16s in the 2024/25 season as part of the coaching rotation, and the players, who will move up to the U19s. The same goes for Fritz Fleck, who like Leon Wörsdörfer has decided to join Borussia Mönchengladbach.<\/p><p><b>BVB:<\/b>&nbsp;Held&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Cena&nbsp;(Burstedde, 54), Nwofor&nbsp;(Fahrenhorst, 65), Reggiani, Feddersen \u2013 Degener, Blaszczyk \u2013 Fleck&nbsp;(Driedger, 70),&nbsp;Hoy&nbsp;(Schwarz, 58), Mahjoubi \u2013 Ngambia&nbsp;(Markötter, 74)<\/p><p>(wiwi)<\/p>","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>Even though Elias Benkara, Tyler Meiser, Ousmane Diallo, Taycan Etcibasi (all with the U19s), Thierry Tazemeta (with Austria at the U17 European Championships), Luca Riedl, Leon Wörsdörfer and Mussa Kaba (injured) were not available, Marco Lehmann was still able to field a strong team. However, Schalke also did not have their strongest line-up.&nbsp;<\/p><p>As expected, the team lacked freshness and focus after their triumph in the final of the German B-Junior Championship and the training-free days that they were subsequently granted. The Borussia players thus made passing errors during good counter-attacks in particular. &quot;We gave away many transitional moments,&quot; remarked Marco Lehmann at half-time.<\/p><p>Both teams largely cancelled each other out and it was only in the closing stages&nbsp;\u2013 when Borussia's energy levels noticeably waned and they had to finish off the match a man down after Anas Mahjoubi had been sent off (68 minutes)&nbsp;\u2013 that Schalke gained more of an advantage. The visitors, who had previously been denied by the BVB defence and goalkeeper Aaron Held, had a great opportunity to win the final in normal time shortly before the final whistle, only for Aaron Held to save a penalty kick taken by Maxime Penda Ndong.<\/p><p>It was the perfect farewell for Marco Lehmann, who is set to take charge of Borussia's U16s in the 2024/25 season as part of the coaching rotation, and the players, who will move up to the U19s. 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{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Department","multiValue":true,"value":"Youth football","exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/eng/News/Overview/BVB-U19s-can-complete-the-youth-double.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/05/21/-2-0-7-4-0-4-/G-U19-2.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"21.05.24","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>Borussia's U17s have led the way, and the older age group can follow suit at Niederrheinstadion Oberhausen on 30 May (kick-off 15:30 CEST): if the U19s are successful in the final of the German A-Junioren Championship against TSG Hoffenheim, BVB would be the only club in German history to achieve the &quot;youth double&quot;.<\/p>","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia's U17s have led the way, and the older age group can follow suit at Niederrheinstadion Oberhausen on 30 May (kick-off 15:30 CEST): if the U19s are successful in the final of the German A-Junioren Championship against TSG Hoffenheim, BVB would be the only club in German history to achieve the \"youth double\".","exportedType":"text/html"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>The Black &amp; Yellows have already had this opportunity once before, five years ago. In 2019, Borussia won the U19s title with a 5-3 victory against VfB Stuttgart), while the heavily favoured U17s lost the final against 1. FC Köln 3-2. In the current season, the U17s surprisingly stormed to the championship trophy, and this time it is the U19s who go into the final in the Niederrheinstadion as underdogs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"object-left\">\n<div class=\"imageleft\"><img title=\"\" src=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-originalsrc=\"http://www.bvb.de/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg.jpg\" data-content=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\"Hoffenheim have an exceptional squad with some great individuals and are slight favourites,\u201d said coach Mike Tullberg. His counterpart from Borussia Mönchengladbach, former BVB player Oliver Kirch, claimed after two clear semi-final defeats (6-2 and 4-0) against TSG: \u201cWe were beaten by the best U19s team in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, even after the 2-2 draw in the first leg against Hertha BSC, BVB had been given far slimmer chances than the Berliners. Mike Tullberg revealed that he had spent long evenings with his coaching staff to come up with a tactical gameplan to better the Berlin-based side, who had been strengthened with youngsters from the first team and Regionalliga squads: \"The plan was to surprise them with a 4-4-2 system with a diamond. That worked on the whole, although we didn't take our chances in the first half and had to fight and suffer in the closing stages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the team were rewarded with a 5-4 victory in the penalty shoot-out. \u201cIt's crazy! We've won the West German Championship three times in a row and have reached the final of the German Championship for the third time in a row. This is a huge success for the entire youth performance centre and all the coaches who have trained these boys,\u201d stressed Tullberg.<\/p>\n<p>He is expecting a completely different opponent in the final, for which the West German champions have been drawn to play at home and which cannot take place at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK or the Rote Erde stadium due to the ongoing preparations for the European Championship. His team got a taste of Hoffenheim's qualities in the 6-0 defeat in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, when Borussia were put to the sword on the break: \u201cHertha play controlled possession-based football. Hoffenheim's style is defined by pressing and transitions.\u201d He will now prepare his team for this and attempt to come up with the right strategy together with his coaching team.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"eztoc4379293_0_1\" name=\"eztoc4379293_0_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Facing Schalke&nbsp;in the Westfalenpokal on Saturday<\/h3>\n<p>Tullberg therefore shows little understanding for the scheduling of the remaining rounds of the Westfalenpokal. The quarter-final match against Schalke 04, originally scheduled for April, will now take place on Saturday 25 May, at the Youth Performance Centre (kick-off: 11:00 CEST). Should BVB make it through to the semi-finals, they would face FC Iserlohn on 28 May \u2013 two days before the final of the German Championship. \u201cWith all due respect to the competition and our opponents, I will almost exclusively select players who have had little playing time recently,\u201d said Tullberg, adding: \u201cShould we progress, we will only be able to play the U17s in the semi-final in Iserlohn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is because the final of the German Championship is the top priority. \u201cWe feel comfortable in the role of the underdogs. And anything can happen in a one-off game,\u201d said Tullberg.&nbsp;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>wiwi<\/i><\/p>","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>The Black &amp; Yellows have already had this opportunity once before, five years ago. In 2019, Borussia won the U19s title with a 5-3 victory against VfB Stuttgart), while the heavily favoured U17s lost the final against 1. FC Köln 3-2. In the current season, the U17s surprisingly stormed to the championship trophy, and this time it is the U19s who go into the final in the Niederrheinstadion as underdogs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"object-left\">\n<div class=\"imageleft\"><img title=\"\" src=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-originalsrc=\"http://www.bvb.de/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg.jpg\" data-content=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\"Hoffenheim have an exceptional squad with some great individuals and are slight favourites,\u201d said coach Mike Tullberg. His counterpart from Borussia Mönchengladbach, former BVB player Oliver Kirch, claimed after two clear semi-final defeats (6-2 and 4-0) against TSG: \u201cWe were beaten by the best U19s team in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, even after the 2-2 draw in the first leg against Hertha BSC, BVB had been given far slimmer chances than the Berliners. Mike Tullberg revealed that he had spent long evenings with his coaching staff to come up with a tactical gameplan to better the Berlin-based side, who had been strengthened with youngsters from the first team and Regionalliga squads: \"The plan was to surprise them with a 4-4-2 system with a diamond. That worked on the whole, although we didn't take our chances in the first half and had to fight and suffer in the closing stages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the team were rewarded with a 5-4 victory in the penalty shoot-out. \u201cIt's crazy! We've won the West German Championship three times in a row and have reached the final of the German Championship for the third time in a row. This is a huge success for the entire youth performance centre and all the coaches who have trained these boys,\u201d stressed Tullberg.<\/p>\n<p>He is expecting a completely different opponent in the final, for which the West German champions have been drawn to play at home and which cannot take place at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK or the Rote Erde stadium due to the ongoing preparations for the European Championship. His team got a taste of Hoffenheim's qualities in the 6-0 defeat in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, when Borussia were put to the sword on the break: \u201cHertha play controlled possession-based football. 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But we will of course try to make the best of the situation.&quot; A team made up of U17s, U16s and U15s players fought hard in the semi-final against Hombrucher SV and eventually prevailed after a penalty shoot-out.<\/p><p>Marco Lehmann is also complaining about severe personnel issue ahead of the clash with Schalke. Elias Benkara, Tyler Meiser, Ousmane Diallo and Taycan Etcibasi remain with the U19s, Thierry Tazemeta is playing with the Austrian national team at the U17 European Championships, and several regular players are either injured or struggling in one way or another.<\/p><p>\u201cIt goes without saying that Schalke are the clear favourites under these circumstances,\u201d said Marco Lehmann ahead of what will probably be his last match as Borussia's U17s coach. 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{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Department","multiValue":true,"value":"Youth football","exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/eng/News/Overview/U19s-reach-the-final-of-the-German-Championship-after-penalty-shoot-out.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/05/20/-2-0-7-3-8-8-/G-Nachwuchs-Hertha.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"20.05.24","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>Borussia Dortmund's U19s won the second leg of their semi-final against Hertha BSC 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in regulation time to reach the final of the U19 German Championship for the 12th time in club history.<\/p>","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund's U19s won the second leg of their semi-final against Hertha BSC 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in regulation time to reach the final of the U19 German Championship for the 12th time in club history.","exportedType":"text/html"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>Their opponents in the final will be TSG Hoffenheim, who beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-2 and 4-0 in the other semi-final. The final will be played on Thursday (30 June) at the Niederrheinstadion in Oberhausen. \u2018The fact that this clash was decided on penalties reflects the quality of both teams. 2-2 in the first leg and 3-3 in the second leg were fair results. It was great to see that our boys were more than capable of holding their own against an extremely strong Berlin team. Their morale, team unity and individual quality were remarkable. This was an advert for youth football,&quot; said BVB managing director for sport Lars Ricken in praise of the team.<\/p><p>A crowd of 4,950, including many BVB fans, witnessed a thrilling and high-quality match at Berlin's Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. Borussia fell behind 1-0 early on but stormed into a 3-0 lead thanks to two goals by Kjell Wätjen and one by Cole Campbell. But Hertha struck back in the second half to make it 3-3 and BVB found themselves down to ten players late on when Rafael Lubach was shown a second yellow card. But Dortmund were not to be denied in the subsequent penalty shoot-out, with Robin Lisewski saving the first Berlin spot-kick - and in the end Black &amp; Yellows were the team left celebrating in the historic Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark.<\/p><p>\u2018I'm really proud of my guys, who put in an outstanding team performance. I feel a little sorry for Hertha. They were the strongest team we've played at domestic level in recent years,&quot; said a beaming coach Mike Tullberg, who also voiced his respect for BVB's opponents in the final, Hoffenheim: &quot;We are going into the final as slight underdogs, but this role suits us.&quot; TSG, who defeated BVB 6-0 earlier in the season, will play SC Freiburg in the DFB-Pokal final next Friday.<\/p><p><b>Wätjen shines with two goals&nbsp;<\/b><\/p><p>BVB captain Filippo Mane returned to the starting XI and partnered Leonardo Posadas in the centre of defence. Hertha BSC were able to strengthen their squad with Tim Hoffmann, another player who has already played in the Bundesliga 2. &quot;That didn't make our task any easier,&quot; commented Mike Tullberg, who had opted for a 4-4-2 formation. Kjell Wätjen played in midfield in the number-ten role, while Rafael Lubach played as a number six.<\/p><p>The game took a similar course to the first leg. Hertha controlled the ball and pinned their opponents back, but Borussia, who defended with great resolve, were able to create the better chances. Paris Brunner had a good sight of goal in the 4th minute, but his effort whizzed just over the crossbar. Berlin's Tim Goller then saved his team from going behind with a strong reaction save with his feet to deny Brunner. &quot;I was a bit frustrated because we weren't able to capitalise on our opportunities early in the game and then we invited Berlin on to score the opening goal,&quot; admitted Tullberg.<\/p><p>Leonardo Posadas carelessly gave the ball away to Oliver Rölke in the 34th minute. Hertha's top striker capitalised ruthlessly on the opportunity and left goalkeeper Robin Lisewski with no chance. Dortmund weren't trailing for long: Kjell Wätjen burst forward down the right flank and, exactly 91 seconds after the Hertha goal, completed a spectacular solo action with a brilliant shot into the far corner after playing a one-two with Cole Campbell. Wätjen almost grabbed a second shortly before the break, but he was unable to keep his curling effort down after being teed up by Brunner.<\/p><p>At the start of the second half, Wätjen made up for his missed chance before the break. It was the result of a fantastic crossfield ball from Campbell to Brunner, who rounded Goller and hit the post from an acute angle. Wätjen was in the right place and fired the rebound into the net to open up a 2-1 lead. Two minutes later, Cole Campbell increased the lead to 3-1 after preparatory work from Brunner and Onofrietti.<\/p><p><b>Black &amp; Yellows ice cold from the spot<\/b><\/p><p>However, similar to BVB in the first half, Berlin responded well to going behind, hitting a new gear in their attacking play. Lukas Michelbrink beat four Dortmund defenders before slipping the ball to Jelani Ndi, who finished to make it 3-2 (59). Hertha continued to press and were rewarded for their hard work with the equaliser. Ibrahim Maza played a ball over the Dortmund defence and Oliver Rölke finished to draw the two sides level at 3-3.<\/p><p>The closing stages were frenetic: Lisewski narrowly avoided scoring an own goal (81), Brunner was wrongly whistled back when he stole the ball from Goller and had a clear route towards the Berlin goal, and Rafael Lubach, who had already been cautioned in the 10th minute for a foul on Maza, was shown a second yellow card in the 83rd minute for pushing Elyas Strasner too hard. &quot;We cleared everything they threw at us in our defensive block,&quot; said a delighted double goalscorer Kjell Wätjen.<\/p><p>After the final whistle, the game went straight to penalties. BVB keeper Lisewski saved the first spot-kick from Jelani Ndi, laying the foundation for the eventual victory. Danylo Krevsun, Leonardo Posadas, Kjell Wätjen, Paris Brunner and Cole Campbell all converted their penalties to send BVB into the final of the U19 German Championship for the fourth season in a row. &quot;We still have a score to settle against Hoffenheim, and we want to settle it now,&quot; declared Kjell Wätjen.<\/p><p>U19s:&nbsp;Lisewski \u2013 Rashidi (46, Korzynietz, 86, Benkara), Mane (72, Meiser), Posadas, Kabar \u2013 Wätjen, Lubach \u2013 Onofrietti (62, Herrmann), Krevsun, Campbell \u2013 Brunner.<\/p><p><i>(wiwi)<\/i><\/p>","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>Their opponents in the final will be TSG Hoffenheim, who beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-2 and 4-0 in the other semi-final. The final will be played on Thursday (30 June) at the Niederrheinstadion in Oberhausen. \u2018The fact that this clash was decided on penalties reflects the quality of both teams. 2-2 in the first leg and 3-3 in the second leg were fair results. It was great to see that our boys were more than capable of holding their own against an extremely strong Berlin team. Their morale, team unity and individual quality were remarkable. This was an advert for youth football,&quot; said BVB managing director for sport Lars Ricken in praise of the team.<\/p><p>A crowd of 4,950, including many BVB fans, witnessed a thrilling and high-quality match at Berlin's Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. Borussia fell behind 1-0 early on but stormed into a 3-0 lead thanks to two goals by Kjell Wätjen and one by Cole Campbell. But Hertha struck back in the second half to make it 3-3 and BVB found themselves down to ten players late on when Rafael Lubach was shown a second yellow card. But Dortmund were not to be denied in the subsequent penalty shoot-out, with Robin Lisewski saving the first Berlin spot-kick - and in the end Black &amp; Yellows were the team left celebrating in the historic Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark.<\/p><p>\u2018I'm really proud of my guys, who put in an outstanding team performance. I feel a little sorry for Hertha. They were the strongest team we've played at domestic level in recent years,&quot; said a beaming coach Mike Tullberg, who also voiced his respect for BVB's opponents in the final, Hoffenheim: &quot;We are going into the final as slight underdogs, but this role suits us.&quot; TSG, who defeated BVB 6-0 earlier in the season, will play SC Freiburg in the DFB-Pokal final next Friday.<\/p><p><b>Wätjen shines with two goals&nbsp;<\/b><\/p><p>BVB captain Filippo Mane returned to the starting XI and partnered Leonardo Posadas in the centre of defence. Hertha BSC were able to strengthen their squad with Tim Hoffmann, another player who has already played in the Bundesliga 2. &quot;That didn't make our task any easier,&quot; commented Mike Tullberg, who had opted for a 4-4-2 formation. Kjell Wätjen played in midfield in the number-ten role, while Rafael Lubach played as a number six.<\/p><p>The game took a similar course to the first leg. Hertha controlled the ball and pinned their opponents back, but Borussia, who defended with great resolve, were able to create the better chances. Paris Brunner had a good sight of goal in the 4th minute, but his effort whizzed just over the crossbar. Berlin's Tim Goller then saved his team from going behind with a strong reaction save with his feet to deny Brunner. &quot;I was a bit frustrated because we weren't able to capitalise on our opportunities early in the game and then we invited Berlin on to score the opening goal,&quot; admitted Tullberg.<\/p><p>Leonardo Posadas carelessly gave the ball away to Oliver Rölke in the 34th minute. Hertha's top striker capitalised ruthlessly on the opportunity and left goalkeeper Robin Lisewski with no chance. Dortmund weren't trailing for long: Kjell Wätjen burst forward down the right flank and, exactly 91 seconds after the Hertha goal, completed a spectacular solo action with a brilliant shot into the far corner after playing a one-two with Cole Campbell. Wätjen almost grabbed a second shortly before the break, but he was unable to keep his curling effort down after being teed up by Brunner.<\/p><p>At the start of the second half, Wätjen made up for his missed chance before the break. It was the result of a fantastic crossfield ball from Campbell to Brunner, who rounded Goller and hit the post from an acute angle. Wätjen was in the right place and fired the rebound into the net to open up a 2-1 lead. Two minutes later, Cole Campbell increased the lead to 3-1 after preparatory work from Brunner and Onofrietti.<\/p><p><b>Black &amp; Yellows ice cold from the spot<\/b><\/p><p>However, similar to BVB in the first half, Berlin responded well to going behind, hitting a new gear in their attacking play. Lukas Michelbrink beat four Dortmund defenders before slipping the ball to Jelani Ndi, who finished to make it 3-2 (59). Hertha continued to press and were rewarded for their hard work with the equaliser. Ibrahim Maza played a ball over the Dortmund defence and Oliver Rölke finished to draw the two sides level at 3-3.<\/p><p>The closing stages were frenetic: Lisewski narrowly avoided scoring an own goal (81), Brunner was wrongly whistled back when he stole the ball from Goller and had a clear route towards the Berlin goal, and Rafael Lubach, who had already been cautioned in the 10th minute for a foul on Maza, was shown a second yellow card in the 83rd minute for pushing Elyas Strasner too hard. &quot;We cleared everything they threw at us in our defensive block,&quot; said a delighted double goalscorer Kjell Wätjen.<\/p><p>After the final whistle, the game went straight to penalties. BVB keeper Lisewski saved the first spot-kick from Jelani Ndi, laying the foundation for the eventual victory. 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{"subCategory":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"subCategory","title":"Department","multiValue":true,"value":"Youth football","exportedType":"text/plain"},"linkTarget":"_self","link":"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/eng/News/Overview/Getting-to-the-final-remains-the-goal-for-U19s.html","stageImages":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"stageImages","title":"Image (Stage Image)","multiValue":true,"value":["/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/nachwuchs/2024/05/19/-2-0-7-3-8-2-/G_U19_Vorbericht_HerthaBSC.jpg"],"exportedType":"text/plain"},"experience":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"experience","title":"Experience Fragment","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"appExport":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"appExport","title":"App Export (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"showDate":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"calendar","name":"showDate","title":"Show Date and Time (CET)","multiValue":false,"value":"19.05.24","exportedType":"calendar"},"teaserText":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"teaserText","html":"<p>Borussia Dortmund's U19s are heading into the second leg of their German Championship semi-final tie against Hertha BSC full of optimism. &quot;Despite the 2-2 draw in the first leg, not much has changed in terms of our starting position. Our goal remains to reach the final,&quot; said coach Mike Tullberg ahead of the second leg at the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Stadium on Monday. The game kicks off at 11:00 CEST and will be broadcast live on SKY.<\/p>","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund's U19s are heading into the second leg of their German Championship semi-final tie against Hertha BSC full of optimism. \"Despite the 2-2 draw in the first leg, not much has changed in terms of our starting position. Our goal remains to reach the final,\" said coach Mike Tullberg ahead of the second leg at the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Stadium on Monday. The game kicks off at 11:00 CEST and will be broadcast live on SKY.","exportedType":"text/html"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>Tullberg has positive memories of Berlin. Two years ago, the BVB coach celebrated his first U19 German Championship win with a 2-1 victory over Hertha BSC in the final, and last season his side thrashed the hosts 4-0 in the semi-final first leg. However, the current squads are different in terms of personnel, and Hertha made a strong impression last Thursday. Tullberg confirms: &quot;With this line-up, it's the strongest opponent we've faced in the national competition in recent years.&quot;<\/p><p>He and his coaching team analysed the first leg. He takes confidence from the strong phases in the first half in particular: &quot;We failed to open up a clear lead there. We will also get our opportunities in Berlin. But we need to then use them decisively.&quot; Determination and efficiency in particular have characterised BVB in the Bundesliga and could prove decisive in the post-season.<\/p><p>Dortmund seemed surprised by the athleticism and intensity of their opponents in the first leg. &quot;Hertha played grown-up football, they are physically more advanced, which caused us problems in one-on-one duels,&quot; analysed Tullberg. While Berlin fielded five players in Pascal Klemens, Ibrahim Maza, Bence Dardai, Peter Matiebel and Oliver Rölke who are permanent members of their Bundesliga 2 or Regionalliga squads, BVB were significantly younger on average with three U17 talents and six youngsters. Tullberg was keen to underline the performance of his centre-backs: &quot;Our youngsters Elias Benkara and Tyler Meister did a good job, but Hertha have a clear advantage over our talented team in terms of robustness and physicality.&quot;<\/p><a name=\"eztoc4378841_0_1\" id=\"eztoc4378841_0_1\"><\/a><h3>Question marks over Posada's involvement<\/h3><p>He will make tactical adjustments and give his players a more refined plan. Unlike in league matches, in which Borussia usually dominate deep-lying opponents, Hertha BSC took control of the game and forced BVB onto the back foot. &quot;The only time we've seen us have significantly less possession than our opponents was in the Youth League against AC Milan. We find that difficult. We have to do better in Berlin, play with more control and defend Hertha's longer spells of possession more intelligently,&quot; said Tullberg. Goalkeeper Lisewski is convinced that the team has learnt from the first leg: &quot;We always come back quickly. I still think we have a good chance of winning the second leg.&quot;<\/p><p>There will be hardly any changes to the squad. There is a question mark over the participation of the injured defender Leonardo Posadas. U17 World Cup winners Almugera Kabar and Paris Brunner, who were substituted for preventative reasons, will return to the starting line-up. Filippo Mane could also be an option. &quot;If we put in a top performance, we're capable of winning against an outstanding team like Hertha BSC,&quot; explained Tullberg.<\/p>","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>Tullberg has positive memories of Berlin. Two years ago, the BVB coach celebrated his first U19 German Championship win with a 2-1 victory over Hertha BSC in the final, and last season his side thrashed the hosts 4-0 in the semi-final first leg. However, the current squads are different in terms of personnel, and Hertha made a strong impression last Thursday. Tullberg confirms: &quot;With this line-up, it's the strongest opponent we've faced in the national competition in recent years.&quot;<\/p><p>He and his coaching team analysed the first leg. He takes confidence from the strong phases in the first half in particular: &quot;We failed to open up a clear lead there. We will also get our opportunities in Berlin. But we need to then use them decisively.&quot; Determination and efficiency in particular have characterised BVB in the Bundesliga and could prove decisive in the post-season.<\/p><p>Dortmund seemed surprised by the athleticism and intensity of their opponents in the first leg. &quot;Hertha played grown-up football, they are physically more advanced, which caused us problems in one-on-one duels,&quot; analysed Tullberg. While Berlin fielded five players in Pascal Klemens, Ibrahim Maza, Bence Dardai, Peter Matiebel and Oliver Rölke who are permanent members of their Bundesliga 2 or Regionalliga squads, BVB were significantly younger on average with three U17 talents and six youngsters. Tullberg was keen to underline the performance of his centre-backs: &quot;Our youngsters Elias Benkara and Tyler Meister did a good job, but Hertha have a clear advantage over our talented team in terms of robustness and physicality.&quot;<\/p><a name=\"eztoc4378841_0_1\" id=\"eztoc4378841_0_1\"><\/a><h3>Question marks over Posada's involvement<\/h3><p>He will make tactical adjustments and give his players a more refined plan. Unlike in league matches, in which Borussia usually dominate deep-lying opponents, Hertha BSC took control of the game and forced BVB onto the back foot. &quot;The only time we've seen us have significantly less possession than our opponents was in the Youth League against AC Milan. 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But the result means that the team will go into the return leg on Whit Monday with a chance of reaching the Berlin final.<\/p>","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The Borussia Dortmund U19s had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Hertha BSC in the first leg of their German Championship semi-final. But the result means that the team will go into the return leg on Whit Monday with a chance of reaching the Berlin final.","exportedType":"text/html"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>&quot;It remains a 50-50 game,&quot; explained coach Mike Tullberg, who analysed: &quot;Due to the clear chances, we should have decided the match in the first 30 minutes. We lost our intensity in the second period; Hertha were then the better of two great teams. Overall, it's a fair result.&quot;<\/p><p>BVB took a 1-0 lead through Cole Campbell in the 11th minute, only for the visitors to turn the game on its head in the second period with goals from Oliver Rölke (68) and Karim Bellomo (89). Charles Herrmann then sparked celebrations in stoppage time by levelling the score at 2-2.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The Berlin outfit had surprised Mike Tullberg by including three players who are regular members of the 2. Bundesliga squad: in addition to U17 World Cup winner Bence Dardai, coach Oliver Reiß had brought in attacker Ibrahim Maza and defensive organiser&nbsp;Pascal Klemens. &quot;That shows that Hertha BSC have a lot of respect for us and still have a score to settle,&quot; said Managing Director for Sport Lars Ricken of the line-up for the visitors, who had lost out to Borussia in the Championship final round in 2022 and 2023.&nbsp;<\/p><p>With the senior team coaching staff (Edin Terzic, Nuri Sahin, Sven Bender, Sebastian Geppert) watching on, the Black &amp; Yellows started the game well and were celebrating for the first time in the 11th minute. Almugera Kabar skilfully dealt with a diagonal ball from the defence and Paris Brunner didn't think twice before striking against the inside of the post. Cole Campbell reacted lightning-quick and tapped the ball over the line. It marked the start of a highly interesting, intense and good-quality match with some outstanding individual players: &quot;You rarely see so much quality on the pitch in a junior match,&quot; remarked Lars Ricken.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Hertha endeavoured to gain control over the ball and their opposition. Borussia responded with compactness, lots of running, aggressiveness and quick switch-play. Like in the 21st minute: Kjell Wätjen played a precise pass to Cole Campbell, who entered the box with determination and fired the ball narrowly wide of the upright. The next major opportunity to extend the lead before the interval fell to Paris Brunner, who failed to get the better of the strong Tim Goller in the Hertha goal following a pass from Campbell.<\/p><a name=\"eztoc4376615_0_1\" id=\"eztoc4376615_0_1\"><\/a><h3>Hertha turn the match around in the second half<\/h3><p>The Berlin outfit struggled to break down Borussia's uncompromising defence. Luca Michelbrink tried his luck with two long-range shots that posed a danger while Ibrahim Maza met his match in goalkeeper Robin Lisewski (55), but the more dangerous attacking moments took place in the Hertha penalty area. One such incident came shortly after the restart when Danylo Krevsun and Cole Campbell almost made it 2-0. &quot;They were almost two penalties,&quot; said Mike Tullberg, bemoaning the chance conversion.<\/p><p>The visitors subsequently seized the initiative in the match. BVB could hardly break out to relieve the pressure and also suffered some bad luck with injury. Almugera Kabar came off first, then Paris Brunner \u2013 and in the closing stages Mike Tullberg almost had to completely reshuffle the defensive line-up with William Rashidi, Filippo Mane, Tyler Meiser and Elias Benkara. Following a long spell of pressure, Hertha striker Oliver Rölke almost expectedly levelled the scores at 1-1. He headed a cross from the lively Lukas Michelbrink powerfully into the net (68). Hertha then exploited Dortmund's defensive changes and uncertainties by taking a 2-1 lead in the 89th minute through substitute&nbsp;Karim Bellomo, who converted a Dardai cross.<\/p><p>But despite their personnel difficulties, Borussia showed spirit, fought back and were rewarded in stoppage time. Following a corner by Cole Campbell, Charles Herrmann proved to be the quickest to react and slotted home the equaliser for 2-2 amid a goalmouth scramble. Campbell almost scored a third goal in the final minute. 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Charles Herrmann then sparked celebrations in stoppage time by levelling the score at 2-2.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The Berlin outfit had surprised Mike Tullberg by including three players who are regular members of the 2. Bundesliga squad: in addition to U17 World Cup winner Bence Dardai, coach Oliver Reiß had brought in attacker Ibrahim Maza and defensive organiser&nbsp;Pascal Klemens. &quot;That shows that Hertha BSC have a lot of respect for us and still have a score to settle,&quot; said Managing Director for Sport Lars Ricken of the line-up for the visitors, who had lost out to Borussia in the Championship final round in 2022 and 2023.&nbsp;<\/p><p>With the senior team coaching staff (Edin Terzic, Nuri Sahin, Sven Bender, Sebastian Geppert) watching on, the Black &amp; Yellows started the game well and were celebrating for the first time in the 11th minute. 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