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NDTV
a day ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Serhou Guirassy Sends Borussia Dortmund Through Against Local Rivals Rot-Weiss Essen In German Cup
Serhou Guirassy fired Borussia Dortmund into the second round of the German Cup with a 1-0 win at nearby Rot-Weiss Essen on Monday. But Dortmund's celebrations were muted by a bad tackle from Essen substitute Kelsey Owusu on Yan Couto in stoppage time, when he caught the wing back's knee with the sole of his boot. Couto was carried off on a stretcher with his hands over his face. Dortmund was already without injured defenders Niklas Süle, Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can. The team opens its Bundesliga campaign at St. Pauli on Saturday. Guinea star Guirassy took one touch to elude a defender and strike the ball on the turn into the bottom corner in the 79th minute. The goal came after Essen, the 1955 German champion playing in the third division, carved out a couple of half-chances in what was a meager game for goal opportunities. Dortmund's Julian Brandt struck the side netting and fellow substitute Jobe Bellingham caused Essen's defense problems after their introduction in the 64th. It was Bellingham's first competitive appearance for Dortmund on German soil since his summer move from Sunderland. Dortmund coach Niko Kovač led Eintracht Frankfurt to the title in 2018 and repeated the feat with Bayern Munich the following year. Nadiem Amiri's brilliant free kick was enough for Mainz to overcome Dynamo Dresden 1-0 earlier. The former Germany midfielder lifted the ball over the defensive wall and in off the left post in the 22nd minute, the only goal from a game in which second-division club Dresden missed more chances. Mainz coach Bo Henriksen was sent off late for holding onto the ball as the tension increased in a nervy finale. Sebastian Grönning scored the winning spot kick for Hertha Berlin to progress against second-division rival Preußen Münster 5-3 on penalties after their game ended scoreless with extra time. The home team had by far the greater chances — 27 shots at goal compared to Hertha's 11 — but couldn't make any of them count. Also, Fortuna Düsseldorf won at third-division Schweinfurt 4-2. Defending champion Stuttgart and league champion Bayern had their cup games postponed because of their participation in the German Supercup on Saturday. Stuttgart begins its title defense at Eintracht Braunschweig on Aug. 26 with Bayern playing third-division side Wehen Wiesbaden the following day. There were few shocks in the first round with Werder Bremen the only Bundesliga team to be eliminated. Arminia Bielefeld, which knocked out a host of Bundesliga clubs including Bremen on its way to the final last season, provided one of the few upsets by knocking out Bremen again on Friday.
NDTV
a day ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Serhou Guirassy Sends Borussia Dortmund Through Against Local Rival Essen In German Cup
Serhou Guirassy fired Borussia Dortmund into the second round of the German Cup with a 1-0 win at nearby Rot-Weiss Essen on Monday. But Dortmund's celebrations were muted by a bad tackle from Essen substitute Kelsey Owusu on Yan Couto in stoppage time, when he caught the wing back's knee with the sole of his boot. Couto was carried off on a stretcher with his hands over his face. Dortmund was already without injured defenders Niklas Süle, Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can. The team opens its Bundesliga campaign at St. Pauli on Saturday. Guinea star Guirassy took one touch to elude a defender and strike the ball on the turn into the bottom corner in the 79th minute. The goal came after Essen, the 1955 German champion playing in the third division, carved out a couple of half-chances in what was a meager game for goal opportunities. Dortmund's Julian Brand struck the side netting and fellow substitute Jobe Bellingham caused Essen's defense problems after their introduction in the 64th. It was Bellingham's first competitive appearance for Dortmund on German soil since his summer move from Sunderland. Dortmund coach Niko Kovač led Eintracht Frankfurt to the title in 2018 and repeated the feat with Bayern Munich the following year. Nadiem Adli's brilliant free kick was enough for Mainz to overcome Dynamo Dresden 1-0 earlier. The former Germany midfielder lifted the ball over the defensive wall and in off the left post in the 22nd minute, the only goal from a game in which second-division club Dresden missed more chances. Mainz coach Bo Henriksen was sent off late for holding onto the ball as the tension increased in a nervy finale. Sebastian Grönning scored the winning spot kick for Hertha Berlin to progress against second-division rival Prueßen Münster 5-3 on penalties after their game ended scoreless with extra time. The home team had by far the greater chances — 27 shots at goal compared to Hertha's 11 — but couldn't make any of them count. Also, Fortuna Düsseldorf won at third-division Schweinfurt 4-2. Defending champion Stuttgart and league champion Bayern had their cup games postponed because of their participation in the German Supercup on Saturday. Stuttgart begins its title defense at Eintracht Braunschweig on Aug. 26 with Bayern playing third-division side Wehen Wiesbaden the following day. There were few shocks in the first round with Werder Bremen the only Bundesliga team to be eliminated. Arminia Bielefeld, which knocked out a host of Bundesliga clubs including Bremen on its way to the final last season, provided one of the few upsets by knocking out Bremen again on Friday.
Scotsman
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Revealed: The 'absolute wizard' who has blown away new Hibs signing
McGrath and Hoilett both hit net as Boyle bagged winner in Euro friendly Sign up to our Hibs football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A scorer with his second touch of the ball, Jamie McGrath could hardly have expected a better first start as a potential Easter Road favourite. If he continues in the sort of form that saw him open his account after just 73 seconds in last night's Euro throwback friendly win over Rot-Weiss Essen, he'll certainly be a favourite with home fans. Ask the summer arrival about his first impressions of life as a Hibee, however, and the Irishman's focus switches away from his own talents – and towards those of his team-mates. With one especially magical figure drawing particularly high praise. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad McGrath, who signed a pre-contract agreement to join Hibs with six months of his deal at Aberdeen remaining last season, considers himself fortunate to have shared a dressing room – however briefly – with Junior Hoilett. So he's thrilled to be reunited with the former Blackburn, QPR, Cardiff and Reading attacker, back for another year at Hibs after a long summer of family talks and contract negotiations. Former Aberdeen star one of 'a special few' Shaking his head in admiration of the goal Hoilett stuck past Essen in an eventful 3-2 home win, McGrath said: "Oh yeah, he's an absolute wizard. I grew up watching the Premier League and you're looking at him week in, week out playing. 'So to play with him now, it's class to learn off him every day. I had the pleasure of playing with him at Aberdeen for six months - and he's still as good as ever. "You saw his finish; he does that every day in training. It's great to play alongside someone of his quality. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "He's a very good character to have around as well. He's always willing to help out, help you out. I'm delighted to be back playing with him again. 'He makes your job easy. You know the ball's going to stick with him or he's going to get out of a tight situation. "He's a joy to play with. His finish against Essen, only a special few can do that. He'll be a big player for us this year.' McGrath has put in the hard yards over pre-season, having fully recovered from shoulder surgery towards the end of last season. A long-time Hibs target who actually signed for the club on one particularly frantic Deadline Day, only for the deal to fall through, he's loving being part of a team who carried real momentum over the second half of the last campaign. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "Ah yeah, you see the quality throughout the pitch,' said the attacking midfielder. 'We can score goals from everywhere. You see the two wing backs getting forward, both Caddens, and Lewis Miller stepping in. Irishman keen to chip in with goals "It's a dream to play as an attacker in here as well because the boys don't refuse putting balls in the box and I was lucky enough I got the goal from that. I think it's going to be hopefully an exciting season. "Yeah, my second touch was a goal, so not a bad start. It was a good exercise, getting 90 in the legs. I think it's my second one in six or seven months, so it was nice to come through that. "This part of the season is just about forming relationships and getting the hard yards done, so a lot of good stuff tonight and a lot to improve on as well. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I like to chip in (with goals) as much as I can. I've had a good return over the past few seasons, so hopefully I can keep that going now this year. It's important for us all to chip in, to take pressure off the lads up top. "But we know the quality of the boys up top as well, they're always going to chip in. You've seen Martin Boyle and Junior Hoilett scoring, and Kieron Bowie was unlucky hitting the post. So the more threat we have all over, the better for the team. "It was nice to play our first game at Easter Road. It didn't really feel like a friendly at all with the travelling fans and our fans there. It felt like a European game at some stages of the game. So yeah, it was a really positive night. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "We conceded two goals, which we won't be happy about. But at this stage, like I said, it's just about getting the hard yards in and forming partnerships and relationships with each and every one. 'The gaffer said before the game that Europe was 15 days away. So every day we have to train up the levels and make sure we're in our best physical shape for the first competitive game. "We have a tough game against Bournemouth next week and we're playing some very good teams, so that'll stand us in good stead going into the European campaign. At this stage it really is about getting the hard work in and making sure we're in our best physical state in a couple of weeks' time.' Hibs face Bournemouth behind closed doors on the south coast next week, then host Bolton Wanderers in a final pre-season friendly doubling as Darren McGregor's testimonial, before travelling to Denmark to take on FC Midtjylland in the Europa League second qualifying round on July 24. Still short of a striker and a defensive midfielder, with the Nectar Triantis situation looking less promising the longer it's allowed to run on, there will be more new recruits coming. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad McGrath feels the existing squad is well placed to cope with more arrivals, pointing out: 'It's actually a very settled team as well, bringing back Rocky Bushiri and Junior Hoilett. It's not like there have been massive additions in the squad, so that also helps as well because the boys already have that understanding and you saw the run they went on last year. "It's great to have a bit of a blend of continuity and new blood. And I think it's a really good balance."
