Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadion im Borussia-Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Hamburger SV. A crowd of 18,681 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamburger SV appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Borussia Mönchengladbach kick off and get the match underway!
9.29
Jose Mendez clumsily knocks into Nikolas Röhlig. The referee calls over Jose Mendez and warns him to calm down! Nikolas Röhlig runs off the knock.
12.48
Torsten Widmann passes the ball forward to Paul Augstein. Paul Augstein goes all the way! Paul Augstein shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
16.22
Armin Nahrstedt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Winston Westerveld. Winston Westerveld threads the ball through to Mickael Lecocq. Mickael Lecocq knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.45
Nikolas Röhlig flicks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Widmann. Hannes Widmann surges forward with the ball. Hannes Widmann shoots from long range but it flies wide!
22.35
Dietmar Berg knocks the ball forward to Simon Schröder. Simon Schröder sees space and advances. Simon Schröder shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
28.14
Torsten Widmann brings the ball forward. Torsten Widmann passes the ball forward but Rainer Lindner is offside!
33.20
Arno Hässler sees space and advances. Arno Hässler knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.14
Sven Schumacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Widmann. Torsten Widmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Armin Nahrstedt.
39.57
Hannes Widmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Augstein but he's offside!
40.06
Nikolas Röhlig makes a beautiful solo run. Nikolas Röhlig chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Augstein. Paul Augstein shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Hamburger SV start the second half!
55.54
Hannes Widmann threads the ball through to Paul Augstein. Paul Augstein knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.27
Manuel Antunes advances with the ball. Manuel Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rainer Lindner but the linesman indicates offside!
63.59
Nikolas Röhlig knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Widmann. Torsten Widmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Simon Evans easily smothers it.
72.16
Nikolas Röhlig passes the ball forward to Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.40
Arno Hässler passes the ball forward to Torsten Widmann. Torsten Widmann makes a beautiful solo run. Torsten Widmann whips in a cross ball towards Paul Augstein. Paul Augstein powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
78.41
Manuel Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Röhner.
79.56
Armin Nahrstedt makes a probing pass to Winston Westerveld. Winston Westerveld makes a probing pass to Jose Mendez. Jose Mendez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ferdi Taks who gathers it comfortably.
81.05
Markus Witte clumsily knocks into Manuel Antunes. The referee calls over Markus Witte and warns him to calm down! Manuel Antunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.43
Manuel Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Semedo. Tomas Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Lindner. Rainer Lindner is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
89.25
Borussia Mönchengladbach are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Hamburger SV's defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Semedo of Borussia Mönchengladbach
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
22.8%
45.6%
31.6%

Scorers