Match Report
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach |  |  | RB Leipzig | RB Leipzig | ||||||||||||||||
| Dave Townsend | Dave Townsend | Progress Okpomika | Progress Okpomika | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malte Birkwald | M. Birkwald |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Marc-Vivien Silva | M. Silva | |||||||||
| Dominic McGrory | D. McGrory |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Cristiano Biliotti | C. Biliotti | |||||||||
| Stefan Rahn | S. Rahn | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Markus Dittmann | M. Dittmann | |||||||||
| Hannes Welter | H. Welter | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | David Veloso | D. Veloso | |||||||||
| John Adams | J. Adams |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Paul Köpke | P. Köpke | |||||||||
| Lars Röhner | L. Röhner | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Stefan Döring | S. Döring | |||||||||
| Alexander Arendt | A. Arendt | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Yohan Lachuer | Y. Lachuer | |||||||||
| Peter Dudilica | P. Dudilica |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Florian Fromm | F. Fromm | |||||||||
| Paul Cziommer | P. Cziommer | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Christian Töpfer | C. Töpfer | |||||||||
| Glynn Mowbray | G. Mowbray | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Gregory Brouard | G. Brouard | |||||||||
| Marc Eder | M. Eder | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Colin Inglis | C. Inglis | |||||||||
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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 RB Leipzig. A crowd of 18,821 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and RB Leipzig are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Borussia Mönchengladbach and RB Leipzig are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Borussia Mönchengladbach kicking off!
3.56
0-0David Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yohan Lachuer. Yohan Lachuer sees a break and surges forward. Yohan Lachuer whips in a cross ball towards Gregory Brouard. Gregory Brouard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.26
0-0Florian Fromm flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregory Brouard. Gregory Brouard whips in a cross ball towards Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis heads the ball goalwards. Malte Birkwald easily picks it out of the air!
16.14
0-0Peter Dudilica passes the ball forward to Marc Eder. Marc Eder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc-Vivien Silva who gathers it comfortably.
20.03
Peter Dudilica brings the ball forward. Peter Dudilica lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Mowbray. Glynn Mowbray powers a header at goal. Marc-Vivien Silva easily picks it out of the air!
24.22
0-0Peter Dudilica comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Döring. Peter Dudilica is given a warning by the referee! Stefan Döring carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.09
0-0Cristiano Biliotti catches Marc Eder on the ankles. Cristiano Biliotti is given a warning by the referee! Marc Eder runs off the knock.
27.21
Paul Köpke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yohan Lachuer. Yohan Lachuer makes a simple pass to Christian Töpfer. Christian Töpfer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic McGrory.
30.38
Peter Dudilica makes a probing pass to Paul Cziommer. Paul Cziommer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Eder. Marc Eder shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Marc-Vivien Silva.
33.58
Yohan Lachuer makes a probing pass to Christian Töpfer. Christian Töpfer goes all the way! Christian Töpfer rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.20
Yohan Lachuer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregory Brouard. Gregory Brouard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malte Birkwald who gathers it comfortably.
38.22
Stefan Döring knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hannes Welter.
44.11
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and RB Leipzig kick off!
49.10
0-0Paul Köpke barges into Paul Cziommer. The referee calls over Paul Köpke and shows him a yellow card! Paul Cziommer stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.31
David Veloso flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Döring. Stefan Döring sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Döring knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.52
Yohan Lachuer catches Alexander Arendt on the ankles. Yohan Lachuer is warned by the referee! Alexander Arendt runs off the knock.
54.54
0-1Cristiano Biliotti threads the ball through to Florian Fromm. Florian Fromm makes a simple pass to Gregory Brouard. Gregory Brouard knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Töpfer. Christian Töpfer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.54
Hannes Welter plays a long ball forward. Marc Eder knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc-Vivien Silva who gathers it comfortably.
66.37
Stefan Döring kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hannes Welter.
69.05
Lars Röhner kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Cziommer. Paul Cziommer finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Marc-Vivien Silva!
71.36
Yohan Lachuer threads the ball through to Gregory Brouard. Gregory Brouard shoots from 25 yards. Malte Birkwald easily smothers it.
73.20
Alexander Arendt barges into Yohan Lachuer. Alexander Arendt is warned by the referee! Yohan Lachuer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.11
Yohan Lachuer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Töpfer. Christian Töpfer shoots from distance but it is miles over!
79.58
Stefan Döring decides to run forward with the ball. Stefan Döring knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.50
Cristiano Biliotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florian Fromm. Florian Fromm chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Gregory Brouard. Gregory Brouard heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Malte Birkwald!
89.07
Colin Inglis hacks John Adams from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
35.9%
64.1%
Play Area
29.5%
46.2%
24.4%
Scorers