Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
1
G
64Torsten MasurT. Masur
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero69
D
2
D
69Philipp SchulzeP. Schulze
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3
D
68Nicolas BreitnerN. Breitner
Paul FrieserP. Frieser63
D
4captain
D
67Leon BreyerL. Breyer
Nils WielandN. Wieland76
M
5
D
59Samir RothS. Roth
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer62
M
captain6
M
60Leon DittmannL. Dittmann
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
7
M
55Bakary PolheimB. Polheim
Torsten JahnT. Jahn52
M
8
M
53Eric BischoffE. Bischoff
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff68
A
9
M
51Ashley OakleyA. Oakley
Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes61
A
10
A
65Ger TaksG. Taks
Martin GarciaM. Garcia58
A
11
A
60Steffen ThielemannS. Thielemann
 
Jonas BreitnerJ. Breitner57
A
12
G
62Seyni AnolfoS. Anolfo
Nico NordwaldN. Nordwald52
D
13
D
58Eric HendriksE. Hendriks
Ricardo AlonsoR. Alonso50
A
14
D
54Martin SchnoorM. Schnoor

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Eintracht Braunschweig . A crowd of 8,649 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Eintracht Braunschweig appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Jung.


0.00
Eintracht Braunschweig kick off!
2.31
Geoffroy Mercier picks a pass forward to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Breyer.
4.08
Geoffroy Mercier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Romero. Eduardo Romero flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.23
Philipp Schulze makes a probing pass to Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff flicks a high pass forward. Ger Taks holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ger Taks shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.27
Colin Higginbotham surges forward with the ball. Colin Higginbotham tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
22.21
Eric Bischoff runs straight at the opposition's defence. Eric Bischoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
26.14
Jan Netzer hits a low pass to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
27.39
Ashley Oakley clumsily knocks into Eduardo Romero. The referee brings Ashley Oakley to one side and gives him a warning! Eduardo Romero stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.05
Steffen Thielemann catches Jan Netzer on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan Netzer stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.13
Eduardo Romero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.48
Eduardo Romero brings the ball forward. Eduardo Romero flicks a high pass forward to Martin Garcia who brings the ball neatly under control. Martin Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Breitner.
40.06
Torsten Jahn threads the ball through to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Torsten Masur!
42.39
Jan Netzer hacks Eric Bischoff from behind! Jan Netzer is shown the yellow card! Eric Bischoff stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Colin Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. Eintracht Braunschweig also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off and get the second half underway!
54.29
Eduardo Romero hits a low pass to Geoffroy Mercier. Seeing a gap ahead, Geoffroy Mercier plays the ball forward to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
55.41
Geoffroy Mercier receives the ball from a throw-in from Eduardo Romero. Geoffroy Mercier decides to run forward with the ball. Geoffroy Mercier knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.43
Martin Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Martin Garcia collects the pass. Martin Garcia shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
59.53
Philipp Schulze knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Breitner. Nicolas Breitner flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Thielemann who takes it down. Steffen Thielemann shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.59
Samir Roth barges into Martin Garcia. Samir Roth is shown the yellow card! Martin Garcia carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.24
Leon Dittmann flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Thielemann who takes it down. Steffen Thielemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Oakley but the linesman indicates offside!
77.12
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Jonas Breitner replacing Paul Frieser .
79.07
Bakary Polheim darts forward. Bakary Polheim shoots from 20 yards but Johann Bagayoko reads it well. Good keeping!
81.31
With imagination, Steffen Thielemann plays the ball forward to Eric Bischoff. Eric Bischoff edges inside the box! Eric Bischoff looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
84.26
Geoffroy Mercier comes in with a late challenge on Ger Taks. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ger Taks runs off the knock.
85.50
Colin Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer finds some space and shoots from distance. Torsten Masur comfortably gets down and covers it.
87.37
Colin Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia shoots from outside the area. Torsten Masur gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
89.22
Eduardo Romero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer passes the ball forward to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff knocks the ball forward into space. Nils Wieland bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Eintracht Braunschweig
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.1%
35.9%
Play Area
25.6%
50%
24.4%

Scorers
Steffen Thielemann 60
Eric Bischoff 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Bischoff of Eintracht Braunschweig

Match Ratings
1.Johann Bagayoko (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Romero (DEF)
7
3.Geoffroy Mercier (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Paul Frieser (DEF)
6
5.Nils Wieland (MID)
6
6.Jan Netzer (MID)yellow card
6
7.Colin Higginbotham (MID)
7
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.Torsten Masur (GK)
7
2.Philipp Schulze (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Breitner (DEF)
7
4.Leon Breyer (DEF)
6
5.Samir Roth (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Leon Dittmann (MID)
6
7.Bakary Polheim (MID)
7
8.Eric Bischoff (MID)goal scored
9
9.Ashley Oakley (MID)
5
10.Ger Taks (ATT)
6
11.Steffen Thielemann (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Seyni Anolfo (GK)
0
13.Eric Hendriks (DEF)
0
14.Martin Schnoor (DEF)
0