Match Report


SC FreiburgSC Freiburg     Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach
Nick DayNick Day Andy Perry Andy Perry
Eerik FaltE. Falt77
G
1
G
76Lari SalminenL. Salminen
Peter KluivertP. Kluivert65
D
2
D
66Noah RitzingerN. Ritzinger
Stefán RíkhardssonS. Ríkhardsson68
D
3
D
73Lee MappL. Mapp
Mario StanicM. Stanic76
D
4captain
D
75Tommy MasonT. Mason
Samuele FavalliS. Favalli73
M
captain5
D
70Daniel AllmanD. Allman
Uwe RummeniggeU. Rummenigge73
M
6
M
75Sebastian GötzS. Götz
Gonçalo CervantesG. Cervantes67
M
7
M
91Bakary SchefflerB. Scheffler
Titus BestT. Best72
M
8
M
75Julian HerreraJ. Herrera
Rafael FernandesR. Fernandes77
A
9
A
67Bruno MoutinhoB. Moutinho
Gregoor ZuidersmaG. Zuidersma74
A
10
A
70Vincenzo BierhoffV. Bierhoff
Paul BoothP. Booth75
A
11
A
73Moritz OuindiM. Ouindi
 
Francisco PinheiroF. Pinheiro72
D
12
G
65Marcus LaursenM. Laursen
Sylvain StoneS. Stone67
M
13
A
64Francis CarltonF. Carlton
Arthur LaycockA. Laycock69
A
14
D
57Lennart WinklerL. Winkler

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Das Badenova-Stadion where SC Freiburg play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 17,044 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
SC Freiburg are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oliver Kirschner.


0.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
2.45
Bakary Scheffler threads a neat ball through to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
4.09
Vincenzo Bierhoff comes in with a late challenge on Stefán Ríkhardsson. The referee brings Vincenzo Bierhoff to one side and gives him a warning! Stefán Ríkhardsson stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.01
Julian Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Götz controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Götz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.45
Stefán Ríkhardsson comes in with a late challenge on Vincenzo Bierhoff. The referee calls over Stefán Ríkhardsson and shows him a yellow card! Vincenzo Bierhoff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.14
Julian Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Ouindi collects the pass. Moritz Ouindi shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.42
Stefán Ríkhardsson drives a long ball upfield. Paul Booth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Lari Salminen smothers it!
21.11
Gonçalo Cervantes makes a beautiful solo run. Gonçalo Cervantes threads the ball through into the box. Paul Booth side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
22.34
Gonçalo Cervantes brings the ball forward. Gonçalo Cervantes shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Lari Salminen manages to gather it.
24.15
Sebastian Götz sees Bruno Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Moutinho whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
26.45
Titus Best makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes passes the ball forward but Gonçalo Cervantes is offside!
27.54
Bakary Scheffler passes the ball forward to Vincenzo Bierhoff. Vincenzo Bierhoff sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.05
Gonçalo Cervantes threads the ball through to Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Paul Booth. Paul Booth looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! That brings them back into the game!
32.04
Titus Best makes a probing pass to Paul Booth. Paul Booth cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Paul Booth provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Booth!
36.23
Sebastian Götz flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Moutinho who takes it down. Bruno Moutinho shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.36
Julian Herrera receives the ball from a throw-in from Bakary Scheffler. Julian Herrera sees Moritz Ouindi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Moritz Ouindi shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
44.23
Julian Herrera sees Vincenzo Bierhoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Bierhoff skips past Mario Stanic! Vincenzo Bierhoff cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Eerik Falt. Excellent save.
45.00
Gonçalo Cervantes plays the ball forward to Uwe Rummenigge. Uwe Rummenigge skips past Tommy Mason! Uwe Rummenigge makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball strikes Lee Mapp's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
45.00
Uwe Rummenigge takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Stefán Ríkhardsson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SC Freiburg appear unchanged since the first half. Borussia Mönchengladbach also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
SC Freiburg start the second half!
47.58
Mario Stanic makes a beautiful solo run. Mario Stanic shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
48.31
Bakary Scheffler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
54.46
Tommy Mason barges into Gregoor Zuidersma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gregoor Zuidersma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.05
Moritz Ouindi hacks Peter Kluivert from behind! The referee calls over Moritz Ouindi and shows him a yellow card! Peter Kluivert runs off the knock.
60.24
SC Freiburg have made a substitution with Arthur Laycock replacing Rafael Fernandes .
66.16
Gonçalo Cervantes kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Best. Titus Best knocks the ball forward to Gregoor Zuidersma but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.43
Mario Stanic takes it forward alone. Mario Stanic decides to run forward with the ball. Mario Stanic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gonçalo Cervantes but he's offside!
69.52
Julian Herrera flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Götz who takes it down. Sebastian Götz flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Moutinho collects the pass. Bruno Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
71.15
Julian Herrera sees space and advances. Julian Herrera shoots from 20 yards. Eerik Falt gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
72.06
Stefán Ríkhardsson runs forward with the ball. Stefán Ríkhardsson threads the ball through to Titus Best. Titus Best edges inside the box! Titus Best shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Titus Best scores for SC Freiburg!!
75.48
Uwe Rummenigge hacks Bakary Scheffler from behind! The referee calls over Uwe Rummenigge and warns him to calm down! Bakary Scheffler runs off the knock.
77.16
SC Freiburg have made 2 substitutions with Francisco Pinheiro replacing Uwe Rummenigge and Sylvain Stone replacing Gonçalo Cervantes .
78.24
Vincenzo Bierhoff barges into Mario Stanic. The referee brings Vincenzo Bierhoff to one side and gives him another warning! Mario Stanic stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.08
Sylvain Stone changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sylvain Stone plays a quick one-two with Samuele Favalli and rushes in on goal... Sylvain Stone looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
84.26
Bakary Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Götz controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Götz flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Scheffler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bakary Scheffler makes a great pass forward. Julian Herrera runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
85.30
Francisco Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Arthur Laycock. Arthur Laycock cuts inside the box! Arthur Laycock shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arthur Laycock!
89.45
Sebastian Götz chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Herrera. Julian Herrera lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

SC Freiburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
27.4%
45.2%
27.4%

Scorers
Paul Booth 28, 32
Titus Best 72
Arthur Laycock 85
Moritz Ouindi 10
Bruno Moutinho 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Booth of SC Freiburg

Match Ratings
1.Eerik Falt (GK)
7
2.Peter Kluivert (DEF)
6
3.Stefán Ríkhardsson (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Mario Stanic (DEF)
7
5.Samuele Favalli (MID)
6
6.Uwe Rummenigge (MID)
6
7.Gonçalo Cervantes (MID)
7
8.Titus Best (MID)goal scored
8
9.Rafael Fernandes (ATT)
6
10.Gregoor Zuidersma (ATT)
6
11.Paul Booth (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Francisco Pinheiro (DEF)
6
13.Sylvain Stone (MID)
6
14.Arthur Laycock (ATT)goal scored
7

1.Lari Salminen (GK)
6
2.Noah Ritzinger (DEF)
6
3.Lee Mapp (DEF)
6
4.Tommy Mason (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Daniel Allman (DEF)
6
6.Sebastian Götz (MID)
6
7.Bakary Scheffler (MID)
6
8.Julian Herrera (MID)
8
9.Bruno Moutinho (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Vincenzo Bierhoff (ATT)
6
11.Moritz Ouindi (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Marcus Laursen (GK)
0
13.Francis Carlton (ATT)
0
14.Lennart Winkler (DEF)
0