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 realizing {that a} level would safe secure passage to the final 16, and whereas Kovac’s crew made laborious work of it towards their already-eliminated opponents, the slim likelihood of their exit hardly ever seemed like a real risk.
Daniel Svensson grabbed the one objective of the sport on 36-minutes and it might have been extra have been it not for a mix of wasteful ending and an impressed efficiency from Jo Hyeon-woo within the Ulsan objective.
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The end result ensured the German membership leapfrogged Fluminense, who started the day in pole place however have 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 may very well be Inter Milan, River Plate or Monterrey.
“We needed to get via the group stage, we’re delighted,” Kovac stated.
“It was first rate for the warmth, particularly within the first half. We managed the sport within the second half. The underside line is that Fluminense and us should 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 wanting forward for some time and are ready.
“We’ve bought nearly every week now, we don’t play till Tuesday, so we’ll be taking part in in July and not in June.”
