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19:23
Mid-term conclusion:
With 1:0 it goes into the cabins! The lead for Borussia is well deserved, Hertha was only able to fire a shot on goal in 45 minutes. The foals started off with a lot of energy and therefore had many opportunities against the Hertha horses who were far too timid. In the end, the Gladbachers didn’t care that the goal fell after an overly motivated entry and the penalty due by Pléa (24th). However, the foals have to be careful not to become too passive themselves. The Berliners don’t come into play at all on their own. Mönchengladbach, on the other hand, is getting more and more space because the old lady has to move up.
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19:17
Chaos again in the Hertha penalty area. Pléa sends Thuram into the penalty area on the left, who circles Lotka to the left. The keeper looks a bit awkward and stumbles into Kempf, who is close on Thuram’s heels. The defender straddles far too risky, as before the first penalty, because the striker pulls outwards, luckily he only hits him minimally this time.
45
19:15
Official injury time (minutes): 2
45
19:15
Happy Gladbach! Badstübner deflects an extremely dangerous interface pass into the penalty area. Although possession of the ball does not change, the referee interrupts the game. That wouldn’t have been necessary, and the positioning was very unfortunate.
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19:14
Thuram tries again on the left. He runs a high ball to the left and Gechter in front of him only retreats further and further. The Frenchman can then shoot out of the box from 15 meters, but the medium-high shot is far too central. Lotka catches easily.
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19:12
But the air is noticeably out shortly before half-time. Hardly anything comes from the ranks either, it seems as if everyone in Gladbach is waiting for the half-time whistle.
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19:10
At least a degree. Pekarík gets a wide diagonal ball from the left in the penalty area. He spontaneously decides to take the shot at the last moment, but the volley with the right inside goes flat and clearly wide to the right.
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19:09
And on the other hand, the foals keep pushing themselves. Thuram pulls from 17 meters with a quick movement from the left to the middle. The flat flick with the right into the far corner is clearly set too far to the right. Nevertheless, there is applause from fans and fellow players.
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19:07
Gladbach wins the important duels almost without exception. As soon as summer approaches, there is always someone on hand. But that is seldom required at all.
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19:05
Ball possession is currently 67% to 33%. At least the old lady manages to throw in a few possession phases in the last few minutes. But that is also due to the fact that Borussia no longer dies so early.
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19:00
Darida is hit in a duel and needs treatment.
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18:59
That was just what was missing! From the right, Netz hits a corner sharply on the short pentagon with his left. Pléa prevails and heads to Belfodil’s back right in front of him. The deflected header jumps a few centimeters past the far left post.
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18:57
A tour can hardly be better deserved. The guests from Berlin couldn’t think of anything in the initial phase, they just anxiously concentrated on the deep defensive pressing in front of their own penalty area.
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18:53
Tooor for Bor. Mönchengladbach, 1-0 through Alassane Pléa
Gladbach rewards himself and scores! Pléa pushes into the middle with the inside, because Lotka decides for the left corner from the shooter’s point of view, he has no chance. Cheers to the foals!
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18:52
There’s the penalty! Thuram goes forward on the right side of the penalty area and cannot find a good angle for the shot. Kempf goes down to the slide completely unnecessarily and Thuram knows how to take advantage of that. He puts his leg between the ball and the defender and therefore gets the contact. Because Badstübner had mistakenly seen the ball touched, the VAR called him to the screen to correct the decision.
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18:52
Badstübner looks at a scene, there may be penalties for Gladbach!
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18:51
The people of the capital can’t really go on like this. After the intercepted pass, all players are in or just before the penalty area. That’s exactly where the Pss has to be played, but it’s way too risky. The inevitable ball loss follows, but Thuram puts it over the goal from 22 meters.
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18:50
And the hosts start consistently. A kick from Lotka has to be repeated because Embolo even ran into the forbidden area too early. The penalty area may only be entered after the execution.
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18:47
Again and again, Hertha is pushed in behind. It is not uncommon for the defensive line to be completely in its own penalty area because everyone retreats with every steep pass.
14
18:44
Gladbach has the chance! Thuram moves into the box on the left and then turns in Gechter and Ascacíbar with a feint. With his left he pulls from the left from ten meters, but the attempt rushes over the bar.
12
18:43
Hertha is concentrating on switching. If the opponents have possession of the ball, they all retreat to their own half. After winning duels, it then goes quickly and vertically to the top, where Selke loses the first running duel against Ginter.
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18:40
Embolo on the post! On the right, two meters from the sixteen corner, there is the first good chance for a free kick. Pléa crosses directly in front of the second post, where Selke unhappily extends to the outside. Embolo has a shot from a tight angle, but his volley lob into the far corner only hits the right outside post.
7
18:37
The guests sign up offensively for the first time: first a Pekarík cross rushes through everyone, then Netz Plattenhardt crosses the second ball into Sommer’s arms in the goal.
5
18:35
Ascacíbar is down after a tackle. Thuram hit him after a play in midfield with the studs on the instep.
4
18:34
Gladbach starts boldly. Thuram is sent twice in a row over the wing to the sixteen. The first time he dribbles against four defenders, the second time he finds the teammate. Embolo comes in at the penalty spot in the low cross and closes with a low right, but Lotka is too loose in the right corner.
1
18:31
Let’s go, Borussia toast in white and green. And after just 25 seconds, Thuram gets a pass that he can take behind the chain, but he misses the first contact.
18:26
Before the game, Bobic expressed himself unusually clearly on the microphone: “The impression from the Frankfurt game gives us an idea that something is wrong. I wanted to hear that from the lads. But now they have to deliver. And I also said unequivocally: We have to score. You just have to look at the table, we have to score. We’ll see what the consequences are then.”
18:11
Hütter makes three changes at Borussia and thus also changes his system. With Beyer, Kramer has added a third central defender to the team. Netz replaces the yellow card suspended Bensebaini on the left and up front Embolo fills Hofmann’s vacant place. The national player was seriously injured and is out longer with a torn muscle fiber.
18:08
In the other positions, however, there are six changes among the capitals. Korkut opts for two more central defenders in Stark and Gechter, with Plattenhardt defending on the left in the back five. The midfield becomes a little more defensive with the addition of Ascacíbar for Serdar. Two new strikers start up front with Beldodil and Selke, Jovetic is missing due to injury.
18:04
But finally to the sporty: At Hertha Marcel Lotka starts again between the fosten, Schwolow did not even travel after his break. Christensen seems to be at a disadvantage under Korkut, even if Lotka moves to Dortmund after the season.
17:59
In addition, the association’s executive committee, elected by the members, felt compelled to make a statement, since the group of investors had announced that “something had to happen” at the next general meeting. This means that “a limit in terms of the autonomy of the highest club body has been crossed”. In addition, Arne Friedrich resigned from his position as sports director immediately, at the end of the season there would have been a separation anyway. The former national player justified the decision by saying that he appeared was no longer allowed to influence current decisions. All in all, another turbulent week for the “new” Hertha and its team of investors.
17:52
With investors in the background, however, it is always difficult to remain calm. In addition to the sporting misery, Lars Windhorst opened another barrel during the week by withdrawing a planned documentary about Hertha, into which around one million euros had already flowed. The reason: A high-ranking member of the management is said to have spoken in front of the cameras “in a disrespectful and condescending manner” about the investor Windhorst.
17:48
As usual, Hertha addressed the situation much more publicly: On Sunday, the day after the 1: 4 swatter against Eintracht Frankfurt, Fredi Bobic called the team to the crisis meeting without the coach. He is said to have taken the team to task and stood in front of the absent Tayfun Korkut. He then publicly called for calm “from everyone, really from everyone”.
17:44
Accordingly, a lot has been said about the coaches in the past week, who are each heavily criticized. There are rumors about Adi Hütter, whom the Gladbachers brought from Frankfurt for a record transfer fee before the season, that a final for the job could be pending today. He himself is not even on the sidelines. With a corona infection, the football teacher has to follow the game in quarantine.
17:38
The table situation is tricky before the duel, Hertha was even thrown back to 17th place by Stuttgart’s point win. The situation in Mönchengladbach is not much better. Borussia is four points ahead of Hertha on a deceptive 13th place in the table.
Hello and welcome to the live ticker of the Bundesliga match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hertha BSC. The crisis duel will start at 6:30 p.m. in Borussia Park.