Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to FC Schalke 04. A crowd of 18,196 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Schalke 04 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Schalke 04 kick off!
6.15
Jan Haller chips the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Hollmer. Vincenzo Hollmer whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Hässler. Philipp Hässler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.38
Nikolas Haller chips the ball to his team mate, Philipp Hässler. Philipp Hässler finds some space and shoots from distance. Tobias Morlock easily smothers it.
15.09
Andri Már Skarphédinsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Widmann. Torsten Widmann brings the ball forward. Torsten Widmann goes all the way! Torsten Widmann rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.38
Pascal Nordwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alessandro Simone. Alessandro Simone brings the ball forward. Alessandro Simone shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.18
Jan Haller comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Thielemann. Jan Haller is given a warning by the referee! Gerhard Thielemann runs off the knock.
24.52
Torsten Widmann brings the ball forward. Torsten Widmann threads the ball through to Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.48
Andri Már Skarphédinsson knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Thielemann. Gerhard Thielemann passes the ball forward to Mitchel Schulp. Mitchel Schulp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.37
Alessandro Simone makes a probing pass to Arno Riemann. Arno Riemann goes all the way! Arno Riemann rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Malte Welke manages to gather it comfortably.
36.54
Torsten Riemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Thielemann. Gerhard Thielemann passes the ball forward to Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner threads the ball through to Arno Riemann but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off and get the second half underway!
49.26
Pascal Nordwald chips the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Thielemann. Gerhard Thielemann makes a simple pass to Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner plays a perfect one-two with Mitchel Schulp and rushes in on goal... Rainer Lindner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.35
Torsten Riemann flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Widmann. Torsten Widmann makes a beautiful solo run. Torsten Widmann plays a perfect one-two with Arno Riemann and rushes in on goal... Torsten Widmann shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.22
Jan Haller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Hollmer. Vincenzo Hollmer shoots from 20 yards but Tobias Morlock is on top of it.
65.18
Nikolas Haller knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Hässler. Philipp Hässler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tobias Morlock who gathers it comfortably.
72.22
Torsten Riemann barges into Nikolas Haller. The referee calls over Torsten Riemann and warns him to calm down! Nikolas Haller stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.46
Andri Már Skarphédinsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Widmann. Torsten Widmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Riemann. Arno Riemann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malte Welke who gathers it comfortably.
79.23
Alessandro Simone flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Alessandro Simone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mitchel Schulp. Mitchel Schulp shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Widmann of Borussia Mönchengladbach
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
7
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
22.6%
50%
27.4%