Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Danny ChristieD. Christie72
G
captain1
G
64Moritz BeckmannM. Beckmann
Edmundo GaladamesE. Galadames78
D
2
D
66Nigel WilsonN. Wilson
Adrian HitchcockA. Hitchcock71
D
3captain
D
65Leon HoenessL. Hoeness
Jan BirkwaldJ. Birkwald65
D
4
D
61Moritz SchumacherM. Schumacher
Tomas VieiraT. Vieira73
M
5
M
69Mervin BanksM. Banks
Uwe OswaldU. Oswald67
M
6
M
68Albrecht NeudeckerA. Neudecker
Roberto CarrascoR. Carrasco63
M
7
M
65Sven BreyerS. Breyer
Rainer WesselmannR. Wesselmann61
M
8
M
62Philipp NeudeckerP. Neudecker
Francisco AntunesF. Antunes75
A
9
A
74Anton KlompeA. Klompe
Oliver KöpkeO. Köpke65
A
10
A
74Simon MeyerS. Meyer
Sven BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer63
A
11
A
69Dietmar WitteD. Witte
 
Jan GelbJ. Gelb63
A
12
G
62Matthias HoenessM. Hoeness
Leon ZiegeL. Ziege61
A
13
D
56Wout HeijeW. Heije
Christian TurekC. Turek59
G
14
D
55Mauricio SegarraM. Segarra

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A crowd of 19,696 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and SpVgg Greuther Fürth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Matthäus.


0.00
SpVgg Greuther Fürth get the match underway!
2.47
Mervin Banks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Meyer. Simon Meyer lofts in a cross ball towards Dietmar Witte. Dietmar Witte heads the ball goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
4.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Edmundo Galadames plays the ball forward to Tomas Vieira. Tomas Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Köpke controls it well on his chest. Oliver Köpke shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
6.24
Jan Birkwald sees space and advances. Jan Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Köpke. Oliver Köpke knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer whips the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
9.14
Edmundo Galadames barges into Anton Klompe. Edmundo Galadames is shown the yellow card! Anton Klompe grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.44
Roberto Carrasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Moritz Beckmann keeps it out!
18.01
Adrian Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward to Uwe Oswald who brings the ball under control. Uwe Oswald hits a low pass to Francisco Antunes. Francisco Antunes sees Sven Beckenbauer just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Sven Beckenbauer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.39
Albrecht Neudecker sees a break and surges forward. Albrecht Neudecker shoots from long range but Danny Christie reads it well. Superb keeping!
26.11
Sven Beckenbauer comes in with a late challenge on Leon Hoeness. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Hoeness runs off the knock.
28.43
Edmundo Galadames chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Carrasco. Roberto Carrasco plays the ball forward to Francisco Antunes. Francisco Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
30.04
Uwe Oswald runs straight at the opposition's defence. Uwe Oswald knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.25
Roberto Carrasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Köpke. Oliver Köpke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Hoeness.
33.22
Philipp Neudecker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Witte. Dietmar Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Christie who gathers it comfortably.
42.56
Leon Hoeness flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Neudecker collects the pass. With great vision, Albrecht Neudecker plays the ball forward to Simon Meyer. Simon Meyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
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. SpVgg Greuther Fürth also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
51.19
Jan Birkwald chips the ball to his team mate, Rainer Wesselmann. Rainer Wesselmann knocks the ball forward to Francisco Antunes. Francisco Antunes makes a probing pass between the defence to Oliver Köpke. Oliver Köpke side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Moritz Beckmann is on top of it.
53.36
Albrecht Neudecker threads the ball through to Anton Klompe. Anton Klompe plays a scrappy one-two with Dietmar Witte and stumbles forward towards the goal... Anton Klompe takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.46
Leon Hoeness plays the ball forward to Sven Breyer. Sven Breyer flicks a high ball forward to Simon Meyer who gracefully takes it down. Simon Meyer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edmundo Galadames.
55.48
Tomas Vieira catches Sven Breyer on the ankles. The referee calls over Tomas Vieira and shows him a yellow card! Sven Breyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.52
SpVgg Greuther Fürth have made a substitution with Mauricio Segarra replacing Anton Klompe .
66.31
Albrecht Neudecker threads a neat ball through to Simon Meyer. Simon Meyer shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
72.26
Adrian Hitchcock knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Vieira. Showing composure, Tomas Vieira laces a through ball forward to Francisco Antunes. Francisco Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Köpke. Oliver Köpke connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
77.41
SpVgg Greuther Fürth are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
84.06
Albrecht Neudecker decides to run forward with the ball. Albrecht Neudecker finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
90.00
Albrecht Neudecker knocks the ball forward to Dietmar Witte. Dietmar Witte shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
29.9%
44.2%
26%

Scorers
Simon Meyer 43

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albrecht Neudecker of SpVgg Greuther Fürth

Match Ratings
1.Danny Christie (GK)
6
2.Edmundo Galadames (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Adrian Hitchcock (DEF)
6
4.Jan Birkwald (DEF)
7
5.Tomas Vieira (MID)yellow card
6
6.Uwe Oswald (MID)
7
7.Roberto Carrasco (MID)
6
8.Rainer Wesselmann (MID)
6
9.Francisco Antunes (ATT)
6
10.Oliver Köpke (ATT)
6
11.Sven Beckenbauer (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Jan Gelb (ATT)
0
13.Leon Ziege (ATT)
0
14.Christian Turek (GK)
0

1.Moritz Beckmann (GK)
7
2.Nigel Wilson (DEF)
6
3.Leon Hoeness (DEF)
6
4.Moritz Schumacher (DEF)
6
5.Mervin Banks (MID)
6
6.Albrecht Neudecker (MID)
9
7.Sven Breyer (MID)
6
8.Philipp Neudecker (MID)
6
9.Anton Klompe (ATT)
6
10.Simon Meyer (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dietmar Witte (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthias Hoeness (GK)
0
13.Wout Heije (DEF)
0
14.Mauricio Segarra (DEF)
6