45
18:19
Mid-term conclusion:
Borussia Mönchengladbach leads 1-0 at the break of the home game against 1. FSV Mainz 05. In the early stages, the foals had clear field advantages without being able to convert them into compelling penalty scenes. In a phase in which the 05ers became more active, they got their first good chance through Pléa (17th). As a result, the Hütter selection was mostly in the forward gear and made it into the depths time and time again, but imprecise follow-up actions and a lack of speed initially prevented further clear conclusions. However, Embolo rewarded them for their superiority in the 33rd minute. Mönchengladbach continued their dominance in the closing stages, but couldn’t get close to a second goal. See you soon!
45
18:17
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
Round one in Borussia Park is to be extended by 60 seconds.
45
18:17
After a volleyball from midfield, Stindl is a few meters ahead of Hack. He catches up with him on the right-hand edge of the penalty area and blocks the home captain’s low shot to the corner. Mönchengladbach brings nothing.
42
18:13
Pléa appears on the left side of the sixteen. The Frenchman’s low pass is intended for Embolo, who is positioned at the penalty spot, but central defender Bell deflects the ball so that it rolls to keeper Zentner.
40
18:11
Yellow card for Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05)
In the fight for a jumped ball, Barreiro Beyer clears away rudely. The Luxembourger was the first Mainz player to receive a yellow card.
39
18:10
So the Colts use their second major opportunity to secure the advantage. With the goal, they regain eleventh place in the live table and move up one point to today’s opponent. The lead over the relegation zone increases to ten points.
36
18:08
Against advanced Rheinhessen Embolo is sent steeply in the center by Stindl. He holds the ball against two defenders, but only manages a harmless shot with his right foot.
33
18:04
Tooor for Bor. Mönchengladbach, 1:0 by Breel Embolo
Embolo takes care of the opening goal for Mönchengladbach! Via Lainer and Stindl the ball reaches Embolo in the center from the right wing. He quickly gets the ball back from Neuhaus and has it from 14 meters in the middle. He completes with the right instep in the flat left corner.
32
18:03
Bensebaini against hundredweight! In the sixteenth, Stindl puts halfway up from the left baseline for the Algerian. He processed the thankless pass into a volley, which rushed from 14 meters in the middle of the Mainz box. Zentner grabs safely.
29
18:01
… Stach throws the ball directly onto the box with his right instep, but the intended fluttering effect doesn’t occur. Summer is readily available.
28
17:59
Yellow card for Matthias Ginter (Bor. Mönchengladbach)
Ginter’s foul on Stach not only earned the Mönchengladbach defender a yellow card, but also gave FSV a free kick in a dangerous position…
27
17:58
There was more in it! Pléa appears in front of the last opposing line and sends Lainer to the right side of the box. He hesitates a bit too long with his cross pass in front of the box, so that Niakhaté straddles it.
24
17:55
The foals continue to set the pace, attacking primarily with their right wing. Lainer is much more active there than his counterpart Bensebaini.
21
17:52
Zentner beware! After Koné’s volley into the half-right depth, Embolo threatens to appear alone in front of the Mainz case. However, Zentner left his territory in good time and is ultimately there with his chest in front of the Swiss.
19
17:49
Koné moves from the left to the center and tries a right-footed shot from 25 yards out. Due to a strong reserve, the ball flies well over Zentner’s box.
17
17:48
Plea with the big chance to 1:0! Lainer, who was sent through a through ball to the right-hand penalty area line by Koné, plays halfway inwards with the first contact. Pléa is ahead of Hack and steers the ball with his left instep from ten meters just over the left corner.
15
17:47
The Svensson selection, meanwhile, has better access in midfield and increases the distance of Mönchengladbach’s ball circulation from their goal.
13
17:44
As a result of winning the ball high, Ingvartsen unpacks a hard shot from the middle of 21 meters with the left instep, which rushes deflected centrally onto the home box. There, BMG goalkeeper Sommer confidently grabs.
10
17:41
Yellow card for Breel Embolo (Bor. Mönchengladbach)
The ball-carrying Embolo kicks Hack with full force on his left foot. Referee Schlager observed the breach of the rules at close range and punished him with an early first warning.
9
17:40
Stach’s cross attempt from the half-right offensive corridor involuntarily becomes a direct shot that sails in the direction of the far corner. Sommer takes off as a precaution, but in the end the ball lands on the net.
8th
17:39
The Rheinhessen have not really arrived in the game, entrench themselves early on their sixteen. By the way, they last won away from home in October.
6
17:37
Widmer saves from Embolo! Stindl gets through a one-two with Lainer on the right behind the opposing defensive line. His cross in front of the box is destined for Embolo, but his compatriot Widmer saves a header.
5
17:36
… Stindl’s execution with the right inside instep is intended for the area between the edge of the five and the penalty spot. There Stach headed the ball out of the danger zone.
4
17:35
Niakhaté’s push against Pléa at left-back leads to a free-kick from a good cross…
3
17:34
In the first few moments, the hosts let the ball circle their ranks and are received by the guests roughly on the center line. They are still looking for a way to the top.
1
17:32
Mönchengladbach vs. Mainz – round one in Borussia-Park is open!
17:29
The teams have just entered the pitch in front of a good 45,000 spectators.
17:03
In the 05ers, who are the second weakest away team in the national football upper house with only seven points and who have only won one of the last eleven Bundesliga comparisons with the Black-White-Greens, coach Bo Svensson sets up after the 4-0 home win against the DSC Arminia Bielefeld three times. Instead of Kohr (suspended), Lee and Burkardt (both on the bench), Stach, Barreiro and Ingvartsen start.
16:56
On the side of the Foals, who got a 1-1 draw in the first leg in early November in the Mewa Arena after Toren Neuhaus (38) and Widmers (76) and who are looking forward to their first three-game winning streak since June 2020, coach Adi Hütter has made two personnel changes compared to the successful guest appearance at VfL Bochum. Elvedi and Stindl take the place of Netz (muscular problems) and Thuram (adductor problems).
16:47
1. FSV Mainz 05 also went into the international break with a good feeling, after the defeats at 1. FC Union Berlin (1: 3) and against Borussia Dortmund (0: 1) they sent DSC Arminia Bielefeld with a 4: 0 pack on the journey home. As tenth in the table, he can relax and look back on the last seven games and may still be able to squint at participating in international business: with a win, FSV would reduce the gap to sixth place to four points.
16:41
Borussia Mönchengladbach took two important steps towards staying up in the league ahead of the club football-free weekend. After the Black-White-Greens had beaten their basement competitor Hertha BSC 2-0, they were also successful at VfL Bochum: At the start of the final phase, they led 2-0 with the promoted team when the game ended because of a cup thrown by a home fan linesman Christian Gittelmann was aborted. Last Thursday, the game was then scored in favor of the foals, who most recently appeared in the absence of their corona-infected head coach Adi Hütter.
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga early Sunday evening! Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FSV Mainz 05 conclude the 28th matchday. Foals and 05ers face each other from 3:30 p.m. on Hennes-Weisweiler-Allee.