Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      SC FreiburgSC Freiburg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
1
G
66Frederic BaghdadF. Baghdad
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero69
D
2
D
67Nico WitteN. Witte
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3
D
66Oliver BirnbaumO. Birnbaum
Paul FrieserP. Frieser63
D
4
D
66Martin BehrensM. Behrens
Nils WielandN. Wieland76
M
5
D
65Diego Van KouwenD. Van Kouwen
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer62
M
captain6captain
M
71Ivan MolinaI. Molina
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
7
M
68John BrescianoJ. Bresciano
Torsten JahnT. Jahn52
M
8
M
67Nils ArnoldN. Arnold
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff68
A
9
M
65Leon SchröderL. Schröder
Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes61
A
10
A
73Alexander SchraderA. Schrader
Martin GarciaM. Garcia58
A
11
A
67Bakary BrücknerB. Brückner
 
Jonas BreitnerJ. Breitner57
A
12
M
63Jonas JaschkeJ. Jaschke
Nico NordwaldN. Nordwald52
D
13
D
62Nikolas ThielemannN. Thielemann
Ricardo AlonsoR. Alonso50
A
14
G
62Pascal RöhligP. Röhlig

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to SC Freiburg. A crowd of 7,841 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SC Freiburg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Philipp Hoeness.


0.00
The whistle blows and SC Freiburg get the match underway!
2.31
Geoffroy Mercier flicks a high pass forward. Colin Higginbotham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.51
Martin Behrens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nils Arnold. Nils Arnold threads a neat ball through to Alexander Schrader. Alexander Schrader sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.10
Eduardo Romero threads the ball through to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
15.26
John Bresciano knocks the ball forward to Nils Arnold. Nils Arnold flicks a high ball forward to Alexander Schrader who takes it down. Alexander Schrader shoots from 20 yards but Johann Bagayoko is on top of it.
21.11
Eduardo Romero threads the ball through to Torsten Jahn. Torsten Jahn makes a simple pass to Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
30.49
Paul Frieser barges into Alexander Schrader. The referee calls over Paul Frieser and warns him to calm down! Alexander Schrader runs off the knock.
33.17
Oliver Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Ivan Molina. Ivan Molina flicks a high pass forward to Leon Schröder who brings the ball under control. Leon Schröder shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
34.45
Nils Wieland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
36.38
Martin Behrens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Schröder. Leon Schröder knocks the ball forward to Alexander Schrader. Alexander Schrader shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
38.30
John Bresciano makes a probing pass to Bakary Brückner. Bakary Brückner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.41
Torsten Jahn chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Fernandes 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. SC Freiburg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach get the second half underway!
47.33
Nils Wieland runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nils Wieland shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
48.50
Bakary Brückner flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Schrader collects the pass. Alexander Schrader sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
51.07
Tomas Fernandes flicks a high pass forward to Nils Wieland who brings the ball under control. Nils Wieland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.04
Nico Witte makes a probing pass to Alexander Schrader. Alexander Schrader controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.34
Without breaking stride, Geoffroy Mercier plays the ball forward to Colin Higginbotham. With some swift thinking, Colin Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Frederic Baghdad manages to gather it.
66.24
Paul Frieser kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Romero. Eduardo Romero threads the ball through to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.02
John Bresciano takes it forward alone. John Bresciano knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Schrader. Alexander Schrader finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Johann Bagayoko manages to gather it.
77.48
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Jonas Breitner replacing Paul Frieser .
79.50
Geoffroy Mercier darts forward. Geoffroy Mercier flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Fernandes who brings the ball under control. Tomas Fernandes shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Geoffroy Mercier pushes mid-way up the pitch. Geoffroy Mercier kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

SC Freiburg
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Geoffroy Mercier of Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

1.Frederic Baghdad (GK)
8
2.Nico Witte (DEF)
7
3.Oliver Birnbaum (DEF)
6
4.Martin Behrens (DEF)
7
5.Diego Van Kouwen (DEF)
8
6.Ivan Molina (MID)
6
7.John Bresciano (MID)
8
8.Nils Arnold (MID)
7
9.Leon Schröder (MID)
7
10.Alexander Schrader (ATT)
7
11.Bakary Brückner (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Jaschke (MID)
0
13.Nikolas Thielemann (DEF)
0
14.Pascal Röhlig (GK)
0