Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach has given its new coach Daniel Farke a win in the first friendly.
The Gladbachers prevailed 4: 2 (3: 1) at the third division promoted Rot-Weiss Essen on Hafenstrasse.
Marcus Thuram with a brace and Alassane Pléa with a penalty scored for Gladbach. There was also an own goal from Essen’s Meiko Sponsel.
Gladbach will play their first competitive game on July 31 in the first round of the DFB Cup at Oberliga side SV Oberachern.
A week later, on August 6th, the Foals host TSG Hoffenheim for the start of the league.
RW Essen: Golz – Plechaty, Heber, Bastians, Herzenbruch – Rother, Tarnat – Young, Harenbrock, Loubongo – Berlinski
RW Essen: (2nd half): Golz – Rüth, Ríos Alonso, Kourouma, Sponsel – Dürholtz, Tarnat – Kefkir, Holzweiler (69th Kesim), Krasniqi – Engelmann
Borussia: (1st half): Sippel – Herrmann, Beyer, Friedrich, Netz – Kramer, Neuhaus – Thuram, Fraulo, Plea – Stindl
Borussia: (2nd half): Nicolaus – Walde, Gaal, Lofolomo, Kemper – Quizera, Lockl, Reitz, Asallari – Noß, Skraback
Gates: 0: 1 Thuram (11th), 0: 2 Plea (23rd penalty), 1: 2 Harenbrock (25th), 1: 3 Thuram (41st), 2: 4 own goal (60th)
