Borussia Dortmund supervisor Niko Kovac admitted he was “delighted” after his facet progressed to the knockout part of the Membership World Cup following a 1-0 win over South Korean membership Ulsan.
Dortmund went into the sport understanding {that a} level would safe secure passage to the final 16, and whereas Kovac’s group made exhausting work of it in opposition to their already-eliminated opponents, the slim probability of their exit not often seemed like a real chance.
Daniel Svensson grabbed the one purpose of the sport on 36-minutes and it may have been extra had been it not for a mixture of wasteful ending and an impressed efficiency from Jo Hyeon-woo within the Ulsan purpose.
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The outcome ensured the German membership leapfrogged Fluminense, who started the day in pole place however had been held to a goalless draw by Mamelodi Sundowns, to prime Group F.
Dortmund will now meet the runners-up of Group E subsequent week, which might be Inter Milan, River Plate or Monterrey.
“We needed to get by way of the group stage, we’re delighted,” Kovac stated.
“It was respectable for the warmth, particularly within the first half. We managed the sport within the second half. The underside line is that Fluminense and us need to progress.”
“We dominated the primary half, I feel the xGoals determine was within the area of three. That’s okay for these temperatures. In fact, we’ve been trying forward for some time and are ready.
“We’ve obtained nearly every week now, we don’t play till Tuesday, so we’ll be taking part in in July and not in June.”
