Klopp unhappy as Dortmund book semi berth
- Published: 8 Feb 2012 at 05.32
- Online news: Sports
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp admitted he was far from happy the German league leaders had to play in sub-zero temperatures in their 4-0 German Cup quarter-final win at minnows Holstein Kiel.
Dortmund's head coach Juergen Klopp reacts during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) quarter-final football match Holstein Kiel vs Borussia Dortmund in Kiel, northern Germany. Klopp admitted he was far from happy the German league leaders had to play in sub-zero temperatures in their 4-0 German Cup quarter-final win at minnows Holstein Kiel.
"It was like ice hockey on grass," fumed Klopp as the live-screened match went ahead even though the pitch at Kiel's Holstein Stadion ground was partly frozen amidst temperatures of minus 18 celsius.
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