Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC KölnFC Köln
Andy PerryAndy Perry Dave Cee Dave Cee
Lari SalminenL. Salminen76
G
1captain
G
75Johnny IniaJ. Inia
Noah RitzingerN. Ritzinger66
D
2
D
74Kevin KrügerK. Krüger
Lee MappL. Mapp73
D
3
D
78Johnny De BoerJ. De Boer
Tommy MasonT. Mason75
D
captain4
D
75André CastanedaA. Castaneda
Daniel AllmanD. Allman70
D
5
D
75Yurtcan IzzetY. Izzet
Sebastian GötzS. Götz75
M
6
M
78Garba NwakireG. Nwakire
Bakary SchefflerB. Scheffler91
M
7
M
80Samir RöhnerS. Röhner
Julian HerreraJ. Herrera75
M
8
M
80Oliver HelmerO. Helmer
Bruno MoutinhoB. Moutinho67
A
9
A
77Peter WeirP. Weir
Vincenzo BierhoffV. Bierhoff70
A
10
A
78Esteban CarrascoE. Carrasco
Moritz OuindiM. Ouindi73
A
11
A
77Yuriy KryvychY. Kryvych
 
Marcus LaursenM. Laursen65
G
12
D
75Claus FredgaardC. Fredgaard
Francis CarltonF. Carlton64
A
13
M
78Gian Paolo TangorraG. Tangorra
Lennart WinklerL. Winkler57
D
14
A
75Tomislav TomasT. Tomas

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Köln in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Köln are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jakob Frieser.


0.00
FC Köln start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Oliver Helmer plays the ball forward to Garba Nwakire. Garba Nwakire knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.19
Daniel Allman knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Götz. Sebastian Götz runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sebastian Götz advances inside the box! Sebastian Götz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.06
Julian Herrera comes in with a late challenge on Johnny De Boer. Julian Herrera is given a warning by the referee! Johnny De Boer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.33
André Castaneda lofts the ball long. Garba Nwakire lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Lari Salminen reads it well. Excellent save!
18.39
Johnny De Boer surges forward with the ball. Johnny De Boer skips past Lee Mapp! Some good footwork from Johnny De Boer provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
21.06
Samir Röhner makes a probing pass to Yuriy Kryvych. Yuriy Kryvych lofts in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. With a superhuman jump, Esteban Carrasco connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Lari Salminen with no chance!! Goal for FC Köln!
27.04
Vincenzo Bierhoff comes in with a late challenge on André Castaneda. The referee calls over Vincenzo Bierhoff and warns him to calm down! André Castaneda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.25
Noah Ritzinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Mason. Tommy Mason threads the ball through to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by André Castaneda.
33.14
Sebastian Götz laces a weighted ball forward to Julian Herrera. Julian Herrera darts forward. Julian Herrera knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
44.46
Oliver Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garba Nwakire. Garba Nwakire lofts in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco whips the ball goalwards with his head. Lari Salminen gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class 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. FC Köln also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
47.19
André Castaneda chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Krüger. Kevin Krüger threads the ball through to Peter Weir. Peter Weir whips in a cross ball towards Samir Röhner. With a superhuman jump, Samir Röhner connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it rises well off target!
57.11
Johnny De Boer flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Helmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Helmer decides to run forward with the ball. Oliver Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.29
Sebastian Götz catches Oliver Helmer on the ankles. Sebastian Götz is given a warning by the referee! Oliver Helmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.29
Bakary Scheffler darts forward. Bakary Scheffler shoots from 25 yards but Johnny Inia is on top of it.
73.15
Yurtcan Izzet catches Bruno Moutinho on the ankles. The referee warns Yurtcan Izzet to calm down! Bruno Moutinho stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.15
Free kick to Borussia Mönchengladbach just outside the area...
74.22
Sebastian Götz calmly steps up and lifts the ball high over the wall. Too high. What a wasted chance.
75.18
Oliver Helmer brings the ball forward. Oliver Helmer plays a one-two with Esteban Carrasco and rushes in on goal... Oliver Helmer shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
79.11
Kevin Krüger flicks a high ball forward to Esteban Carrasco who takes it down. Esteban Carrasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.50
Yurtcan Izzet threads a neat ball through to Garba Nwakire. Garba Nwakire lofts in a cross ball towards Esteban Carrasco. Esteban Carrasco makes a looping header on goal. Lari Salminen punches it away to safety.
90.00
With vision, Julian Herrera laces a weighted ball forward to Vincenzo Bierhoff. Vincenzo Bierhoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

FC Köln
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
29%
46.4%
24.6%

Scorers
Esteban Carrasco 21
Oliver Helmer 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Helmer of FC Köln

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

1.Johnny Inia (GK)
6
2.Kevin Krüger (DEF)
6
3.Johnny De Boer (DEF)
7
4.André Castaneda (DEF)
6
5.Yurtcan Izzet (DEF)
6
6.Garba Nwakire (MID)
6
7.Samir Röhner (MID)
6
8.Oliver Helmer (MID)goal scored
9
9.Peter Weir (ATT)
6
10.Esteban Carrasco (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Yuriy Kryvych (ATT)
6
 
12.Claus Fredgaard (DEF)
0
13.Gian Paolo Tangorra (MID)
0
14.Tomislav Tomas (ATT)
0