Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      Hertha BSCHertha BSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Paul BehrensP. Behrens60
G
captain1
G
52Philipp BischoffP. Bischoff
Simon TurekS. Turek64
D
2
D
62Noah NordwaldN. Nordwald
Gerhard SchöllG. Schöll54
D
3captain
D
52Hauke BehrensH. Behrens
Steven RascleS. Rascle54
D
4
D
48Kevin BeckK. Beck
Oliver PrantlO. Prantl54
D
5
D
48Paul DöringP. Döring
Duncan BremnerD. Bremner57
M
6
M
61Paul CampbellP. Campbell
Julian RahnJ. Rahn54
M
7
M
58Jakob BierhoffJ. Bierhoff
Marcel ArnoldM. Arnold53
M
8
M
56Jakob ErlerJ. Erler
Dominique ValkD. Valk49
M
9
M
56Ritchie ThornleyR. Thornley
Morris DefoeM. Defoe55
A
10
A
60Jack WesterveldJ. Westerveld
Kai MeyerK. Meyer52
A
11
A
57Arno KlinsmannA. Klinsmann
 
Kai GeisK. Geis54
D
12
A
53Sebastian ZieglerS. Ziegler
Oliver PolheimO. Polheim53
G
13
M
51Giorgio De LucaG. De Luca
Lennart SchäferL. Schäfer51
D
14
M
50Anton MüllerA. Müller

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Hertha BSC. A crowd of 12,980 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hertha BSC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Eder.


0.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
3.30
Julian Rahn hits a low pass to Dominique Valk. Dominique Valk knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Meyer. Kai Meyer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
4.00
Jakob Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Behrens controls it well on his chest. Hauke Behrens threads the ball through to Ritchie Thornley. Ritchie Thornley makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Arno Klinsmann. Some good footwork from Arno Klinsmann provides some space. He shoots at goal. Paul Behrens gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
6.52
Duncan Bremner hits a low pass to Morris Defoe. Morris Defoe hits a low pass to Kai Meyer. Kai Meyer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Kai Meyer scores for Borussia Mönchengladbach !!
9.51
Duncan Bremner threads the ball through to Morris Defoe. Morris Defoe shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
14.59
Julian Rahn threads a neat ball through to Dominique Valk. Dominique Valk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.13
Marcel Arnold controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Meyer. Kai Meyer plays a scrappy one-two with Morris Defoe and advances towards the goal... Kai Meyer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.23
Simon Turek makes a probing pass to Oliver Prantl. Oliver Prantl flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Defoe. Morris Defoe shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
32.35
Jakob Erler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Klinsmann. Arno Klinsmann shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
33.09
Marcel Arnold takes it forward alone. Marcel Arnold controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.31
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.12
Duncan Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Defoe. Morris Defoe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Philipp Bischoff who gathers it comfortably.
44.28
Marcel Arnold threads a neat ball through to Morris Defoe. Morris Defoe whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Arnold. Marcel Arnold powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Philipp Bischoff!
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. Hertha BSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Hertha BSC kick off!
47.27
Kevin Beck barges into Julian Rahn. The referee calls over Kevin Beck and warns him to calm down! Julian Rahn stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.48
Kevin Beck threads a neat ball through to Jakob Erler. Jakob Erler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.58
Gerhard Schöll makes a probing pass to Kai Meyer. Kai Meyer flicks a high pass forward to Marcel Arnold who brings the ball under control. Marcel Arnold hits a low pass to Kai Meyer. Some silky footwork from Kai Meyer provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Philipp Bischoff with no chance!! Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach !
75.43
Kevin Beck makes a probing pass to Paul Döring. Paul Döring threads the ball through to Arno Klinsmann. Arno Klinsmann rushes past Simon Turek! Arno Klinsmann looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Paul Behrens gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
81.44
Jakob Erler threads a neat ball through to Arno Klinsmann. Arno Klinsmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Hertha BSC
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
20.3%
50.7%
29%

Scorers
Kai Meyer 7, 52

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kai Meyer of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings
1.Paul Behrens (GK)
6
2.Simon Turek (DEF)
6
3.Gerhard Schöll (DEF)
6
4.Steven Rascle (DEF)
6
5.Oliver Prantl (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Bremner (MID)
6
7.Julian Rahn (MID)
7
8.Marcel Arnold (MID)
8
9.Dominique Valk (MID)
6
10.Morris Defoe (ATT)
7
11.Kai Meyer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Kai Geis (DEF)
0
13.Oliver Polheim (GK)
0
14.Lennart Schäfer (DEF)
0

1.Philipp Bischoff (GK)
6
2.Noah Nordwald (DEF)
6
3.Hauke Behrens (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Beck (DEF)
6
5.Paul Döring (DEF)
6
6.Paul Campbell (MID)
6
7.Jakob Bierhoff (MID)
6
8.Jakob Erler (MID)
6
9.Ritchie Thornley (MID)
6
10.Jack Westerveld (ATT)
6
11.Arno Klinsmann (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastian Ziegler (ATT)
0
13.Giorgio De Luca (MID)
0
14.Anton Müller (MID)
0