Match Report
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 17,923 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Greig.
The pitch is in good condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hannover 96 appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Greig.
0.00
0-0Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off and get the first half underway!
2.11
0-0Nicolas Polheim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Berendsen. Carlos Berendsen threads a neat ball through to Graham Lowe. Graham Lowe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Arnold who gathers it comfortably.
3.46
Nicolas Polheim flicks a high pass forward. Andres Vidal collects the pass. Andres Vidal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.48
0-0Oliver Metzler passes the ball forward to Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Seibert. With a superhuman jump, Matthias Seibert connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
9.22
0-0Jose Javier Herrero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lindemann. Sebastian Lindemann tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
15.23
Jose Javier Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Lindemann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastian Lindemann passes the ball forward to Matthias Seibert. Matthias Seibert sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.47
Alexander Köller makes a probing pass to Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Seibert. Matthias Seibert is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Stuart Law.
17.06
0-0Sebastian Lindemann takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Moritz Ouindi chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
22.06
Nicolas Polheim sees Stuart Gascoigne in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With vision, Stuart Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Graham Lowe. Graham Lowe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Hässler.
30.08
Alexander Köller knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler shoots from long range but Stuart Law is on top of it.
33.03
Paul Hässler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Seibert. Matthias Seibert flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Metzler controls it well on his chest. Oliver Metzler knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Stuart Law.
34.36
0-1Nicolas Weigel surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Weigel makes a probing pass to Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer makes a simple pass, allowing Uwe Streich to run into the box. Uwe Streich shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.31
Sebastian Lindemann laces a through ball forward to Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oliver Metzler!
44.23
Alfredo Toni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Berendsen. Carlos Berendsen flicks a high ball forward to Graham Lowe who takes it down. Graham Lowe knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Hannes Arnold. Excellent save.
45.00
Jose Javier Herrero knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Streich. Uwe Streich plays the ball forward to Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke threads the ball through into the box. Uwe Beckenbauer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half. The Borussia Mönchengladbach players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
49.55
Pascal Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Graham Lowe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Lowe finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
51.14
Nicolas Weigel threads a neat ball through to Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Law who gathers it comfortably.
53.14
Paul Hässler flicks a high ball forward to Matthias Seibert who takes it down. Matthias Seibert flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
54.06
Nicolas Polheim knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Vogel. Pascal Vogel flicks a high pass forward to Moritz Ouindi who brings the ball under control. Moritz Ouindi whips in a cross ball towards Andres Vidal. Andres Vidal finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Hannes Arnold reads it well. Excellent keeping!
55.23
0-2Paul Hässler hacks Andres Vidal from behind! Paul Hässler is shown the yellow card! Andres Vidal carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.48
0-2Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Noah Ritzinger replacing Andres Vidal .
61.54
Sebastian Lindemann passes the ball forward to Uwe Beckenbauer. Uwe Beckenbauer knocks the ball forward to Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Metzler. Oliver Metzler makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
66.34
0-2Jonas Wilke comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Polheim. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicolas Polheim runs off the knock.
67.09
Jose Javier Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Streich easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Uwe Streich kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.51
Jose Javier Herrero passes the ball forward to Matthias Seibert. Matthias Seibert sees Uwe Streich in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Uwe Streich sees Oliver Metzler just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Oliver Metzler provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Stuart Law has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.41
Petri Inia flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Lowe. Graham Lowe brings the ball forward. Graham Lowe whips in a cross ball towards Noah Ritzinger. Noah Ritzinger fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.01
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made 2 substitutions with David Neudecker replacing Nicolas Polheim and Martin Kirschner replacing Moritz Ouindi .
85.58
Oliver Metzler threads a neat ball through to Jonas Wilke. Jonas Wilke lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Lindemann. Sebastian Lindemann makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
38.5%
39.7%
21.8%
Scorers
| Uwe Streich 34 Oliver Metzler 39, 72 Sebastian Lindemann 86 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Metzler of Hannover 96 |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stuart Law (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nicolas Polheim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stefaan Coppens (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alfredo Toni (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Pascal Vogel (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Petri Inia (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stuart Gascoigne (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carlos Berendsen (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Andres Vidal (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Moritz Ouindi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Graham Lowe (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Noah Ritzinger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | David Neudecker (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Martin Kirschner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Hannes Arnold (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nicolas Weigel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul Hässler (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Jose Javier Herrero (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alexander Köller (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastian Lindemann (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Uwe Streich (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Matthias Seibert (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Oliver Metzler (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Jonas Wilke (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Uwe Beckenbauer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Diogo Marques (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Oscar Alonso (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nikolas Friedmann (MID) | 0 | |