Borussia Dortmund director Niko Kovac admitted that he was “delighted” after his team has progressed towards the direct elimination of the club World Cup after a 1-0 victory against the Ulsan South Korean club.
Dortmund has entered the match knowing that a point would get a safe visit to the last 16, and although the Kovac team has done a hard job against its already eliminated opponents, the thin chance of their exit rarely looked like a real possibility.
Daniel Svensson won the only goal of the match over 36 minutes and it could have been more without an unnecessary finish combination and an inspired performance of Jo Hyeon-Woo with the purpose of Ulsan.
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The result assured that the German club with Fluminense lamp, which began the day in pole position but was held in a draw by Mamelodi Sundowns, to the first group F.
Dortmund will now meet the group’s finalists next week, who could be Inter Milan, River Plate or Monterrey.
“We wanted to go through the group phase, we are delighted,” said Kovac.
“It was decent for heat, especially in the first half. We succeeded in the game in the second period. The main thing is that Fluminense and the United States are worth progressing.”
“We dominated the first half, I think that Figure XGoals was in the three-year region. It’s good for these temperatures. Of course, we look for a while and are prepared.
“We have almost a week now, we don’t play before Tuesday, so we will play in July and more in June.”
