Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      DSC Arminia BielefeldDSC Arminia Bielefeld
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
1
G
64Arno KnappA. Knapp
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero69
D
2
D
61Giuliano LucarelliG. Lucarelli
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3
D
60Simon ZimmermannS. Zimmermann
Paul FrieserP. Frieser63
D
4captain
D
58Alberto RizzettoA. Rizzetto
Nils WielandN. Wieland76
M
5
D
51Eric NahrstedtE. Nahrstedt
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer62
M
captain6
M
73Nikolas WallnerN. Wallner
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
7
M
72Arno MorlockA. Morlock
Torsten JahnT. Jahn52
M
8
M
56Julian RothJ. Roth
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff68
A
9
M
42Callum McinnesC. Mcinnes
Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes61
A
10
A
67Hannes KlinsmannH. Klinsmann
Martin GarciaM. Garcia58
A
11
A
66Said JongenS. Jongen
 
Jonas BreitnerJ. Breitner57
A
12
A
59Florian EderF. Eder
Nico NordwaldN. Nordwald52
D
13
A
59Mark Di DioM. Di Dio
Ricardo AlonsoR. Alonso50
A
14
G
55Hannes SchäferH. Schäfer

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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 DSC Arminia Bielefeld. A crowd of 7,407 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while DSC Arminia Bielefeld appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Brückner.


0.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach get the match underway!
4.54
Geoffroy Mercier hacks Nikolas Wallner from behind! Geoffroy Mercier is warned by the referee! Nikolas Wallner runs off the knock.
8.03
Julian Roth threads a neat ball through to Callum Mcinnes. Callum Mcinnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
9.31
Callum Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Klinsmann. Hannes Klinsmann finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
15.22
Eduardo Romero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Arno Knapp!
18.56
Paul Frieser brings the ball forward. Paul Frieser knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from outside the area but somehow Arno Knapp manages to keep it out.
20.49
Callum Mcinnes clumsily knocks into Nils Wieland. Callum Mcinnes is shown the yellow card! Nils Wieland stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.31
Colin Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
30.29
Martin Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
42.20
Alberto Rizzetto hits a low pass to Simon Zimmermann. Simon Zimmermann flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Klinsmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hannes Klinsmann shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
Arno Morlock passes the ball forward to Said Jongen. Said Jongen shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Johann Bagayoko manages to gather it effortlessly.
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. DSC Arminia Bielefeld also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and DSC Arminia Bielefeld get the second half underway!
47.01
Nils Wieland makes a simple pass to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Arno Knapp effortlessly smothers it!
48.01
Simon Zimmermann threads a neat ball through to Julian Roth. Julian Roth threads the ball through to Said Jongen. Said Jongen sees Arno Morlock just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Arno Morlock comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.53
Alberto Rizzetto makes a simple pass to Said Jongen. Said Jongen shoots from long range but is denied by Johann Bagayoko. Excellent save.
57.25
Jan Netzer flicks a high pass forward to Martin Garcia who brings the ball under control. Martin Garcia shoots from distance but Arno Knapp is on top of it.
63.57
Alberto Rizzetto sweeps the ball up the wings. Hannes Klinsmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.40
Jan Netzer flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Fernandes controls it well on his chest. Tomas Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just off target!
75.47
Arno Morlock catches Geoffroy Mercier on the ankles. The referee calls over Arno Morlock and shows him a yellow card! Geoffroy Mercier runs off the knock.
77.34
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Jonas Breitner replacing Paul Frieser .
78.39
Jan Netzer threads a neat ball through to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
83.04
Jan Netzer threads a neat ball through to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
84.39
Nikolas Wallner flicks a high pass forward to Said Jongen who brings the ball under control. Said Jongen shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
26%
46.6%
27.4%

Scorers
Arno Morlock 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arno Knapp of DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Match Ratings
1.Johann Bagayoko (GK)
7
2.Eduardo Romero (DEF)
7
3.Geoffroy Mercier (DEF)
5
4.Paul Frieser (DEF)
7
5.Nils Wieland (MID)
6
6.Jan Netzer (MID)
7
7.Colin Higginbotham (MID)
7
8.Torsten Jahn (MID)
6
9.Martin Bierhoff (ATT)
7
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.Arno Knapp (GK)
9
2.Giuliano Lucarelli (DEF)
6
3.Simon Zimmermann (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Rizzetto (DEF)
7
5.Eric Nahrstedt (DEF)
6
6.Nikolas Wallner (MID)
6
7.Arno Morlock (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Julian Roth (MID)
7
9.Callum Mcinnes (MID)yellow card
5
10.Hannes Klinsmann (ATT)
6
11.Said Jongen (ATT)
8
 
12.Florian Eder (ATT)
0
13.Mark Di Dio (ATT)
0
14.Hannes Schäfer (GK)
0