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Van der Vaart keen for Dortmund test

22 September 2012 08:17

Hamburg midfielder Rafael van der Vaart is keen for a crack at German champions Borussia Dortmund at the Imtech Arena in their next fixture.

Hamburg are yet to register a win so far this term, most recently losing 3-2 after going down to 10 men at Eintracht Frankfurt.

But Van der Vaart, Hamburg's deadline day signing from Tottenham Hotspur, is hoping the clash with Dortmund on Saturday will provide his team with the perfect opportunity to turn their season around.

"Hopefully we will fire here at (our home) stadium. Borussia Dortmund are a very good team, but we can beat them and need not be afraid," the 29-year-old told Sport1.

"When we play pressing (football) at home, the opponents hurt too. We need to do it together, and the lads do that very well.

"They have shown that they want to fight and be able to fight and that they can play good football."

Info

Hamburger SV

L W D L W

3 - 2

Borussia Dortmund

L D D L W

Competition

Half-time: 1 - 0
Full-time: 3 - 2

Venue: Imtech Arena (Hamburg)
Attendance: 57000

Goals

Heung-Min Son 2' (assist by R. van der Vaart)	1 - 0
	1 - 1	46' I. Perišić (assist by R. Lewandowski)
I. Iličević 55' (assist by R. van der Vaart)	2 - 1
Heung-Min Son 59'	3 - 1
	3 - 2	60' I. Perišić

Lineups

#	Player	Bookings
15	R. Adler	90+2'
4	H. Westermann
3	M. Mancienne
2	D. Diekmeier
7	M. Jansen
23	R. van der Vaart	23'
11	I. Iličević	55'
14	M. Badelj	37'
18	T. Arslan
10	A. Rudņevs
40	Heung-Min Son	2' 59'
Coach: T. Fink

#	Player	Bookings
1	R. Weidenfeller
15	M. Hummels
26	Ł. Piszczek
4	N. Subotić
29	M. Schmelzer	90+3'
5	S. Kehl
14	I. Perišić	46' 60'
10	M. Götze
7	M. Leitner
9	R. Lewandowski
11	M. Reus
Coach: J. Klopp

Substitutes

#	Player	Bookings
21	M. Beister for I. Iličević 69'
16	M. Berg for A. Rudņevs 77'
22	J. Sala for R. van der Vaart 87'
1	J. Drobný
13	R. Tesche
25	P. Skjelbred
37	J. Sternberg

#	Player	Bookings
16	J. Błaszczykowski for S. Kehl 63'
23	J. Schieber for M. Reus 63'
6	S. Bender
19	K. Großkreutz
20	M. Langerak
24	C. Löwe
27	Felipe Santana

Thursday 23 May

02:35	Ramsey, Walcott hail Wenger´s achievements
02:20	Loew regrets timing of German finale

Wednesday 22 May

20:56	Mourinho and Ronaldo given two-match bans
20:48	AFC Champions League Wrap: Lekhwiya hold on to progress
20:37	Thomas, Jara released by West Brom
20:16	Martinez to decide future
20:04	Pearce: Championship will not hold back McCarthy
19:05	Pulis: I understand Stoke´s decision
18:39	Vidic reflects on ´amazing´ season
18:17	Bale: Spurs will bounce back
17:56	Petrov to become academy coach at Aston Villa
17:56	De Laurentiis begins search for Mazzarri replacement
17:52	New York City FC appoint Reyna
17:50	Pardew: We should try emulate Liverpool
17:20	Ribery: Bayern stronger than Dortmund
17:04	Conte building for the future at Juventus
16:52	Bundesliga Play-off Preview: Hoffenheim v Kaiserslautern
16:52	Ibrahimovic coy on PSG future
16:33	Goetze to miss Champions League final
16:22	Giroud wants better European showing from Arsenal
16:07	Chelsea´s England players to leave tour early
16:05	Fiorentina capture Yakovenko
15:25	Pellegrini and Malaga to part company
15:04	Fulham sign Boateng
14:50	Green wants first-team football at QPR
14:12	Britton set for surgery
14:03	Neville interested in Everton job
13:42	Holloway: Brighton incident motivated Palace players
13:36	Rodgers confident of keeping Suarez at Liverpool
13:25	Eredivisie Preview: Twente v Utrecht
13:21	Etherington praises Pulis´ work at Stoke
13:17	Vlaar excited for new season at Aston Villa
12:01	Badstuber sidelined for 10 months after knee surgery
11:21	Clichy: Manchester City were right to sack Mancini
11:10	Cole set for West Ham departure
10:27	Lampard: It was tough under Benitez
10:11	Mourinho branded a ´failure´
06:44	Carroll out of England squad
05:37	Nasri throws support behind Pellegrini
05:07	Kewell unhappy with Australia omission
04:58	Messi: Neymar would be a wonderful addition
01:22	Doll: Dortmund are not underdogs

Tuesday 21 May

23:08	AFC Champions League Wrap: Seoul, Buriram, Al Ahli, Al Shabab advance
22:27	Pulis leaves Stoke
21:08	Sanogo relishing Arsenal move
21:05	Galtier signs extension at Saint-Etienne
20:32	Baines explains appearance record
20:28	Pulis future in doubt amid exit rumours
20:12	Swansea coach Tucker praises goalkeepers
19:25	West Ham sign Rat
19:10	McAuley eager to keep improving
18:43	Ribery keen to end career at Bayern
18:36	Reina plays down Barcelona speculation
18:20	De Boer agrees new Ajax deal
18:13	Sheffield United make McCall move
18:11	Heldt: Schalke interested in Santana
18:06	Messi urges Barcelona not to change
17:41	Manchester City agree MLS club deal with New York Yankees
16:57	Cech confident Chelsea will attract big names
16:48	Blackman urges Reading to be more ruthless
16:47	Montanier leaves Sociedad for Rennes
15:38	Rodgers pleased with Coutinho impact
15:30	Leonardo: Ibrahimovic and Silva to stay
15:08	Carroll thanks West Hams fans after loan spell
14:31	De Laurentiis confirms Dzeko interest
14:16	Wilshere dreams of England captaincy
14:14	Mourinho a ´scourge´ on Spanish football
14:02	Moratti will not rush decision on Stramaccioni´s future
13:43	Klopp warns Dortmund stars about leaving
12:44	Schneiderlin backs Southampton to improve
12:29	Podolski delighted with fourth spot
12:12	Sigurdsson targets improvement at Tottenham
11:17	Di Canio criticised by PFA chief
10:50	Steaua owner Becali jailed for three years
10:00	Hummels pledges future to Dortmund
09:46	Retiring Ferguson ´overwhelmed´ by recognition
09:31	J.League Preview: Top three expected to win
06:34	Argentine Primera Division Wrap: Tigre earn point at Lanus
06:21	Galtier wants Ancelotti to stay
06:09	Pique, Barca playing for record haul
04:41	Gazidis, Arsenal target silverware
03:17	Juan plots Inter redemption
03:08	Gibbs wants to build on strong finish
02:58	Racism will not drive out Drogba
02:28	Martinez coy on Wigan future
02:17	Fernandinho still seeking City switch
02:01	Roberto Carlos set to coach Sivasspor
00:13	Ferguson named LMA Manager of the Year

Bundesliga table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Bayern München	34	+80	91
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	+39	66
3	Bayer Leverkusen	34	+26	65
4	Schalke 04	34	+8	55
5	Freiburg	34	+5	51
6	Eintracht Fran…	34	+3	51
7	Hamburger SV	34	-11	48
8	Borussia M'gla…	34	-4	47
9	Hannover 96	34	-2	45
10	Nürnberg	34	-8	44
11	Wolfsburg	34	-5	43
12	Stuttgart	34	-18	43
13	Mainz 05	34	-2	42
14	Werder Bremen	34	-16	34
15	Augsburg	34	-18	33
16	Hoffenheim	34	-25	31
17	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	-18	30
18	Greuther Fürth	34	-34	21

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