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Hertha BSC
1:0 (1:0)
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Saturday 19.10.2013, 18:30 • Olympic Stadium, Berlin • Bundesliga
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:30.
     
    Dear football fans! On Saturday afternoon (6:30 pm CET, 5:30 GMT) we fasten our eyes on Bundesliga matches. The matchday 9 is continuing after the Friday evening Hoffenheim – Leverkusen match. For example we are going to bring a match for you from the German capitol Berlin, where Hertha BSC is going to host Borussia Mönchengladbach. Although, Hertha is newcomer their performance is commanding on Bundesliga 1. They are standing on sixth place right now with twelve points. The other side has had even better performance so far. They are fourth just behind the three giants and have 13 points. So, to review these stats we can state that this is a totally opened match and everything can happen. And fortunately, you can follow it here on eurolivescores.com!
     
    Here are the lineups:
     
    Starting lineups:

    Hertha BSC: Kraft – Pekarík, Lustenberger, Langkamp, van den Bergh – Skjelbred, Hosogai – Allagui, Kobiashvili, Ben-Hatira – Ramos
    Subs: Buchert – Janker, Kluge, Ronny, Niemeyer, Schulz, Cigerci

    Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Jantschke, Stranzl, Bouwers, Wendt – Herrmann, Kramer, Xhaka, Arango – Raffael, Kruse
    Subs: Heimeroth – Daems, Marx, Korb, Younes, de Jong, Hrgota

    Referees: dr Jochen Drees – Tobias Christ, Christian Gittelmann.
     
    The teams are arriving to the pitch, the atmosphere of Olympic Stadium of Berlin is awesome! After the handshaking ceremony let us the match get started!
     
    Hertha is going to play in their blue-white stripy kit Mönchengladbach is in green dress.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    1
    Mönchengladbach made the kickoff.
     
    1
    Wendt was bringing the ball through the defenders, but got tackled.
     
    2
    Ben-Hatira tried to cross the ball in, but Jantschke blocked.
     
    3
    Kruse put the ball by his heel in front of Raffael, he fired, but it was deflected to corner kick. Nice combination by the visitors.
     
    4
    Kruse sent the ball in from the corner, Bouwers' weak header is caught by Kraft.
     
    5
    Gladbach started this match more actively.
     
    6
    Herrman collected the ball on the right, but van den Bergh harrassed and made him lost it.
     
    7
    Kobiashvili's through pass went out of bounds on the left.
     
    7
    Hosogai lobbed the ball inside, Wendt cleared it.
     
    9
    Allagui did not start for a pass, because he felt was offside.
     
    10
    Every fieldsman is in Gladbach's territory. Hertha is attacking.
     
    10
    Bouwers overtook the forward and headed the ball to the keeper.
     
    11
    Van den Bergh was going for the ball on the left but it went accross the endline. Goal kick is coming.
     
    13
    Van den Bergh found himself alone on the left and delivered the ball inside, but Ramos' shot was blocked by a defender's sliding tackle!
     
    14
    Arango fired from long distance by left foot, Kraft puched it back!
     
    15
    Raffael turned around his defender and left him, but Langkamp stopped the Brazilian striker.
     
    16
    Raffael is in actoin again. He got the ball on the right and passed back to Kruse, who shot over the bar poorly.
     
    17
    Van den Bergh rash forward on the left and centred the ball to Ben-Hatira, it bounced out of bounds from him, goal kick is coming.
     
    19
    Hand ball by Jantschke, free kick for Hertha on the left.
     
    19
    Skjelbred implemented it, deflected by Kramer to corner kick.
     
    20
    Skjelbred kicked inside too, ter Stegen stepped out from the goal and grabbed the ball.
     
    21
    This is a quite square match so far and both teams are trying to attack.
     
    22
    Stranzl kicked the ball accross the sideline, thus Ramos could not take it.
     
    23
    Kruse's chip pass towards Raffael was too short.
     
    24
    Kruse again. He lofted the ball inside again, Kraft jumped forward like a lion and caught it confidently.
     
    26
    Skjelbred is pulled Herrmann back – no yellow card.
     
    27
    In the last ten minutes the game is calm. Although, teams are trying to attack, but they are defending well too.
     
    28
    Ramos gained a corner kick.
     
    29
    Skjelbred's corner kick is not dangerous, defencemen made a clearance.
     
    30
    Herrman was struggling for the ball and got it, then passed back to Kruse, who was arriving in the second wave and shot clearly, but it was not a hard job for Kraft to catch the ball.
     
    31
    Pekarík is tackled in Gladbach's territory, but then another cross was arriving, no problem for the defenders.
     
    32
    Van den Bergh stopped Kruse with a totally perfect sliding tackle in the box. Corner kick is going to be.
     
    33
    Kruse shot it inside, Kraft went out from the goal line on right time and puched it away.
     
    34
    Professional foul by Raffael, he stopped Skjelbred. He gets a yellow card.
     
    35
    Ben-Hatira sent the ball inside – no danger.
     
    36
    Kobiashvili did the same it was cleared too.
     
    36
    Skjelbred gains a free kick against Kramer.
     
    37
    Goal for Hertha BSC! Skjelbred implemented the free kick, crossed it to ADRIAN RAMOS' head and he sent the ball to the top righ corner 8 metres from the goal. Perfect header, 1-0!
     
    38
    Gladbach wants to answes immediately! Wendt broke forward on the left and centred the ball towards the totally lonely arriving Raffael, but it went just behind the Brazilian!
     
    40
    Mönchengladbach does not want to go to the half time when they are one goal down. They are putting Hertha under pressure.
     
    41
    Kruse deceived van den Bergh on the right, but the left back just got back and deflected the ball between Kraft's hands.
     
    43
    Hosogai is fouled by Herrmann, still no yellow card for Herrmann.
     
    44
    Ben-Hatira tumbled down thus he could not make breakaway.
     
    44
    Pekarík was left alone with Kruse, but the Slovak right back tackled him perfectly!
     
    45
    After a nice counterattack Ben-Hatira passed the ball towards Skjelbred who was in scoring situation, but Bouwers reached it and cleared.
     
    45+1
    Kruse deceived two Hertha defenders and fired 18 metres from the goal, what a diving save by Kraft!
     
    1st halftime finished.
     
    It was an eventful first half. Both teams played offinsively and created many scoring opportunities. Although, it was a square first half the result is not tied. Adrian Ramos took a lead with a punctual header, so there is 1-0 after the first time. The second half is going to be interesting and exciting with a lot of opened questions of the match. Do not miss it!
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    46
    Hertha started te second half.
     
    47
    Arango is on the ground aching his ankle. But no problem, he can continue playing.
     
    48
    Early corner for Gladbach.
     
    48
    Kruse lofted the ball inside, the ball bounced out of bounds from Bouwers.
     
    49
    Ramos broke inside from the left and made a shot, ter Stegen held it.
     
    50
    Guests is in attack.
     
    51
    Arango fired the ball badly over the bar from outside the box.
     
    52
    Kobiashvili slid on Herrmann's ankle making a tactical foul and getting a xellow card.
     
    53
    After the subsequent free kick Raffael wheeled the ball back to Stranzl who missed the target.
     
    54
    Now Stranzl has to be ready in front of Gladbach's goal. He cleared the ball to a corner kick.
     
    54
    Skjelbred was behind the ball, but his corner kick was headed away by the defencemen.
     
    56
    Wendt is checked by Allagui – advantage rule.
     
    57
    Bouwers missed the ball after Kobiashvili's pass, thus Allagui stroke towards the goal, but his try is beautifully saved by Kraft!
     
    58
    Kobiashvili committed a foul on Kruse, who would had broken forward. This was the last foul without the referee showing the second yellow and the red card!
     
    60
    Hertha BSC substitution: Kobiashvili is replaced by Niemeyer.
     
    61
    Head coach of Hertha thinks: it is better to take Kobiashvili down than risk he gets red card.
     
    62
    Allagui took a pass from the middle and centred it to Ramos, who scored a goal. But Allagui was flagged offside by the linesman.
     
    63
    Reviewing the replay we can clearly state: Allaugui was definitely on-side! Wrong decision by the referee!
     
    63
    Hertha BSC substitution: Ben-Hatira is replaced by Schulz.
     
    65
    Stranzl has to clear again with a sliding tackle in the box.
     
    66
    Branimir Hrgota is preparing to a change. Another forward is coming on the pitch soon.
     
    67
    Skjelbred's corner kick did not find Ramos.
     
    68
    Skjelbred's another corner is also cleared by Arango from the near post.
     
    68
    Schulz had an opportunity from the right of the goal area, but he directed his shot poorly and it went wide so much.
     
    68
    Borussia Mönchengladbach substitution: Herrmann is replaced by Hrgota.
     
    70
    Allagui's cross in is bad for all of the team mates.
     
    72
    Borussia Mönchengladbach substitution: Arango is replaced by Younes.
     
    72
    Hertha BSC substitution: Kramer is replaced by de Jong.
     
    73
    Kraft has to be focused after a delivery from the left side. He grabbed the ball.
     
    74
    Offside for Hertha again.
     
    75
    Jantschke interferenced van den Burgh next to the sideline – free kick.
     
    76
    In spite of the fact that home team has the lead they prevailed the game instead of defending tightly. Now it seems this is going to change. Mönchengladbach is coming and trying to attack and equalize.
     
    78
    Ramos tried to pass the ball to his team mate with a back header, but it was god only for ter Stegen.
     
    79
    After a combination on the right Raffael had a chance in the middle, but his shot was too weak, so Kraft saved it!
     
    80
    Schulz tried to deceive Jantschke on the left, bud the defender kicked the ball away.
     
    82
    Although, Gladbach have had much more shots so far it does not mean that they are more dangerous than Hertha. They have chances approximately as much as visitors have.
     
    84
    Gladbach is pressing, but Hertha BSC is defending tightly.
     
    85
    Gladbach attack is over. Allagui stole the ball, then Wendt committed a foul on him free kick for Hertha.
     
    86
    De Jong flicked the ball towards Kruse, but it was not good enough.
     
    87
    Hertha BSC substitution: Allagui is replaced by Cigerci.
     
    87
    With this substitution now it is sure that Raffael will not play against his brother, Ronny. No changes left neither of the teams.
     
    88
    Kruse was carrying the ball on the right, then delivered it to Hrgota, whose shot went over the bar so, so, so much.
     
    89
    Cigerci tried to deceive Wendt on the right – no success.
     
    90
    Stranzl jumped up for heading, but chechked Langkamp.
     
    90+1
    3 minutes added time.
     
    90+2
    Unbelievable! Stranzl checked his defender again in Hertha's territory and gets his second yellow card!
     
    90+3
    Protesting and arguing fiercely almost caused fighting scene on the pitch!
     
    90+3
    Ramos is also cautioned.
     
    90+3
    Final corner kick for Gladbach. Ter Stegen is coming forward too!
     
    90+4
    After the corner kick ter Stegen jumped up to head it, but it bounced out of bounds from him.
     
    Game over.
     
    It was a really enjoyable match with many scoring chances, fast play and a lot of emotions. Reviewing all of the match it was a square game, both team had many opportunities, though there was only one goal. The goalkeepers did also good job. Ramos' header caused the win for Hertha BSC. With this result Hertha is currently fourth with 15 points while Mönchengladbach is sixth with 13 points. Thank you for following our live coverage. We hope you enjoyed it. Until next time goodbye! (20:39:35)

    Salacz Bence

    Goals: 37. Ramos

    Cards:   52. Kobiashvili (BER), 90+3. Ramos (BER) – 34. Raffael (BMG), 90. Stranzl (BMG)   90+2. Stranzl (BER)


    Hertha BSC: Kraft – Pekarík, Lustenberger, Langkamp, van den Bergh – Skjelbred, Hosogai – Allagui (87. Cigerci), Kobiashvili (60. Niemeyer), Ben-Hatira (63. Schulz) – Ramos
    Subs: Buchert – Janker, Kluge, Ronny, Niemeyer (60.), Schulz (63.), Cigerci (87.)

    Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Jantschke, Stranzl, Bouwers, Wendt – Herrmann (68. Hrgota), Kramer (72. de Jong), Xhaka, Arango (72. Younes) – Raffael, Kruse
    Subs: Heimeroth – Daems, Marx, Korb, Younes (72.), de Jong (72.), Hrgota (68.)

    Referees: dr Jochen Drees – Tobias Christ, Christian Gittelmann

    Attendance: 60000