Match Report
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach |  |  | FC Nantes | FC Nantes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Richard Hansen | R. Hansen |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Kaci Giresse | K. Giresse | |||||||||
| Albert Richardson | A. Richardson |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Carlos Moreira | C. Moreira | |||||||||
| Uwe Walter | U. Walter |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Simion Baicu | S. Baicu | |||||||||
| Scott Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Geoffroy Renaud | G. Renaud | |||||||||
| John Thomson | J. Thomson | | 73 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Jean-Marie Rival | J. Rival | |||||||||
| Muzzy Ayaz | M. Ayaz |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 |  | Trond Egil Solskjær | T. Solskjær | |||||||||
| Oliver Ziege | O. Ziege | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Jean-Jacques Chagot | J. Chagot | |||||||||
| Albert Gento | A. Gento |  | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Roy van Dam | R. van Dam | |||||||||
| Carlos Semedo | C. Semedo | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Jes Høgh | J. Høgh | |||||||||
| Youl Custovic | Y. Custovic | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Marcos Taffarel | M. Taffarel | |||||||||
| Thomas Schulze | T. Schulze | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Ronald King | R. King | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play FC Nantes in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nantes appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nantes appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Borussia Mönchengladbach start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.30
0-0Uwe Walter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Muzzy Ayaz. Muzzy Ayaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Semedo. Carlos Semedo shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Kaci Giresse.
9.26
0-0John Thomson brings the ball forward. John Thomson shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
15.55
Geoffroy Renaud chips the ball to his team mate, Roy van Dam. Roy van Dam knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronald King. Ronald King shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.30
0-0Roy van Dam makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronald King. Ronald King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.15
Jean-Jacques Chagot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel whips in a cross ball towards Ronald King. Ronald King flicks the ball with his head but Richard Hansen is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Nantes get the second half underway!
54.09
Albert Gento sees a break and surges forward. Albert Gento shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Kaci Giresse manages to gather it comfortably.
60.52
1-0Oliver Ziege flicks the ball to his team mate, Youl Custovic. Youl Custovic whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Schulze. Thomas Schulze connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Kaci Giresse has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
63.19
Geoffroy Renaud knocks the ball forward to Trond Egil Solskjær. Trond Egil Solskjær passes the ball forward to Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
66.39
Oliver Ziege deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youl Custovic. Youl Custovic knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Schulze. Thomas Schulze connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Kaci Giresse manages to gather it comfortably.
67.22
Jean-Jacques Chagot flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel whips in a cross ball towards Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
71.22
Oliver Ziege makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Semedo. Carlos Semedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youl Custovic. Youl Custovic rockets a shot on goal. Kaci Giresse is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.23
2-0Thomas Schulze hacks Jean-Marie Rival from behind! Thomas Schulze is warned by the referee! Jean-Marie Rival carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.09
Geoffroy Renaud flicks the ball to his team mate, Roy van Dam. Roy van Dam makes a probing pass to Ronald King. Ronald King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Hansen who gathers it comfortably.
79.11
Trond Egil Solskjær advances with the ball. Trond Egil Solskjær knocks in a cross ball towards Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.47
Jean-Jacques Chagot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Richard Hansen!
83.36
Roy van Dam kicks a strong pass forward to Ronald King. Ronald King whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Richard Hansen manages to keep it out.
85.40
2-0John Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Semedo. Carlos Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Youl Custovic but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.42
Carlos Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Jacques Chagot. Jean-Jacques Chagot knocks the ball to his team mate, Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Geoffroy Renaud makes a simple pass to Trond Egil Solskjær. Trond Egil Solskjær flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronald King. Ronald King knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Ritchie.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
24.6%
46.4%
29%
Scorers