Borussia Dortmund's U19s lost the International RUHR Cup final for the third successive year after being beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid in front of a sizeable crowd at the Rote Erde stadium.

"We have did extremely well in the tournament and now feel well equipped for the Bundesliga restart against VfL Bochum next Sunday," said Youth Coordinator Lars Ricken.

The Black & Yellows dominated Los Blancos in the opening 45 minutes but squandered good goalscoring opportunities. Real had the upper hand in the second half, and went two goals ahead before Yassin Ibrahim pulled one back for the Westphalians. The Spaniards then added a third to kill the game shortly before the final whistle.

BVB midfielder Julian Schwermann was voted Player of the Tournament. (wiwi)