The President of Borussia Dortmund Kovak “Masroor” after the qualification to round 16

Niko Kovac, director of Borussia Dortmund, admitted that he was “pleased” after his team advanced to the stage of the defeated World Cup after his 1-0 victory over the South Korean club Ulsan.

Dortmund went to the game, knowing that a point will secure a safe passage to the last 16, and while the Kovac team made its hard work against their already organized opponents, the high opportunity to come out rarely appears as a real possibility.

Daniel Svinson acquired the only goal of the game for 36 minutes, and it could have been more than that had it not been for a mixture of waste finishing and a performance inspired by Joe Hyun Woo in the goal of Ulsan.

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The result guaranteed that the German club has jumped Fluminense, who started today at the center of the pole but was detained on Goalless tie by Mamelodi Sundowns, to Top Group F.

Dortmund will now meet the second place in the E -next week, which can be between Milan, River Plate or Monterrey.

“We wanted to go beyond the group stage,” Kovak said. “We are happy.”

“It was fit for heat, especially in the first half. We managed to game in the second half. The bottom line is that Fluminense and we deserve progress.”

“We dominated the first half, and I think Xgoals was in a three area. This is good for these temperatures. Of course, we were looking forward for a period of time and preparation.

“We have almost a week, we don’t play until Tuesday, so we will play in July and not return in June.”