Rot-Weiss Essen vs Borussia Dortmund, 2008/09 German DFB Pokal, First Round

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Rot-Weiss Essen

18': Stefan Lorenz

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Borussia Dortmund

14': Tamás Hajnal
59': Florian Kringe
70': Nelson Haedo Valdez
72': Bajram Sadrijaj

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Rot-Weiss Essen are hosting Borussia Dortmund at Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen, , starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Georg-Melches-Stadion
Location: Essen,

Line-Ups

Rot-Weiss Essen

No.	Name
20	André Maczkowiak (GK)
4	David Czyszczon
8	Dennis Bührer
5	Stefan Lorenz
21	Michael Lorenz
19	Stefan Kühne
24	Silvio Pagano
7	Jozef Kotula
17	Robert Mainka
18	Markus Kurth
9	Sascha Mölders

Rot-Weiss Essen Substitutes:

Adnan Karabas, Vincent Wagner, Arda Yavuz, Tayfun Cakiroglu, Robin Himmelmann, Turgul Aydin, Haluk Türkeri, Bora Karadag, Oliver Ritz.

Borussia Dortmund

No.	Name
1	Roman Weidenfeller (GK)
4	Neven Subotic
17	Leonardo de Deus Santos
25	Patrick Owomoyela
15	Mats Hummels
14	Antonio Rukavina
5	Sebastian Kehl
30	Tamás Hajnal
6	Florian Kringe
8	Giovanni Federico
9	Nelson Haedo Valdez
10	Mladen Petric
34	Bajram Sadrijaj

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes:

Marcus Ziegler, Felipe Santana, Giovanni Federico, Nuri Sahin, Tinga, Marc-André Kruska, Robert Kovac, Marcel Schmelzer, Patrick Owomoyela, Bajram Sadrijaj.

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