Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      Waldhof MannheimWaldhof Mannheim
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Computer Player Computer Player
Leonardo VillegasL. Villegas85
G
captain1
G
70Giancarlo MiglioriniG. Migliorini
Lennart SchumacherL. Schumacher85
D
2
D
78Steffen ReimersS. Reimers
Simon ArendtS. Arendt76
D
3
D
76Philipp ZieglerP. Ziegler
Rafael VegaR. Vega81
D
4
D
75Stefan LanderlS. Landerl
Philippe CoqueletP. Coquelet85
M
5
D
66Linus WinklerL. Winkler
Abdelkrim AmzineA. Amzine82
M
6
M
73Maurizio PonzoM. Ponzo
Taavi RothoviusT. Rothovius83
M
7
M
71Gerhard KöpkeG. Köpke
Bakary HelmerB. Helmer85
M
8
M
70Komian GirardK. Girard
Rodrigo Da SilvaR. Da Silva77
A
9captain
A
81Stuart NivenS. Niven
Marc OakesM. Oakes80
A
10
A
72Steffen SzepanS. Szepan
Vadim LogvinenkoV. Logvinenko85
A
11
A
67Stefan OuindiS. Ouindi
 
Mast H. WestM. West75
D
12
M
68Markus KoschmiederM. Koschmieder
Florian HelmerF. Helmer82
M
13
D
65Zerbini TurriniZ. Turrini
Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser79
A
14
M
63Stefan SammerS. Sammer

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Waldhof Mannheim. A crowd of 18,717 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Waldhof Mannheim appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Walter.


0.00
Waldhof Mannheim kick off and get the match underway!
3.13
Gerhard Köpke makes a probing pass to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.49
Taavi Rothovius chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
10.55
Philippe Coquelet knocks the ball forward to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.11
Simon Arendt threads the ball through to Philippe Coquelet. Philippe Coquelet threads a neat ball through to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
18.29
Maurizio Ponzo receives the ball from a throw-in from Gerhard Köpke. Maurizio Ponzo makes a simple pass to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Leonardo Villegas reads it well. Well saved!
21.17
Bakary Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
26.58
Abdelkrim Amzine knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva whips in a cross ball towards Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
28.36
Philipp Ziegler chips the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Ponzo. Maurizio Ponzo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.16
Abdelkrim Amzine sees space and advances. Abdelkrim Amzine threads the ball through to Rodrigo Da Silva but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. Waldhof Mannheim also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
48.58
Showing composure, Abdelkrim Amzine laces a through ball forward to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
55.06
Maurizio Ponzo threads the ball through to Stefan Ouindi. Stefan Ouindi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.50
Maurizio Ponzo threads a neat ball through to Stefan Ouindi. Stefan Ouindi whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Szepan. Steffen Szepan knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
65.52
Simon Arendt threads a neat ball through to Abdelkrim Amzine. Abdelkrim Amzine changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Abdelkrim Amzine shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.29
Vadim Logvinenko clumsily knocks into Linus Winkler. Vadim Logvinenko is warned by the referee! Linus Winkler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.00
Taavi Rothovius threads a neat ball through to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from outside the area but Giancarlo Migliorini is on top of it.
69.02
Philippe Coquelet runs up as Taavi Rothovius takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Philippe Coquelet flicks a high pass forward. Marc Oakes collects the pass. Marc Oakes deftly passes the ball to Vadim Logvinenko, releasing him through on goal. Vadim Logvinenko comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach !
75.55
Simon Arendt threads a neat ball through to Taavi Rothovius. Taavi Rothovius chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.35
Rafael Vega sees space and advances. Rafael Vega threads the ball through to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Landerl.
84.40
Taavi Rothovius clumsily knocks into Maurizio Ponzo. Taavi Rothovius is shown the yellow card! Maurizio Ponzo runs off the knock.
85.07
Philipp Ziegler flicks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Ponzo. Maurizio Ponzo makes an attacking run forward. Maurizio Ponzo knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. With a superhuman jump, Stuart Niven connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Leonardo Villegas is on top of it.
89.11
Komian Girard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Ouindi. Stefan Ouindi shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
Rafael Vega flicks a high ball forward to Abdelkrim Amzine who takes it down. Abdelkrim Amzine controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Waldhof Mannheim
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
20.6%
44.1%
35.3%

Scorers
Vadim Logvinenko 11, 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vadim Logvinenko of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings