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final
Eintracht Frankfurt
1:0 (1:0)
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Wednesday 26.03.2014, 20:00 • Commerzbank-Arena (Frankfurt, Germany) • Bundesliga
     
    Frankfurt held on to the tight lead and gets three points in the standings. (21:53:45)
     
    Game over.
     
    90+4
    Kadlec with a pass into the penalty area, but he found nobody in there.
     
    90+3
    Frankfurt with possession.
     
    90+2
    One last substitution for Frankfurt, Celozzi replaces Djakpa.
     
    90+1
    Four minutes will be added on.
     
    90
    Time running out for the visitors.
     
    88
    Barnetta leaves the field and is replaced by Stendera.
     
    87
    Frankfurt still resisting.
     
    87
    Borussia with another corner kick, inching towards the equalizer.
     
    86
    Yellow card for Kadlec who was a little too rough in a tackle.
     
    85
    Nothing comes out of it.
     
    85
    And now a corner kick for Mönchengladbach.
     
    84
    Flum with a foul, Borussia regains possession.
     
    83
    Frankfurt has the ball safe on their feet.
     
    82
    Aigner's night is over, Václav Kadlec comes in.
     
    81
    Offensive foul on the visiting side.
     
    80
    Rupp replaces Korb for Borussia.
     
    79
    Younes replaces Arango on the field for Borussia.
     
    79
    Offside called against Frankfurt.
     
    78
    Costly turnover gives Frankfurt possession.
     
    77
    Borussia has possession, but is far away from Trapp's goal.
     
    75
    Djakpa fired one from a great position, ter Stegen makes another awesome stop.
     
    74
    Another corner kick for Frankfurt.
     
    73
    Set play by Barnetta, corner kick coming up for Frankfurt.
     
    72
    The cross got to Lanig, but ter Stegen made an incredible stop to keep the score tight.
     
    71
    Corner kick for the Eintracht.
     
    70
    Lose ball was a good opportunity for Joselu to score his second of the match, but ter Stegen left his goal and got to it first.
     
    68
    Frankfurt had the ball in the opponent's half of the field, but didn't make anything happen with it.
     
    66
    Good try by Arango, but the ball ended in the side of the net.
     
    66
    Set play for Borussia from roughly twenty metres.
     
    65
    Arango with a cross, but it's not a good one and so Frankfurt is back on the ball.
     
    64
    Borussia has possession in front of the home team's penalty area.
     
    63
    Djakpa a victim of a rough tackle and he's staying down, but the ref says it was a good tackle.
     
    62
    Joselu jumped up after the cross, but he only headed the ball over the bar.
     
    61
    After the cross, Joselu fired the ball, another corner kick coming up for the Eintracht.
     
    60
    Djakpa got to the penalty area with the ball, but nothing more comes out of it than a corner kick.
     
    59
    Long pass by one of the home team players fails, ter Steigen has the ball.
     
    58
    Flum sees a yellow.
     
    57
    Kruse got to a low shot from just inside the penalty area and the ball flies just wide of the upright!
     
    56
    Herrmann leaves the field and is replaced by Hrgota.
     
    55
    Aigner is off side yet again.
     
    54
    Sparks fly on the field following a couple of rougher tackles.
     
    52
    Not much happened following the corner.
     
    51
    Corner kick for Frankfurt.
     
    51
    Daems (BMG) receives a yellow card.
     
    50
    Counter-attack finished off by Aigner, ter Steigen gets to the ball.
     
    50
    Trapp jumps up to grab another cross.
     
    49
    Jung played the ball out of bounds, corner kick coming up for the visiting team.
     
    48
    Borussia regains possession and is at it again.
     
    47
    Borussia went ahead with the ball, but failed to create anything.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    45+1
    1st halftime finished.
     
    45+1
    One minute will be added on.
     
    45
    Russ (FRA) receives a yellow card for a harsh tackle.
     
    44
    They didn't do much with it though.
     
    42
    Borussia gains possession after the failed corner kick.
     
    41
    Corner kick for the Eintracht.
     
    40
    Joselu with an offensive faul, Borussia gains possession.
     
    39
    Frankfurt players sent a couple of crosses into the penalty area, but none of them caused enough mess.
     
    39
    Quick counter-attack gives Frankfurt another corner-kick opportunity.
     
    38
    And Trapp deals with another cross that was headed into his penalty area.
     
    37
    Amazing position for Joselu who received the pass in the penalty area, but his shot missed the net.
     
    36
    Borussia had possession and went ahead with it, but lost the ball due to another inaccurate pass.
     
    34
    Barnetta with a good pass again, but it didn't get to the recipient.
     
    34
    Another corner kick for the home team.
     
    32
    Barnetta set up Flum in a good position in the penalty area, but the shot missed the goal.
     
    31
    Corner kick for Frankfurt.
     
    30
    Lanig almost got to a great pass in the Borussia penalty area, but he wasn't fast enough to reach it.
     
    30
    Trapp stays perfect, grabbing another cross from high up in the air.
     
    29
    What a stop by Trapp denying Kruse who fired one that headed straight to the top corner!
     
    28
    Russ looked to set up Aigner, but the latter has been unlucky as the ball goes out of bounds.
     
    26
    Arango with a low shot from about twenty meters, Trapp had no problem stopping that.
     
    25
    Aigner called off side again.
     
    24
    Djakpa with an opportunity on the other side of the field, ter Stegen didn't have to make a stop.
     
    23
    Trapp came up to intercept the cross.
     
    23
    Raffael with a shot and Borussia will have another corner kick.
     
    22
    Trap had to make a stop, another corner kick coming up for Borussia.
     
    21
    Corner kick for the visiting team.
     
    20
    Borussia got to the ball and way trying to make something happen up front, but then the ball went out of bounds and Frankfurt regains possession.
     
    19
    Joselu was again intended as a recipient of a long pass, but it didn't get to him this time around.
     
    18
    All momentum is on the Frankfurt side now and they are looking to add another goal.
     
    16
    Goal for Frankfurt!
    The home team takes the lead! The pressure has paid off as JOSELU received a great pass behind the defensive lines of the Borussia and then simply shot the ball past Trapp.
     
    15
    Russ fired one from a good position, but he missed the goal.
     
    14
    Joselu is off side.
     
    13
    Barnetta with a shot from just inside the penalty area, it goes well over the bar.
     
    12
    Kruse was about to go one-on-one with Trapp had he not lost the ball while receiving the good pass.
     
    11
    Herrmann fired the ball now, but it was deflected and Trapp had no problem reaching it.
     
    10
    Ten minutes have gone by already and we haven't seen a shot yet.
     
    9
    Jung tried to set up Joselu, but the pass was inaccurate.
     
    8
    Another offside, this time Aigner was caught by the linesman.
     
    7
    Long pass by one of Frankfurt players, linesman calls offside.
     
    6
    Borussia is having troubles keeping possession and lost the ball again quickly after gaining control of it.
     
    5
    Djakpa received a cross from the left wing, but his pass is cut off by ter Stegen.
     
    5
    Frankfurt has had more possession in the early stages of the match.
     
    4
    Frankfurt with possession on the right side, Jung cam up with a good-looking pass to Flum, but the latter failed to keep the ball in bounds.
     
    3
    The counter-attack ends with an inaccurate pass.
     
    2
    Borussia gains possession after successfully defending the corner kick.
     
    1
    Barnetta with a cross and here comes the first corner kick for Frankfurt.
     
    1
    The home team had the kick off to begin the match.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Jung (C), Zambrano, Madlung, Djakpa – Lanig, Russ, Barnetta, Flum – Aigner, Joselu.
    Subs: Wiedwald – Celozzi, Rosenthal, Inuj, Schröck, Stendera, Kadlec.

    Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Korb, Stranzl, Domínguez, Daems (C) – Herrmann, Nordtveit, Kramer, Arango – Raffael, Kruse.
    Subs: Heimeroth – Brouwers, Jantschke, Rupp, Younes, Xhaka, Hrgota.

    Referees: Sippel – Leicher, Schüller.
     
    Last match between these two teams was played earlier this season in Mönchengladbach and the home team won decisively, 4-1.
     
    On the other side, Mönchengladbach is amidst a good season, ranked sixth in the standings and looking to grab a spot in a UEFA cup. If they win today, their current winning streak extends to three matches.
     
    Despite ranked 12th in the standings, Frankfurt only lost once in the last five matches and will be looking to add second consecutive win today.
     
    Not long left before the kickoff of another Bundesliga match, this time with Frankfurt and Mönchengladbach squaring off.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 20:00.
    Commentary by

    Radoslav Vavřina

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 16. Joselu

    Cards:   45. Russ (FRA), 58. Flum (FRA), 86. Kadlec (FRA) – 51. Daems (BMG)

    Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Jung (C), Zambrano, Madlung, Djakpa (90+2 Celozzi) – Lanig, Russ, Barnetta (88. Stendera), Flum – Aigner (82. Kadlec), Joselu.
    Subs: Wiedwald – Celozzi, Rosenthal, Inui, Schröck, Stendera, Kadlec.
    Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen – Korb (80. Rupp), Stranzl, Domínguez, Daems (C) – Herrmann (56. Hrgota), Nordtveit, Kramer, Arango (79. Younes) – Raffael, Kruse.
    Subs: Heimeroth – Brouwers, Jantschke, Rupp, Younes, Xhaka, Hrgota.
    Referees: Gräfe – Kleve, Sinn