Match Report


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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadion an der Lohmühle where VfB Lübeck play host to Borussia Mönchengladbach . A crowd of 8,846 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
VfB Lübeck are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Borussia Mönchengladbach appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kai Janes.


0.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.32
Ricardo Herrero chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Martin Garcia but he's offside!
6.21
Julian Erler catches Jan Netzer on the ankles. The referee warns Julian Erler to calm down! Jan Netzer stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.31
Rainer Seeler flicks a high pass forward. Jan Netzer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Netzer flicks a high pass forward. Nils Wieland controls it well on his chest. Nils Wieland lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.30
Francisco Campos flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Emmerlich collects the pass. Sebastian Emmerlich knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.33
Jan Netzer plays the ball forward to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.37
Julian Wallner kicks a strong pass forward to Gregorio Gonzalez. Gregorio Gonzalez sees space and advances. Gregorio Gonzalez threads the ball through to Tonino Ambrosetti but he's offside!
22.50
Colin Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Jan Netzer. Jan Netzer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.27
Geoffroy Mercier makes a strong solo run forward. Geoffroy Mercier advances with the ball. Geoffroy Mercier shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.09
Geoffroy Mercier threads the ball through to Ricardo Herrero. Ricardo Herrero takes it forward alone. Ricardo Herrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.31
Eduardo Romero laces a through ball forward to Colin Higginbotham. Colin Higginbotham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff threads a neat ball through to Bakary Kaiser. Bakary Kaiser shoots from just inside the box. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
38.16
Eduardo Romero receives the ball from a throw-in from Rainer Seeler. Eduardo Romero flicks a high pass forward. Colin Higginbotham controls it well on his chest. Colin Higginbotham threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Herrero. Ricardo Herrero whips in a cross ball towards Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
42.14
Tonino Ambrosetti hacks Nils Wieland from behind! Tonino Ambrosetti is shown the yellow card! Nils Wieland hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Lennart Spengler passes the ball forward to Tonino Ambrosetti. Tonino Ambrosetti chips the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Gonzalez. Gregorio Gonzalez tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. VfB Lübeck appear unchanged since the first half. Borussia Mönchengladbach also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
VfB Lübeck kick off!
51.18
Philipp Metzger passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Bagayoko who gathers it comfortably.
55.44
Ricardo Herrero sees Martin Bierhoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.44
Stefan Behrens knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Gonzalez. Gregorio Gonzalez makes a probing pass to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Erler and advances towards the goal... Alberto Jesus takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Johann Bagayoko effortlessly smothers it!
63.25
Colin Higginbotham comes in with a late challenge on Lennart Spengler. Colin Higginbotham is warned by the referee! Lennart Spengler stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.04
Geoffroy Mercier flicks a high pass forward. Nils Wieland controls it well on his chest. Nils Wieland flicks a high pass forward. Colin Higginbotham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Higginbotham shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.22
Philipp Metzger kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus shoots from 20 yards. Johann Bagayoko gets down and covers it.
77.07
Borussia Mönchengladbach have made a substitution with Paul Frieser replacing Rainer Seeler .
78.12
Sebastian Emmerlich makes a simple pass to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus whips in a cross ball towards Julian Erler. Julian Erler whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Eduardo Romero.
83.13
Jan Netzer comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Metzger. The referee calls over Jan Netzer and shows him a yellow card! Philipp Metzger gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.56
Jan Netzer makes a probing pass to Martin Bierhoff. Martin Bierhoff tries a spectacular long range effort. Simon Neudecker gets down and covers it.
85.40
Martin Garcia barges into Stefan Behrens. Martin Garcia is warned by the referee! Stefan Behrens stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.23
With vision, Tonino Ambrosetti plays the ball forward to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Romero.
90.00
Francisco Campos makes a probing pass to Lennart Spengler. Without breaking stride, Lennart Spengler plays the ball forward to Alberto Jesus. Alberto Jesus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Frieser.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
23.6%
49.4%
27%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bakary Kaiser of Borussia Mönchengladbach

Match Ratings