DOR 1:2 MNC | Borussia Dortmund - Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga)

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final

Borussia Dortmund

1:2 (0:2)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Saturday 15.03.2014, 15:30 • Signal-Iduna-Park, Dortmund • Bundesliga

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		Great victory by Gladbach in Dortmund. They've earned it with a very good first half and brilliant counter attacks led by Herrmann. The second half was full Dortmund's but they've got only one goal back, and that wasn't enough in the end...
		Game over.
	90+4	Ducksch's good cross from the left, but the close range header of Schieber missed the bottom left corner.
	90+2	Reclamation now, and the ref sends away now the home coach Jürgen Klopp.
	90+2	Sahin's through ball was a bit short to the right for Grosskreutz, Daems catches the ball.
	90+1	The corner from the right was easily cleared by the defenders.
	90	Four minutes added time.
	90	Rupp wins a corner on the right wing.
	89	A cross from the right wing was headed away by the defenders, after that a cross by Sahin was catched by ter Stegen.
	89	Brouwers replaces Raffael now by Gladbach.
	88	After the cross by Sokratis from the right there's a goal by Ducksch, but Lewandowski attacked ter Stegen unfair, so that's not a goal in the end...
	87	Schieber's header from close range was well catched by ter Stegen.
	86	Hummels' cross was headed away by Stranzl, after it Grosskreutz was caught offside on the right.
	85	A cross by Ducksch from the left was blocked by the defenders, as the shot of Ducksch after that too.
	85	Hard attacks now by Dortmund, Gladbach defends with all they've got.
	84	After Schmelzer's cross from the left Jojic was stopped now by the defenders.
	83	After a long cross by Schmelzer from the left, Lewandowski was caught offside in the middle.
	82	Schieber replaces Aubameyang by Dortmund for the last minutes.
	82	Long ball by Hummels to the left, Schmelzer can't reach it, throw for Gladbach.
	81	Following a pass by Hummels, Lewandowski was stopped by the defenders in the middle of the penalty area.
	81	Hummels' cross from the left was headed away by the defenders.
	80	Long ball for Grosskreutz to the right side, there comes a throw for Gladbach.
	79	Rupp replaced Herrmann by Gladbach.
	78	A long range shot by Hummels from the left goes a bit over the bar.
	77	Goal for Borussia Dortmund!MILOS JOJIC scores after Hofmann's corner, that was headed into the middle by the defenders, and the shot of Jojic from just outside the penalty area was deflected by Alvaro Dominguez, and the ball goes into the middle of the goal.
	76	Lewandowski wins a free kick on the right wing against Alvaro Dominguez, the free kick was headed into a corner by the defenders.
	76	Grosskreutz' cross from the right was saved by the defenders, after that an attacking foul by Ducksch on Herrmann, free kick for Gladbach.
	75	The first change by Gladbach, Marx replaces Kruse.
	74	Quick shot by Ducksch from the middle of the penalty area hits the hand of Daems, but that's no penalty, says the ref.
	73	Following a pass of Hofmann, Grosskreutz' shot from the right was blocked by Alvaro Dominguez.
	73	Hofmann wins a free kick against Raffael now.
	72	Long ball for Kruse to the middle, but he was caught offside, free kick for Dortmund.
	71	Arango wins a free kick on the left against Jojic.
	70	Herrmann stops an attack of Dortmund in the middle of the half of Gladbach.
	69	Another bad foul by the just booked Nordtveit against Ducksch, here's the second yellow in one minute: and a red...
	68	Ducksch's long range shot was easily saved by ter Stegen.
	68	Nordtveit fouled Hofmann by the middle of the pitch, that's a yellow too.
	67	The second change by Dortmund, Ducksch replaces Piszczek.
	66	Schmelzer's cross from the left finds Hofmann, who gaves it to Lewandowski, but the shot from the middle of the penalty area was brilliantly saved by ter Stegen.
	66	Kruse was stopped easily by Sokratis on the right side of the penalty area.
	65	Ter Stegen collects the ball in the middle against Hummels, following a long pass by Jojic.
	64	Aubameyang's free kick hits the wall, as the rebound shot too.
	63	The first change of the game, Jojic replaced Kehl by Dortmund.
	63	Lewandowski wins a free kick against Stranzl in the middle, just outside the penalty area.
	62	Kramer's got an injury now, but the game continues.
	62	Hummels' cross from the middle was headed away by Piszczek, goal kick for Gladbach.
	60	Lewandowski fouled Arango on the right wing, the first booking of the game, that's a yellow.
	60	Great attack by Gladbach, Arango sends Kruse on the right side, the cross was volleyed by Herrmann: inches over.
	59	Hofmann's corner from the right was headed away by Daems, the second cross was cleared by Stranzl, but the long range shot of Sahin goes high and wide.
	58	Dangerous cross by Herrmann from the right for Raffael, who can't collect the ball and the defenders can stop him.
	58	A pass by Grosskreutz to the right side wasn't good, the defenders can clear.
	57	Schmelzer's cross from the left wing is too long, goes over without a touch in the middle.
	56	Great cross by Aubameyang from the right was headed over by Grosskreutz from just outside the six yard box.
	56	Long range shot by Aubameyang was saved by ter Stegen without any problems.
	55	Herrmann was stopped by the defenders on the right in a very dangerous counter situation.
	54	Hofmann's free kick was headed away by Stranzl inside the six yard box.
	54	Schmelzer wins a free kick on the left wing against Herrmann.
	53	Great shot by Kruse from long range was well saved by Weidenfeller.
	52	Piszczek's cross from the right was cleared by Kramer easily, the counter attack was cleared by the home defenders against Herrmann and Korb.
	51	The free kick from the left was headed away by Hummels.
	50	Arango's long ball to the left was cleared by Sokratis against Kruse, but after that Arango wins a free kick against Kehl.
	50	Long ball for Piszczek to the right wing, there comes a throw for Gladbach.
	49	Another long through ball by Sokratis to the left was headed away by Korb well.
	49	Bad long ball to the middle, Weidenfeller collects it.
	48	Sokratis' through ball to the left was headed away by Korb.
	48	Kruse's pass finds Raffael inside the penalty area, his shot from the left side goes over.
	47	Schmelzer's cross from the left was cleared by Daems easily.
	47	Hofmann's corner from the left was headed away by the defenders.
	46	Following Arango's cross from the left Raffael was stopped by the defenders, quick counter attack by Dortmund, Lewandowski wins a corner.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Mönchengladbach will start the game after the break.
		Surprise in Dortmund after the first 45 minutes, Mönchengladbach leads with two goals in the pause. Dortmund played a bit better after the start, but the quick counter attacks of Gladbach were more than problematic for the Dortmund defenders. Especially Herrmann's got a great game today with one and a half assists after 45 minutes. Dortmund should much more to give in the attack, if they want to reverse this game today.
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
	45+1	Hofmann's corner from the left was catched by ter Stegen.
	45+1	Ter Stegen saves a cross from the right into a corner.
	45	One minute added time before the break.
	45	Hofmann was stopped easily on the right wing.
	44	The corner was headed away to safety by Schmelzer.
	44	Herrmann wins a corner against Schmelzer on the right side.
	43	Sahin's through ball to the right side was a bit short, headed away by the defenders.
	43	Schmelzer's cross from the left was blocked and cleared by the away defenders.
	42	Schmelzer wins a throw on the left wing.
	41	Lazy play by Dortmund so far, it would be hard so...
	40	Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach!Another 'half-assist' by Herrmann, his pass from the right finds Arango in the middle, who sends it immediately for MAX KRUSE to the left. Kruse made two good tricks against his defender and keeper Weidenfeller inside the penalty area, and sends the ball into the middle of the empty net.
	39	Schmelzer's cross from the left wasn't good, the defenders can catch the ball and send it back to ter Stegen.
	38	Sahin wins another free kick now in the middle of the attacking half, but following the free kick there's an attacking foul by Hummels, free kick for Gladbach in the end.
	37	Hofmann's sharp free kick missed the top left corner by inches.
	37	Hofmann wins a free kick on the left against Stranzl.
	36	Long through ball for Arango to the left, the home defenders' got it.
	35	Hummels' cross from the left was too long for Piszczek, that's a goal kick for Gladbach now.
	34	Dortmund attacked more but Gladbach scored the goal, which is a little surprise by this time.
	33	Following Lewandowski's pass, Grosskreutz was stopped in the middle by the defenders, the ball lands by ter Stegen.
	31	Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach!Quick counter attack by Gladbach, Raffael sends the ball to the right side for Herrmann, his first cross was blocked by Schmelzer, but Herrmann's got the ball again, and the second cross finds RAFFAEL CAETANO DE ARAUJO at the right edge of the six yard box, who sends the ball into the bottom left corner.
	31	Piszczek's long cross from the right into the middle was catched by ter Stegen.
	30	Sokratis goes forward now, but easily stopped by the defenders in the middle of the attacking half.
	29	Aubameyang's shot from 12 yards, a bit right, hits the cross bar, and after it a cross from the left side finds Aubameyang in offside.
	28	Lewandowski's pass was a bit long for Grosskreutz on the half left position, the defenders can clear.
	27	Following the corner by Hofmann from the right, a hard shot by Piszczek was well blocked by the defenders.
	27	Aubameyang wins a corner on the right wing against Stranzl.
	26	Long ball for Kruse to the right, Hummels stops his attack easily.
	25	Schmelzer was caught offside on the left wing.
	24	The second corner wasn't dangerous, ends with a bad cross by Piszczek from the right, that's a goal kick for Gladbach.
	24	After the corner from the left a great shot by Sahin, deflected in the end by Kramer, another corner.
	23	Aubameyang's cross from the left was well cleared again by the defenders, but a pass from the rebound finds Hummels in the penalty area, his shot from the left side of the six yard box was saved by ter Stegen.
	21	Schmelzer's cross from the left was headed forth by Lewandowski, but the cross by Sahin from the right side of the penalty area was cleared by the defenders in the end.
	20	Terrible pass by Kehl to the right wing, that's a throw for Gladbach.
	19	Herrmann goes from left to the middle but his shot from just outside the penalty area goes over the bar.
	18	Long ball by Hummels for Hofmann through the middle, ter Stegen collects it.
	17	Bad pass and an attacking foul by Kehl in the middle of the Gladbach half, free kick for the away team.
	17	Arango's pass was long for Kruse to the middle, Dortmund can attack now.
	16	Sahin's through ball wasn't good for Piszczek to the right side, Gladbach's got the ball.
	15	Long ball for Kruse to the right wing, there comes a throw for Dortmund.
	14	Lewandowski was stopped by the defenders at the left edge of the penalty area.
	13	Aubameyang's pass was cleared with head by the defenders by the penalty area.
	12	Herrmann's got a great pass by Kramer on the left side of the penalty area, his shot missed the left corner.
	11	Bad touch by Hofmann in the attacking half, the ball is by the away defenders now.
	11	Kruse's corner from the right was cleared by the home defenders in the middle.
	10	Hummels defends well after the quick counter attack, that's a corner for Gladbach.
	10	Following a deflected cross by Piszczek from the left the defenders can clear against Sahin.
	9	A long ball by Sahin to the left was headed away by Korb.
	8	Arango's pass was long for Kruse to the middle, Hummels stops the ball and sends it back to Weidenfeller.
	8	Piszczek's long ball to the middle was headed away by the Gladbach defenders.
	7	Piszczek stops easily an attempt of Kruse on the left wing.
	6	Following a cross by Lewandowski from the left there's a hard shot by Hofmann from just outside the penalty area, ter Stegen saves it well.
	6	Another long ball, this time to the right wing, another throw for Dortmund.
	5	Long ball for Raffael to the left, he can't reach it, that's a throw for the home side.
	4	Hofmann's corner from the left was saved with some problems by the defenders at the six yard box.
	3	Following Sahin's free kick Dortmund's got the first corner of the game.
	3	Piszczek wins a free kick on the right wing against Daems.
	2	Dangerous kick off by ter Stegen, Aubameyang's got the throw on the right.
	1	Long ball to the right for Herrmann, stopped by Weidenfeller.
	1	Dortmund started the game.
	1	Game started.
		Dortmund plays in yellow shirts and black shorts today, Gladbach in white.
		Starting lineups: Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller – Piszczek, Sokratis, Hummels, Schmelzer – Kehl, Sahin – Aubameyang, Hofmann, Grosskreutz – Lewandowski. Coach: Klopp Subs: Langerak (GK), Durm, Friedrich, Kirch, Jojic, Ducksch, Schieber Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Korb, Stranzl, Alvaro Dominguez, Daems – Kramer, Nordtveit – Herrmann, Arango – Raffael, Kruse. Coach: Favre Subs: Heimeroth (GK), Brouwers, Marx, Rupp, Younes, Hrgota, Mlapa Referees: Aytekin – Brand, Achmüller – Bornhorst.
		Dortmund's got a problem with too many injured players, Subotic, Bender, Blaszczykowski, Gündogan and Reus will missing, but Lewandowski can play again. Mkhitaryan is suspended because of his 5 yellow cards. By Mönchengladbach Wendt is the only injured player.
		We're ahead of a great match in the German Bundesliga this Saturday afternoon, when Dortmund hosts Mönchengladbach. Dortmund is second now on the table with 48 points so far, Mönchengladbach's got 36 points, and they're on the 8th place. The home team has all the chances to win, but it could be a hard one.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Attila Varsányi

Goals & lineups

Goals: 77. Jojic – 31. Raffael, 40. Kruse

Cards: 60. Lewandowski (BVB) – 68. Nordtveit (BMG) 69. Nordtveit (BMG)

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller – Piszczek (67. Ducksch), Sokratis, Hummels, Schmelzer – Kehl (63. Jojic), Sahin – Aubameyang (82. Schieber), Hofmann, Grosskreutz – Lewandowski. Coach: Klopp
Subs: Langerak (GK), Durm, Friedrich, Kirch, Jojic, Ducksch, Schieber

Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Korb, Stranzl, Alvaro Dominguez, Daems – Kramer, Nordtveit – Herrmann (79. Rupp), Arango – Raffael (89. Brouwers), Kruse (75. Marx). Coach: Favre
Subs: Heimeroth (GK), Brouwers, Marx, Rupp, Younes, Hrgota, Mlapa

Referees: Aytekin – Brand, Achmüller – Bornhorst

Attendance: 80645