Match Report


Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach      FC Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Dunn Steve Dunn
Eric ZimmermannE. Zimmermann66
G
1
G
75Antonio GarridoA. Garrido
Eduardo RomeroE. Romero68
D
2
D
71Matt NaysmithM. Naysmith
Geoffroy MercierG. Mercier67
D
3
D
70Oliver SachsO. Sachs
Simon WalterS. Walter57
D
4
D
68Stefan MöllerS. Möller
Nils WielandN. Wieland75
M
5
M
75Nicholas RichardsN. Richards
Eric WesselmannE. Wesselmann71
M
captain6
M
82Diogo OliveiraD. Oliveira
Ricardo HerreroR. Herrero66
M
7captain
M
69Marc SchönenbornM. Schönenborn
Colin HigginbothamC. Higginbotham62
M
8
M
81Ásmundur ThórhallssonÁ. Thórhallsson
Martin BierhoffM. Bierhoff66
A
9
A
70Rainer MasurR. Masur
Bakary KaiserB. Kaiser53
A
10
A
73Florin StingaF. Stinga
Pascal ArndtP. Arndt50
A
11
A
70Nikolas KauderN. Kauder
 
Johann BagayokoJ. Bagayoko65
G
12
D
69Stefan VogelS. Vogel
Jan NetzerJ. Netzer60
M
13
M
74Martin FloresM. Flores
Noah AugsteinN. Augstein54
M
14
A
69Bakary MüllerB. Müller

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Bayern Munich. A crowd of 19,683 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Bayern Munich are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Torsten Eilts.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Bayern Munich kicking off!
2.46
Ásmundur Thórhallsson makes a probing pass to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
4.20
Ásmundur Thórhallsson passes the ball forward to Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Eric Zimmermann.
5.18
Corner kick to FC Bayern Munich. Ásmundur Thórhallsson plays it to the far post. Stefan Möller rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
12.26
Marc Schönenborn knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Eric Zimmermann manages to keep it out.
15.31
Ásmundur Thórhallsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga finds some space and shoots from distance but Eric Zimmermann reads it well. Fabulous save!
21.36
Stefan Möller flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Sachs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Sachs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diogo Oliveira. Diogo Oliveira shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Eric Zimmermann had no chance!! Goal for FC Bayern Munich!
24.47
Nils Wieland threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Herrero. Ricardo Herrero shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.35
Oliver Sachs flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Richards holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Richards shoots from 25 yards. Eric Zimmermann is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.29
Diogo Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Kauder controls it well on his chest. Nikolas Kauder shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
39.51
Marc Schönenborn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga threads a neat ball through to Nikolas Kauder. Nikolas Kauder side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
42.08
Ásmundur Thórhallsson chips the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Masur. Eduardo Romero hacks Rainer Masur from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
Eric Wesselmann takes it forward alone. Eric Wesselmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
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. FC Bayern Munich also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off!
47.48
With some swift thinking, Eric Wesselmann plays the ball forward to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Antonio Garrido effortlessly smothers it!
49.54
Ásmundur Thórhallsson threads a neat ball through to Rainer Masur. Rainer Masur whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Richards. Nicholas Richards outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Eric Zimmermann reads it well. Good save!
53.30
Colin Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Wesselmann. Eric Wesselmann whips in a cross ball towards Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Antonio Garrido didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
54.15
Eric Wesselmann makes a simple pass to Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser cuts inside the box! Bakary Kaiser comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Borussia Mönchengladbach are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
57.10
Nikolas Kauder sees Rainer Masur in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rainer Masur tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Eric Zimmermann!
59.06
Eduardo Romero kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham makes a simple pass to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
60.06
FC Bayern Munich have made 3 substitutions with Stefan Vogel replacing Oliver Sachs, Martin Flores replacing Diogo Oliveira and Bakary Müller replacing Rainer Masur .
65.30
Nils Wieland hacks Ásmundur Thórhallsson from behind! The referee warns Nils Wieland to calm down! Ásmundur Thórhallsson runs off the knock.
66.07
Stefan Vogel chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Flores. Martin Flores deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga whips in a cross ball towards Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Eric Zimmermann had no chance!! Goal for FC Bayern Munich!
72.51
Stefan Vogel kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Schönenborn. Marc Schönenborn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga threads the ball through to Martin Flores but he's offside!
73.07
Colin Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Arndt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Arndt skips past Stefan Möller! Pascal Arndt cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.02
Colin Higginbotham changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Colin Higginbotham shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.54
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Johann Bagayoko replacing Simon Walter .
79.05
Nikolas Kauder makes an attacking run forward. Nikolas Kauder whips in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Eric Zimmermann manages to keep it out.
85.43
Marc Schönenborn breaks forward. Marc Schönenborn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller shoots from 20 yards. Eric Zimmermann gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
87.14
Marc Schönenborn threads a neat ball through to Bakary Müller. Bakary Müller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Zimmermann who gathers it comfortably.
89.21
Stefan Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Müller collects the pass. Bakary Müller passes the ball forward to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Romero.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Borussia Mönchengladbach

FC Bayern Munich
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
31.6%
44.7%
23.7%

Scorers
Eric Wesselmann 45
Diogo Oliveira 21
Nicholas Richards 32
Marc Schönenborn 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Schönenborn of FC Bayern Munich

Match Ratings