Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 12,979 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hertha BSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Jentsch.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hertha BSC kick off!
2.56
Petri Inia flicks a high pass forward. Loic Kossingou collects the pass. Loic Kossingou hits a low pass to Stuart Gascoigne. Stuart Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Brückner who gathers it comfortably.
3.35
Petri Inia threads a neat ball through to Loic Kossingou. Loic Kossingou threads a neat ball through to Andres Vidal. Andres Vidal knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
9.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Petri Inia laces a weighted ball forward to Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Marc Brückner.
10.56
Rainer Ritzinger threads the ball through to Sven Sammer. Sven Sammer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sven Sammer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.53
Loic Kossingou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andres Vidal. Andres Vidal plays a quick one-two with Moritz Ouindi and rushes in on goal... Andres Vidal side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.21
Sven Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.03
Rainer Ritzinger flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Scheffler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lennart Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
20.23
Jonas Rösler flicks a high pass forward to Lennart Scheffler who brings the ball under control. Lennart Scheffler sees Hauke Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.26
Stuart Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
33.23
Lennart Scheffler changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Lennart Scheffler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Niven.
34.57
Lennart Scheffler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.53
Rainer Ritzinger threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Neudecker. Sebastian Neudecker knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Köller. Gerhard Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.45
Scott Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Neudecker who takes it down. Sebastian Neudecker shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Borussia Mönchengladbach players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Borussia Mönchengladbach kicking off!
47.06
Stuart Gascoigne comes in with a late challenge on Sven Sammer. Stuart Gascoigne is warned by the referee! Sven Sammer runs off the knock.
53.06
Stuart Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Loic Kossingou. Loic Kossingou sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Marc Brückner.
57.14
Petri Inia takes it forward alone. Petri Inia whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Marc Brückner has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.33
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Alfredo Toni replacing Andres Vidal .
61.37
Nicolas Polheim flicks a high pass forward to Stefaan Coppens who brings the ball under control. Stefaan Coppens knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Toni. Alfredo Toni knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.36
Marcel Maier knocks the ball forward to Lennart Scheffler. Lennart Scheffler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Niven.
73.14
Jonas Rösler makes a simple pass to Sebastian Neudecker. Sebastian Neudecker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Goldberg. Alan Goldberg knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Höfer.
75.05
David Schacht makes an attacking run forward. David Schacht lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Gascoigne. Stuart Gascoigne connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach !
77.05
Hertha BSC have made a substitution with Moritz Ziegenhagen replacing Alan Goldberg .
78.58
Sebastian Neudecker knocks the ball forward to Moritz Ziegenhagen. Moritz Ziegenhagen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.39
David Schacht makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petri Inia. Petri Inia threads a neat ball through to Martin Höfer. Martin Höfer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Neudecker.
81.02
Lennart Scheffler makes a simple pass to Hauke Helmer. Hauke Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Polheim.
84.40
Stefaan Coppens hits it upfield. Moritz Ouindi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcel Maier.
85.41
Stefaan Coppens flicks a high pass forward. Petri Inia controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Petri Inia plays the ball forward to Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi knocks in a cross ball towards Alfredo Toni. Alfredo Toni makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.34
David Schacht catches Marcel Maier on the ankles. David Schacht is shown the yellow card! Marcel Maier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.34
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
Stuart Gascoigne hits a low pass to Alfredo Toni. Alfredo Toni finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 8 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 48.1012658227848 vs 51.8987341772152
Play Area
Home team third: 24.05%, Midfield: 46.84%, Away team third: 29.11%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moritz Ouindi of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Stuart Law (GK)
6
2. Alex Niven (DEF)
6
6
6
5. Martin Höfer (MID)
6
6. Petri Inia (MID)
8
8. David Schacht (MID)
6
9. Andres Vidal (ATT)
6
10. Loic Kossingou (ATT)
6
11. Moritz Ouindi (ATT)
9

12. Alfredo Toni (DEF)
8
13. Christian Eilts (MID)
0
14. Matthias Busse (ATT)
0

2. Marcel Maier (DEF)
6
3. Jonas Rösler (DEF)
6
5. Scott Hansen (MID)
6
6. Sven Sammer (MID)
6
9. Alan Goldberg (ATT)
7
10. Gerhard Köller (ATT)
6
11. Hauke Helmer (ATT)
7

12. Hannes Jahn (ATT)
0
0