Thuram celebrates Gladbach’s first goal of the season
At least Thuram was able to score the important goal before the break. The goal was preceded by a perfect cross from Alassane Pléa, Thuram rose and headed in the far top corner – his first goal of the season.
On the other hand, there was far too much space for Philipp in the BMG penalty area. Completely abandoned on an area of several square meters, he put his direct acceptance to the Baku flank over it.
Casteels’ flight insert prevents impact
Gladbach then got off to a decent start in the second half. At least playfully. Borussia increasingly shifted the action to the Wolfsburg zone. The “wolves” primarily lurked for the tried and tested means of counterattacks.
The team from the Lower Rhine was looking for solutions, sometimes combining impressively, but often missing the view for better-placed teammates. This was also the case with Thuram, who got caught up in the dribbling and finished with the heel (62nd). Shortly afterwards, however, Hofmann saw Ginter, who had run with him. The defender demanded everything from Casteels with a flick (64′).
No penalty for Wolfsburg, Lacroix is sent off
Then Gladbach was lucky: Substitute Kouadio Koné stepped on Max Kruse’s ankle in the penalty area, but the video assistant apparently had nothing to complain about either (67′).
On the other side, Thuram and Maxence Lacroix worked against each other in a wrestler-style counterattack. The Wolfsburg defender then saw the red card after a VAR action (69th) – because he was the last man in a duel to knock the ball away with his hand.