Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      BV Borussia DortmundBV Borussia Dortmund
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Jimmy SartorJ. Sartor68
G
1captain
G
76Youri KolyvanovY. Kolyvanov
Nikolas BabbelN. Babbel71
D
2
D
73Brendan GerrardB. Gerrard
Juan KikoJ. Kiko67
D
3
D
86Christian NyarkoC. Nyarko
Maurice KellerM. Keller66
D
4
D
72Victor VergesV. Verges
Leon HöferL. Höfer73
M
5
M
80Johan JonssenJ. Jonssen
Billy MillsB. Mills68
M
6
M
79Callum FergusonC. Ferguson
Roy Van HaarenR. Van Haaren66
M
captain7
M
73Ciro Di SalvatoreC. Di Salvatore
Chris LampardC. Lampard65
M
8
M
75Luis FaríasL. Farías
Simon RaffS. Raff75
A
9
A
75Robert JacobsR. Jacobs
Oliver KistnerO. Kistner61
A
10
A
82John BrescianoJ. Bresciano
Oliver HässlerO. Hässler60
A
11
A
76Gabriel HidalgoG. Hidalgo
 
Marc EderM. Eder66
G
12
D
71Bruno AvalosB. Avalos
Seb UrasS. Uras65
M
13
M
72Ulrich KerhuielU. Kerhuiel
Armin JanesA. Janes65
D
14
A
70Jose ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to BV Borussia Dortmund. A crowd of 20,998 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and BV Borussia Dortmund are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Markus Hamann.


0.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off and get the first half underway!
4.27
Ciro Di Salvatore advances with the ball. Ciro Di Salvatore whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Hidalgo. Gabriel Hidalgo makes a deft header but it is miles over!
6.49
Brendan Gerrard runs forward with the ball. Brendan Gerrard passes the ball forward to Gabriel Hidalgo. Gabriel Hidalgo makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of John Bresciano. Some silky footwork from John Bresciano provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
10.56
Ciro Di Salvatore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Bresciano. John Bresciano lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Hidalgo. Gabriel Hidalgo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Jimmy Sartor manages to keep it out.
12.48
Billy Mills runs straight at the opposition's defence. Billy Mills knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Youri Kolyvanov gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
14.42
Oliver Kistner barges into Victor Verges. The referee brings Oliver Kistner to one side and gives him a warning! Victor Verges gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.40
Juan Kiko sees Leon Höfer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Höfer flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Hässler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Hässler lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Raff. Simon Raff flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Youri Kolyvanov. Excellent save.
18.49
Chris Lampard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.37
Nikolas Babbel pushes up the pitch. With some swift thinking, Nikolas Babbel plays the ball forward to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Oliver Kistner provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.47
Nikolas Babbel kicks a strong pass forward to Roy Van Haaren. Roy Van Haaren threads the ball through to Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
33.13
With a delightful solo run, Johan Jonssen stretches the opposition's defence. Johan Jonssen whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Hidalgo. Gabriel Hidalgo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.01
Johan Jonssen threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Hidalgo. Gabriel Hidalgo runs straight at the defence! Gabriel Hidalgo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Maurice Keller.
39.02
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
44.32
With imagination, Billy Mills plays the ball forward to Oliver Kistner. Oliver Kistner shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
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. BV Borussia Dortmund also appear unchanged since the first half. The BV Borussia Dortmund players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and BV Borussia Dortmund kick off!
47.16
Victor Verges threads a neat ball through to Callum Ferguson. Callum Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Bresciano. John Bresciano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jimmy Sartor who gathers it comfortably.
48.51
Billy Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
51.21
With some swift thinking, Maurice Keller plays the ball forward to Leon Höfer. Leon Höfer sees Oliver Kistner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Kistner lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Raff. Simon Raff makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
57.08
Christian Nyarko knocks the ball forward to Callum Ferguson. Callum Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Bresciano. John Bresciano knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Hidalgo. Gabriel Hidalgo shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.19
Callum Ferguson hits a low pass to Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
60.24
Luis Farías flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Hidalgo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jimmy Sartor who gathers it comfortably.
63.13
Ciro Di Salvatore hits a low pass to Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs plays a perfect one-two with Gabriel Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... Robert Jacobs muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.45
Maurice Keller hacks Gabriel Hidalgo from behind! Maurice Keller is shown the yellow card! Gabriel Hidalgo runs off the knock.
67.03
John Bresciano barges into Maurice Keller. The referee calls over John Bresciano and shows him a yellow card! Maurice Keller gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.44
Roy Van Haaren runs straight at the opposition's defence. Roy Van Haaren whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler connects with a diving header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.36
Nikolas Babbel knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Höfer. Leon Höfer flicks a high pass forward. Simon Raff controls it well on his chest. Simon Raff whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Hässler. With a superhuman jump, Oliver Hässler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies well off target!
78.32
Callum Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Hidalgo collects the pass. Gabriel Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nikolas Babbel.
79.19
Ciro Di Salvatore hits a low pass to John Bresciano. John Bresciano makes a pass forward but Gabriel Hidalgo makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
81.58
Maurice Keller makes a simple pass to Billy Mills. Billy Mills makes a simple pass to Simon Raff. Simon Raff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.54
Luis Farías flicks a high pass forward. Robert Jacobs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robert Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards John Bresciano. Maurice Keller clumsily knocks into John Bresciano. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
84.14
Callum Ferguson hits a low pass to John Bresciano. John Bresciano knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nikolas Babbel.
85.43
Billy Mills flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Kistner controls it well on his chest. Oliver Kistner whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Hässler. Oliver Hässler makes a deft header but somehow Youri Kolyvanov manages to keep it out.
87.26
Brendan Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Ferguson. Callum Ferguson makes a probing pass to Gabriel Hidalgo. Gabriel Hidalgo advances inside the box! Nikolas Babbel barges into Gabriel Hidalgo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
89.50
Brendan Gerrard threads a neat ball through to Luis Farías. Luis Farías flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Hidalgo controls it well on his chest. Gabriel Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Jacobs. Robert Jacobs heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Jimmy Sartor.
90.00
Corner kick to BV Borussia Dortmund. Callum Ferguson plays it to the near post. Some good footwork from Christian Nyarko provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Maurice Keller.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

BV Borussia Dortmund
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
34.1%
41.5%
24.4%

Scorers
Oliver Kistner 22, 44
John Bresciano 6
Gabriel Hidalgo 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Kistner of Borussia Mönchengladbach

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

1.Youri Kolyvanov (GK)
7
2.Brendan Gerrard (DEF)
6
3.Christian Nyarko (DEF)
6
4.Victor Verges (DEF)
6
5.Johan Jonssen (MID)
7
6.Callum Ferguson (MID)
7
7.Ciro Di Salvatore (MID)
7
8.Luis Farías (MID)
6
9.Robert Jacobs (ATT)
6
10.John Bresciano (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Gabriel Hidalgo (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Bruno Avalos (DEF)
0
13.Ulrich Kerhuiel (MID)
0
14.Jose Zubizarreta (ATT)
0