FIFA Club World Cup: Borussia Dortmund is progressing 1-0 win over Ulsan

Daniel Svensson scored in the 36th minute to Leiden Borussia Dortmund about Ulsan 1-0 on Wednesday and in the second round of the club World Cup.

After a giveaway by Ulsan on a bad pass near his own goal, Jowe Bellingham concentrated to Svensson, who took a touch and keeper Jo Hyeon-Woo defeated from about 10 meters.

Dortmund won Groep F with seven points, two more than Fluminese, who finished second after a 0-0 draw with Mamelodi-Sonsondang. Uslan was the last one, went 0-3.

The competition on a 93-degree (33 Celsius) day with a heat advice attracted 8,239 to 26,000 capacity TQL Stadium, where the crowd included the American vice-president JD Vance.

Dortmund Outshot Ulsan 28-3.

The American midfielder Gio Reyna first appeared from the tournament and went to Dortmund in the 78th minute. FIFA gave player a priority to the Club World Cup, so Reyna was not with the US at the Concacaf Gold Cup.

Svensson, a 23-year-old midfielder borrowed by Dortmund last winter by Denmark’s Nordsjælland, scored his second goal for the German club after scoring in a 3-2 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach on April 20.

Dortmund plays against Monterrey on July 1 in Atlanta. Ulsan was eliminated with a 4-2 loss for Fluminense.

«I’m sorry for the fans not to meet their expectations. The climate as this is too hard. It’s not to play football, but it’s what it is. So most teams, I mean, not just us, we usually don’t feel this kind again. It is a change of environment,» said Hyonwoo Jo, Ulsan goalkeeper, said.

«The only thing we could have done a little better is perhaps a little more goals, because we have made many opportunities today. Football is emotional, so yes, very nice to score the goal that also turned out to be an important. So, yes, very nice feeling,» said Daniel Svenson, Borussia Dortmund Defender, said.