Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Hannover 96. A crowd of 19,807 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hannover 96 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Uwe Netzer.


0.00
The first half starts with Hannover 96 kicking off!
3.32
Florian Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Paulo Varela reads it well. Superb keeping!
9.31
Simon Arendt breaks forward. Simon Arendt flicks a high ball forward to Vadim Logvinenko who takes it down. Vadim Logvinenko shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Paulo Varela.
15.40
Taavi Rothovius deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Paulo Varela is on top of it.
20.24
Anselmo Di Salvatore makes an attacking run forward. Anselmo Di Salvatore whips in a cross ball towards Yacine Tainio. Yacine Tainio makes a convincing header. Leonardo Villegas manages to gather it.
22.58
Anselmo Di Salvatore flicks a high pass forward. Johan Collet controls it well on his chest. Johan Collet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.19
Lennart Schumacher flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Helmer collects the pass. Bakary Helmer threads a neat ball through to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.12
Taavi Rothovius chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.51
Marc Oakes clumsily knocks into Thomas Walter. Marc Oakes is shown the yellow card! Thomas Walter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.33
Bakary Helmer knocks the ball forward to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko cuts inside the box! Vadim Logvinenko cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Paulo Varela!
38.21
Anselmo Di Salvatore makes a simple pass to Johan Collet. Johan Collet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yacine Tainio but the linesman indicates offside!
39.45
Taavi Rothovius controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, 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. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
40.05
Rafael Vega flicks a high ball forward to Florian Helmer who takes it down. Florian Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
42.49
Lennart Schumacher plays the ball forward to Taavi Rothovius. Taavi Rothovius threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva shoots from 20 yards. Paulo Varela gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
44.46
Noe Vargas sees Hannes Augstein in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hannes Augstein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Collet. Johan Collet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Arendt.
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. Hannover 96 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
47.52
Taavi Rothovius threads a neat ball through to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko whips in a cross ball towards Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes directs the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
49.17
Florian Helmer barges into Eddie Wright. The referee calls over Florian Helmer and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Wright runs off the knock.
53.46
Anselmo Di Salvatore threads a neat ball through to Johan Collet. Johan Collet plays a one-two with Yacine Tainio and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Johan Collet provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Leonardo Villegas is on top of it.
60.57
Philippe Coquelet kicks a strong pass forward to Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko tries a spectacular long range effort. Paulo Varela comfortably gets down and covers it.
66.22
Hannes Augstein controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Johan Collet. Johan Collet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Leonardo Villegas!
67.35
Noe Vargas receives the ball from a throw-in from Thomas Walter. Noe Vargas flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Wright who takes it down. Eddie Wright takes it forward alone. Eddie Wright shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Leonardo Villegas.
69.45
Bakary Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva cuts inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Rodrigo Da Silva provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.34
Rafael Vega flicks a high ball forward to Florian Helmer who takes it down. Florian Helmer sees space and advances. Florian Helmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
77.18
Florian Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Logvinenko. Vadim Logvinenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.11
Lennart Schumacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Taavi Rothovius. Taavi Rothovius threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Da Silva. Rodrigo Da Silva knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Oakes. Marc Oakes whips the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Paulo Varela. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
Bakary Helmer surges forward with the ball. Bakary Helmer shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
27.7%
41%
31.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Da Silva of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings
1.Paulo Varela (GK)
9
2.Noe Vargas (DEF)
6
3.Thomas Walter (DEF)
7
4.Albrecht Geis (DEF)
6
5.Martin Köller (MID)
6
6.Hannes Augstein (MID)
6
7.Eddie Wright (MID)
7
8.Anselmo Di Salvatore (MID)
7
9.Johan Collet (ATT)
6
10.Yacine Tainio (ATT)
6
11.Simon Lorenz (ATT)
6
 
12.Malte Borchard (DEF)
0
13.Mathias Laville (DEF)
0
14.Danny Finney (ATT)
0