Match Report
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to VfL Wolfsburg. A crowd of 16,274 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Kneissl.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while VfL Wolfsburg appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stefan Kneissl.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and VfL Wolfsburg kick off!
4.10
0-0Rainer Thielemann clumsily knocks into Florian Helmer. The referee warns Rainer Thielemann to calm down! Florian Helmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.54
1-0Mast H. West makes a simple pass to Nikolas Völler. Nikolas Völler threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Simon Scholz has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
14.44
1-0Nikolas Völler flicks a high pass forward. Vadim Logvinenko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vadim Logvinenko edges inside the box! Vadim Logvinenko cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Simon Scholz manages to gather it.
18.46
1-0Jose Fortes Gonzalez hits a low pass to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege passes the ball forward but Harvey Deane is offside!
21.04
Pascal Schäfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Micheal Garcia. Micheal Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Marc Oakes controls it well on his chest. Marc Oakes cuts inside the box! Marc Oakes takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.38
Jose Fortes Gonzalez advances with the ball. Jose Fortes Gonzalez rushes past Mast H. West! Jose Fortes Gonzalez comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Leonardo Villegas.
29.58
2-0It's a corner kick. Rainer Thielemann loops the ball over to the far post. Leonardo Villegas gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
32.00
Armin Hanssen makes a probing pass to Rainer Thielemann. Rainer Thielemann kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege knocks in a cross ball towards Enrico Tisci. Enrico Tisci gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.39
2-1Nikolas Völler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
44.41
Showing composure, Lennart Schumacher picks a pass forward to Micheal Garcia. Micheal Garcia threads a neat ball through to Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
Pascal Schäfer makes a simple pass to Micheal Garcia. With a delightful solo run, Micheal Garcia stretches the opposition's defence. Micheal Garcia shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Borussia Mönchengladbach appear unchanged since the first half. VfL Wolfsburg also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The second half starts with Borussia Mönchengladbach kicking off!
47.07
Mast H. West flicks a high pass forward. Florian Helmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Simon Scholz reads it well. Great keeping!
48.38
Armin Hanssen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rainer Thielemann. Rainer Thielemann sees space and advances. Rainer Thielemann threads a neat, attacking ball through to Enrico Tisci. Enrico Tisci cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.12
Nikolas Völler flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Da Silva who brings the ball under control. Rodrigo Da Silva controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
59.06
Florian Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Marc Oakes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Oakes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
63.52
Micheal Garcia darts forward. Micheal Garcia shoots from outside the area but Simon Scholz reads it well. Well saved!
65.15
Micheal Garcia makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva whips in a cross ball towards Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Vadim Logvinenko scores for Borussia Mönchengladbach !!
73.10
Florian Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Vadim Logvinenko who takes it down. Vadim Logvinenko finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Simon Scholz. Excellent save.
75.54
With imagination, Rainer Thielemann laces a weighted ball forward to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege plays a scrappy one-two with Harvey Deane and advances towards the goal... Rainer Ziege muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Leonardo Villegas is on top of it.
77.12
4-1Borussia Mönchengladbach have made 3 substitutions with Nikolas Brückner replacing Mast H. West, Jonas Bartsch replacing Abdelkrim Amzine and Mykhaylo Kydalov replacing Vadim Logvinenko .
79.40
Nikolas Völler knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonas Neudecker.
81.36
Rainer Thielemann hacks Nikolas Völler from behind! The referee brings Rainer Thielemann to one side and gives him another warning! Nikolas Völler runs off the knock.
84.14
Jonas Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Marc Oakes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Oakes shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Simon Scholz.
89.10
Armin Hanssen flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Thielemann controls it well on his chest. Rainer Thielemann passes the ball forward to Rainer Ziege. Rainer Ziege knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Villegas who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
11
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.2%
28.8%
Play Area
19.7%
45.5%
34.8%
Scorers
| Marc Oakes 10, 21 Micheal Garcia 45 Vadim Logvinenko 65 | Enrico Tisci 32 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Marc Oakes of Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Leonardo Villegas (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Lennart Schumacher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mast H. West (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Pascal Schäfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Florian Helmer (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nikolas Völler (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Abdelkrim Amzine (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Micheal Garcia (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Rodrigo Da Silva (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Marc Oakes (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Vadim Logvinenko (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Nikolas Brückner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jonas Bartsch (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Mykhaylo Kydalov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Simon Scholz (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Lennart Hanke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Armin Hanssen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jonas Neudecker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Malcolm Heskey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jose Fortes Gonzalez (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Rainer Thielemann (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Enrico Tisci (ATT) | | 7 |
| 9. | Rainer Ziege (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Harvey Deane (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stefan Böhm (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Marcel Berg (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Hässler (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hannes Francke (GK) | 0 | |