Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC KaiserslauternFC Kaiserslautern
Computer Player Computer Player Ian Donaldson Ian Donaldson
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
1captain
G
72Matt McStayM. McStay
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero69
D
2
D
69Frederico VianaF. Viana
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3
D
67Kevin FranckeK. Francke
Paul FrieserP. Frieser63
D
4
D
72Arturo NavarroA. Navarro
Nils WielandN. Wieland76
M
5
D
67Wilfred BomersW. Bomers
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer62
M
captain6
M
69Ricardo SuarezR. Suarez
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
7
M
69Mauricio MarquitosM. Marquitos
Torsten JahnT. Jahn52
M
8
M
69Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff68
A
9
A
73Jacob DaviesJ. Davies
Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes61
A
10
A
67Marc MeidtM. Meidt
Martin GarciaM. Garcia58
A
11
A
63Arturo PerezA. Perez
 
Jonas BreitnerJ. Breitner57
A
12
G
63Luis VidalL. Vidal
Nico NordwaldN. Nordwald52
D
13
D
67Samir KuzorraS. Kuzorra
Ricardo AlonsoR. Alonso50
A
14
M
71Simon GeisS. Geis

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Kaiserslautern. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Kaiserslautern appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Schnellinger.


0.00
FC Kaiserslautern get the match underway!
2.56
Jan Netzer makes a beautiful solo run. Jan Netzer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arturo Navarro.
3.15
Ricardo Suarez flicks a high ball forward to Jose Fortes Gainza who takes it down. Jose Fortes Gainza shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
9.08
Kevin Francke runs forward with the ball. Kevin Francke hits a low pass to Mauricio Marquitos. Mauricio Marquitos lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Perez. Arturo Perez heads the ball goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.31
Arturo Navarro runs forward with the ball. Arturo Navarro sees Marc Meidt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marc Meidt skips past Geoffroy Mercier! Marc Meidt rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Eduardo Romero. Excellent block.
18.12
Wilfred Bomers darts forward. With a delightful solo run, Wilfred Bomers stretches the opposition's defence. Wilfred Bomers lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Meidt. Marc Meidt makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
20.34
Jan Netzer catches Mauricio Marquitos on the ankles. Jan Netzer is shown the yellow card! Mauricio Marquitos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.49
Eduardo Romero decides to run forward with the ball. Eduardo Romero flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
22.53
Eduardo Romero knocks the ball forward to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia makes a probing pass to Torsten Jahn. Torsten Jahn shoots from long range but is denied by Matt McStay. Excellent save.
24.24
Arturo Navarro kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Marquitos. Mauricio Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Davies holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jacob Davies shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.11
Ricardo Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Perez. Arturo Perez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.22
Eduardo Romero passes the ball forward to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer knocks the ball forward to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
32.54
Geoffroy Mercier flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Romero collects the pass. Eduardo Romero runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eduardo Romero finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
33.39
Mauricio Marquitos flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Suarez who takes it down. Ricardo Suarez plays a quick one-two with Mauricio Marquitos and rushes in on goal... Ricardo Suarez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.12
Geoffroy Mercier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia threads a neat ball through to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.53
Paul Frieser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nils Wieland. Nils Wieland flicks a high pass forward. Martin Bierhoff collects the pass. Martin Bierhoff shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Matt McStay keeps it out!
45.00
Ricardo Suarez flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Marquitos who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Marquitos makes a beautiful solo run. Mauricio Marquitos plays a quick one-two with Arturo Perez and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Marquitos cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Kaiserslautern!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. FC Kaiserslautern also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off the second half!
48.05
Paul Frieser passes the ball forward to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Fernandes who takes it down. Tomas Fernandes finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.57
Ricardo Suarez passes the ball forward to Jacob Davies. Jacob Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
60.02
Paul Frieser knocks the ball forward to Nils Wieland. Nils Wieland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Jahn. Torsten Jahn rushes past Wilfred Bomers! Torsten Jahn shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.02
Mauricio Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Suarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
65.01
Mauricio Marquitos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Perez. Arturo Perez makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
66.32
Geoffroy Mercier flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Frieser. Paul Frieser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
69.24
Geoffroy Mercier makes a beautiful solo run. Geoffroy Mercier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt McStay who gathers it comfortably.
71.57
Frederico Viana flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Suarez controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Suarez hits a low pass to Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza plays a one-two with Arturo Perez and advances towards the goal... Jose Fortes Gainza muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
73.23
Jose Fortes Gainza sees a break and surges forward. Jose Fortes Gainza shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.40
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Jonas Breitner replacing Paul Frieser .
81.27
Martin Garcia threads a neat ball through to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt McStay who gathers it comfortably.
83.33
Wilfred Bomers makes a beautiful solo run. Wilfred Bomers knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.52
Arturo Navarro picks a pass forward to Ricardo Suarez. Ricardo Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Marquitos. Mauricio Marquitos whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Gainza. Jose Fortes Gainza outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
85.14
Jonas Breitner plays the ball forward to Geoffroy Mercier. Geoffroy Mercier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff makes a looping header on goal but Matt McStay is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
89.58
Ricardo Suarez hits a low pass to Jacob Davies. Jacob Davies shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

FC Kaiserslautern
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
11
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
33.3%
39.8%
26.9%

Scorers
Mauricio Marquitos 45
Jose Fortes Gainza 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mauricio Marquitos of FC Kaiserslautern

Match Ratings
1.Johann Bagayoko (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Romero (DEF)
7
3.Geoffroy Mercier (DEF)
7
4.Paul Frieser (DEF)
6
5.Nils Wieland (MID)
6
6.Jan Netzer (MID)yellow card
6
7.Colin Higginbotham (MID)
6
8.Torsten Jahn (MID)
6
9.Martin Bierhoff (ATT)
6
10.Tomas Fernandes (ATT)
6
11.Martin Garcia (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Breitner (ATT)
6
13.Nico Nordwald (DEF)
0
14.Ricardo Alonso (ATT)
0

1.Matt McStay (GK)
8
2.Frederico Viana (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Francke (DEF)
7
4.Arturo Navarro (DEF)
7
5.Wilfred Bomers (DEF)
7
6.Ricardo Suarez (MID)
7
7.Mauricio Marquitos (MID)goal scored
9
8.Jose Fortes Gainza (MID)goal scored
8
9.Jacob Davies (ATT)
6
10.Marc Meidt (ATT)
6
11.Arturo Perez (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Vidal (GK)
0
13.Samir Kuzorra (DEF)
0
14.Simon Geis (MID)
0