MNC 0:1 LEV | Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga)

Bundesliga

Mönchengladbach – Leverkusen

0:1 (end)

final

Borussia Mönchengladbach

0:1 (0:0)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Friday 07.02.2014, 20:30 • Stadion im Borussia-Park (Mönchengladbach) • Bundesliga

		Welcome. Game starts at 20:30.
		Starting lineups: Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Wendt, Stranzl, Nordtveit, Jantschke – Xhaka, Kramer – Arango, Hermann – Kruse, Raffael Subs: Heimeroth – Daems, Rupp, Alvaro Dominguez, Mlapa, Younes, Hrgota Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Leno – Hilbert, Toprak, Spahic, Can – Sam, Bender, Rolfes, Castro – Heung-Min Son – Kiessling Subs: Yelldell – Wollscheid, Derdiyok, Hegeler, Öztunali, Guardado, Donati Referees: Meyer – Willenborg, Bornhorst.
		The teams are walking on the pitch now. The game is starting in two minutes.
		Mönchengladbach is going to play in white shirt, while Leverkusen in black.
	1	Game started.
	1	Gladbach is playing the ball at the back at the start.
	2	Long ball towards Kiessling was too long, ter Stegen has taken it.
	3	Bayer is trying some combinations near the half-line, but failed to complete the last passes.
	4	Midfield play is common in the beginning, but now Borussia lost ball, Can can throw it in.
	5	Bender is on the ground, he fell very badly after a header. Game stopped due to this.
	5	He jumped on Kruse's back and fell quite badly on his back. Looks to be injured. Hope, he can continue.
	6	Bender looks to be okay, but still to be helped beyond the sideline.
	6	Bayer is playing the ball at the back now, trying to call the home players ahead.
	7	Arango kicked the ball across the penalty box from the left side, but no one followed the action.
	8	Kiessling nearly got the ball from Son from the left side, but a defender kicked it out.
	9	First corner of the game. Leverkusen can take it.
	9	It was out of danger, no one arrived in the middle at the proper place. Now a reserve player threw a second ball on the field, he got a yellow card! We could not see, who that was.
	10	The previous event was absolutely rare! I haven't ever seen such a thing.
	11	Jantschke is trying hard on the left, but Bayer defence was strong there.
	12	Nearly nothing important is happening so far except that one and only chance by Leverkusen.
	13	We got the information: Wollscheid got the yellow card on the bench of Leverkusen.
	14	Castro passed the ball back to Leno, the goalkeeper. The play is way far from active.
	15	Bayer is trying to filter the attacks of home players already in the middle.
	16	Ter Stegen saved with his head outside the penalty zone, pushing his team mate on the ground with it.
	16	Castro had a chance for a crossball on the right, but it was not exact, ter Stegen took it easily.
	17	Teams are focusing on defence, absolutely no risk for attacks.
	18	Son got a pass on the left, but failed to control it. Throw in.
	19	Spahic passed the ball for an opponent near his penalty area, and Bayer could save only for corner.
	19	Herrmann got the ball after the corner, he immediately bombed it for the target from the right side, Leno saved superbly! The first real action.
	20	Long ball by Leverkusen was out of danger, Mönchengladbach can build another attack.
	21	In the last few minutes the game is running mostly in the Bayer area.
	22	Free kick for Bayer. Arango fouled his opponent in the middle.
	23	Herrmann had a wrong pass in the middle, Leverkusen took it, but the ball in was freed by defenders.
	24	Mönchengladbach mainly wants to build attacks on the left. Now a wrong pass prevented the chance in the middle. Raffael didn't get the ball.
	25	Leno got the ball back, only rare actions happen.
	26	After 25 minutes of play, the match is 0-0.
	27	Arango wanted to pass for Wendt, but his ball was too long on the left.
	28	Spahic fouled Raffael in the middle. Free kick.
	29	As I see, the ball possession is by Borussia, but there are lack of big shots except that only one.
	30	Bayer lost ball after the superb tackle by Nordtveit on the right.
	30	Can got a yellow card after a foulplay near his own penalty zone.
	31	Arango took the free kick on the right side from about 35 meters, a defender headed it out.
	32	Raffael, then Arango wanted to kick the ball in from the left, but none of the attempts were successful.
	33	Kruse got a good ball on the right, he shot a big one, bounced out for a corner.
	33	Corner not dangerous, Bayer is playing the ball very much at the back, Leno also touches it many times.
	34	ter Stegen again very much out of his zone, kicked the ball out on the left.
	35	Can was stuck on a defender on the right hand side twice.
	36	Raffael passed the ball well in the zone from the left, Kruse got it at 6-7 meters, but passed back, not exactly.
	37	Defence work is great by both teams, especially by Gladbach.
	38	Kiessling is yellow carded after a not-important foul in the middle.
	39	Stranzl wanted to free his zone after a crossball, but he hit totally Son's leg and the ball bounced only slightly wide near the goal. What an indirect chance!
	40	In the last 2 minutes Bayer tried to put some pressure on Borussia.
	41	Son shot in the middle at about 20 meters, the ball flew too high, about 1 meter higher than target.
	42	Son active again, tried to shoot, but a defender saved to corner on the right.
	42	Rolfes got the ball after the corner, had a pure header at about 6 meters, but it flew too high.
	43	The game still has not spun up despite the last minutes' slight chances.
	44	Castro was looking for the way to shoot in the middle, but Kruse blocked it.
	45	Leverkusen is passing at the back, then lost ball.
	45	Superb save by Spahic in the middle ahead of Kruse in the last moment.
	45+1	Corner for Bayer on the left.
	45+1	Only a single minute added.
	45+1	Overhead shot by Rolfes in the middle, but he was too far, at 22 meters, no danger.
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
		This match is far from being exciting so far. Only few chances and threatening shots. It was high time for the break. We have to hope for a much better second half, teams have to spin up their play. So it's still 0-0. Stay with us for the second half! ----
	46	Start of 2nd half.
	46	We hope the teams will turn up the speed.
	47	Crossball from the right, Can got the ball and had a pure header, but it was slightly too high from 6 meters. It was a chance at the start of the half.
	48	Ball towards Castro was too long.
	49	Leverkusen started this half with possessing the ball clearly. Now a free kick for them, Sam was fouled at about 40 meters.
	50	Kruse wanted to go through the defenders, but stuck on one.
	51	Stranzl tackled Sam bravely on the left.
	52	ter Stegen got the ball after a too long pass.
	53	Arango got the ball in the middle, the first shot was blocked by a defender, the second one was way too wide.
	54	Leverkusen is trying on the left side, Jantschke deflected a trial of kicking the ball in.
	55	Hermann had a chance to shoot at 15 meters with only 1 defender. He missed the ball.
	56	Herrmann got a yellow card due to fouling from the back.
	57	Can shot the ball in from left, ter Stegen saved easily.
	58	Kiessling fouled in the middle, Mönchengladbach got a free kick.
	59	Quite a few shots today so far, now Castro had a nice one from the left, ter Stegen saved.
	60	A pass found Kramer on the right at 18 meters, he bombed, but didn't hit it properly, so the ball went wide by 5 meters.
	61	Total shots so far: 7-9.
	62	Goal for Leverkusen! It was unbelievably sudden. Sam passed well for SON, he could shot in the middle from 18 meters, the ball flew right into the net on the left side! 0-1!
	63	What a nice goal it was! Son had a pure opportunity and dealed with it.
	64	Leverkusen stayed in attacking mood.
	65	Pass by Castro was too far for Bender.
	66	Stranzl tackled Kiessling in the zone of Borussia superbly.
	66	A little bit of turmoil now after a foul. Kruse is one of them, Rolfes was pushed on the ground after his foul.
	67	No reward for Borussia or Bayer.
	67	Hermann left the field, Hrgota entered.
	68	Son lost ball then fouled.
	68	Sam is out, Derdiyok is in by B04.
	69	Ball towards Hrgota was too long, Leverkusen can build a new attack.
	70	Bayer is trying mainly on the left side, but the defence of Borussia is also very hard.
	71	Gladbach wants to change the game now, trying to possess the ball more.
	72	Kruse had a crossball towards Hrgota, but it was too deep, goal kick is coming.
	73	Gladbach didn't give up, Derdiyok lost ball but got it back again.
	74	Gladbach is possessing the ball, but the power of the attacks is still missing.
	75	Kiessling got a superb pass from Hilbert on the right side, he shot from 10 meters, but it was 2 meters wider than target.
	76	Chance on the other side, Leno jumped ahead for the ball the grab it ahead of Raffael in the middle.
	77	Stepover in the zone of Leverkusen, but the shot of Kruse was blocked in the middle.
	78	After a grabbed ball Kruse had a shot in the middle, Leno showed a superb save!
	78	Kruse got a yellow card after a little fight with a B04 player.
	79	Spahic headed a dangerous crossball out in the middle ahead of some strikers.
	80	Wendt shot in the middle, Leno boxed it out.
	81	Another reserve player of Bayer Leverkusen got a yellow card by the previous situation after not allowing to take a quick corner by Kruse. That's the reason, Kruse was so upset 2 minutes ago.
	82	Gladbach is passing at the back.
	83	Hrgota passed to Raffael to the right, he tricked and shot... a bit too high.
	84	Double change by Gladbach. Arango and Xhaka left the field, Mlapa and Younes entered.
	85	Counter foul against Kiessling, Gladbach can start an attack, but Wendt could not control the ball, throw in for Bayer.
	86	5 minutes left, Leverkusen is leading by a single goal.
	87	Castro had a strong shot but inexact from the left, it was too high by meters.
	88	Raffael's strong shot was blocked on the right.
	88	Wendt tackled Kiessling superbly at a chance of shooting on the right.
	89	Misunderstanding by Leverkusen strikers on the right, Gladbach can start one of the last attacks.
	89	Spahic showed another excellent defence by saving to corner ahead of Younes. Corner is out of danger.
	90	The last minute of the normal time has just started.
	90	Stranzl and Hrgota again misunderstood, throw in for Bayer.
	90+1	3 extra minutes added.
	90+1	Bayer Leverkusen is possessing the ball continuously, leaving no time for opponent to score.
	90+2	Goal kick for Gladbach. Maybe the last chance, but they lost the ball quickly.
	90+3	Mlapa entered the penalty zone on the right side, but chance is gone, Can tackled superbly.
	90+3	Kiessling left the field very slowly, Wollscheid is in.
	90+4	Interesting, Wollscheid had a yellow card before he could enter, remember!
	90+5	Last chance lost by Mönchengladbach. They saw handball in the penalty zone, but no reward.
		Game over.
		If someone likes German football, this was the match to forget quickly! Excitement only in the last few minutes, no nice play, only a few big shots taken by the teams. The first half was clearly nearly nothing, the second one was only slightly better. Leverkusen had more attacks in the second half of the match, they scored 3 points with this strange victory, when two reserve players got yellow cards being not on the pitch! Final results – Borussia Mönchengladbach – Bayer Leverkusen: 0-1! Thanks for attention! ---- (22:27:57)

Commentary by

Kármán Zoltán

Goals & lineups

Goals: 62. Son

Cards: 56. Herrmann (BMG), 78. Kruse (BMG) – 13. Wollscheid (B04), 30. Can (B04), 38. Kiessling (B04)

Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Wendt, Stranzl, Nordtveit, Jantschke – Xhaka, Kramer – Arango, Hermann – Kruse, Raffael
Subs: Heimeroth – Daems, Rupp, Alvaro Dominguez, Mlapa, Younes, Hrgota

Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Leno – Hilbert, Toprak, Spahic, Can – Sam, Bender, Rolfes, Castro – Heung-Min Son – Kiessling
Subs: Yelldell – Wollscheid, Derdiyok, Hegeler, Öztunali, Guardado, Donati

Referees: Meyer – Willenborg, Bornhorst

Attendance: 53950