Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 18,472 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Wolfsburg are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Diakite.


0.00
The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg get the match underway!
4.53
Torsten Turek decides to run forward with the ball. Torsten Turek threads the ball through to Jan Arndt but he's offside!
6.25
David Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. John George collects the pass. John George knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.23
Billy Mills threads a neat ball through to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graeme Potts.
9.56
Torsten Turek chips the ball to his team mate, John George. John George shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
12.01
Sven Lindner runs up as Torsten Turek takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Sven Lindner hits a low pass to Jan Arndt. With some swift thinking, Jan Arndt plays the ball forward to John George who has made a great run into the box. Maurice Keller clumsily knocks into John George. Penalty not given!!
15.50
Nikolas Babbel passes the ball forward to Roy Van Haaren. Roy Van Haaren advances with the ball. Roy Van Haaren controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Simon Völler gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
16.04
Roy Van Haaren chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Raff. Simon Raff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graeme Potts.
18.58
Torsten Turek flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Arndt. Jan Arndt threads the ball through to John George but he's offside!
20.54
Roy Van Haaren knocks the ball forward to Simon Raff. Simon Raff skips past Elena Garrido! Simon Raff shoots from just inside the box but Graeme Potts is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
21.43
Nikolas Babbel chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Höfer. Leon Höfer threads the ball through to Simon Raff. Simon Raff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.49
Without breaking stride, Chris Lampard plays the ball forward to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner whips in a cross ball towards Simon Raff. Simon Raff is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.30
Graeme Potts flicks a high pass forward. Sven Lindner controls it well on his chest. Sven Lindner darts forward. Sven Lindner knocks in a cross ball towards Lennart Vogel. Lennart Vogel makes a looping header on goal. Jimmy Sartor effortlessly picks it out of the air!
33.03
Maurice Keller clumsily knocks into Lennart Vogel. The referee brings Maurice Keller to one side and gives him a warning! Lennart Vogel runs off the knock.
34.17
With a delightful solo run, Billy Mills stretches the opposition's defence. Billy Mills knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.44
Billy Mills makes a simple pass to Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler threads a neat ball through to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg have changed their lineup with Kai Netzer replacing Graeme Potts, Matthias Röhlig replacing Sven Lindner and Sven Schramm replacing Lennart Vogel. The VfL Wolfsburg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Borussia Mönchengladbach kicking off!
49.23
Billy Mills hacks Jonas Röhlig from behind! Billy Mills is warned by the referee! Jonas Röhlig stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.54
Matthias Röhlig comes in with a late challenge on Chris Lampard. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Lampard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.50
David Meiklejohn decides to run forward with the ball. David Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Sven Schramm. Sven Schramm makes a looping header on goal. Jimmy Sartor gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
57.11
Matthias Behrens flicks a high pass forward to Jonas Röhlig who brings the ball under control. Jonas Röhlig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Schramm. Sven Schramm shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Jimmy Sartor manages to gather it.
59.10
Jan Arndt barges into Nikolas Babbel. The referee brings Jan Arndt to one side and gives him a warning! Nikolas Babbel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.24
John George catches Nikolas Babbel on the ankles. John George is warned by the referee! Nikolas Babbel runs off the knock.
61.46
Torsten Turek threads the ball through to John George. John George whips in a cross ball towards Sven Schramm. Sven Schramm whips the ball goalwards with his head. Jimmy Sartor manages to gather it easily.
63.40
Jonas Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. John George holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John George whips in a cross ball towards Jan Arndt. With a superhuman jump, Jan Arndt connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Jimmy Sartor gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
66.27
Matthias Röhlig knocks the ball to his team mate, John George. John George advances inside the box! John George comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
67.15
Leon Höfer surges forward with the ball. Leon Höfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
71.49
Leon Höfer flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Hässler controls it well on his chest. Oliver Hässler knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Raff. Simon Raff directs the ball goalwards with his head. Simon Raff scores for Borussia Mönchengladbach !!
75.36
Chris Lampard flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Kistner controls it well on his chest. Oliver Kistner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Simon Völler is on top of it.
77.41
Roy Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward to Simon Raff who brings the ball under control. Simon Raff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.57
Leon Höfer flicks a high pass forward. Simon Raff controls it well on his chest. Simon Raff shoots from outside the area but somehow Simon Völler manages to keep it out.
89.38
Leon Höfer comes in with a high challenge, catching Jonas Röhlig with his studs. Leon Höfer is shown the red card!! Jonas Röhlig runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
24.3%
51.4%
24.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Raff of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings
1.Jimmy Sartor (GK)
8
2.Nikolas Babbel (DEF)
6
3.Juan Kiko (DEF)
6
4.Maurice Keller (DEF)
5
5.Leon Höfer (MID)red card
3
6.Billy Mills (MID)
6
7.Roy Van Haaren (MID)
7
8.Chris Lampard (MID)
6
9.Simon Raff (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Oliver Kistner (ATT)
6
11.Oliver Hässler (ATT)
7
 
12.Marc Eder (GK)
0
13.Seb Uras (MID)
0
14.Armin Janes (DEF)
0

1.Simon Völler (GK)
7
2.Matthias Behrens (DEF)
6
3.Elena Garrido (DEF)
6
4.Graeme Potts (DEF)
6
5.Sven Lindner (MID)
6
6.Torsten Turek (MID)
6
7.Jonas Röhlig (MID)
6
8.David Meiklejohn (MID)
6
9.Jan Arndt (ATT)
6
10.John George (ATT)
6
11.Lennart Vogel (ATT)
6
 
12.Kai Netzer (DEF)
6
13.Matthias Röhlig (GK)yellow card
5
14.Sven Schramm (DEF)
6