FRE 4:2 MNC | SC Freiburg - Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga)

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final

SC Freiburg

4:2 (0:1)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Saturday 19.04.2014, 15:30 • Mage Solar Stadion • Bundesliga

		It was a wonderful experience for every football lover to behold this hugely entertaining encounter. The players have shown their best, making the game very attractive. The hosts looked more lively and played better football. The home team's main weapon were fast counter-attacks, while the away side attempted to hold onto the ball for as long as possible. (17:26:51)
		Game over.
	90+1	Fourth official shows 2 min. of added time.
	90	Here's the change. Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg) goes off the pitch and Tim Schraml (Freiburg) comes on.
	89	Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach !HAVARD NORDTVEIT (B. Moenchengladbach) finds the back of the net with a clever free kick. He proves that he is an excellent free kick taker and curls the ball into the bottom left corner. A brilliant goal.
	89	Oliver Sorg (Freiburg) picks up a yellow card for infringement. B. Moenchengladbach win a free kick. A promising situation for a direct shot.
	87	Goal for SCF!ADMIR MEHMEDI (Freiburg) makes a great solo run and pulls the trigger from inside the box, beating Marc-Andre ter Stegen (B. Moenchengladbach) with a low strike into the middle of the goal. He alters the score to 4:1.
	85	Peter Gagelmann interrupts the game. It was a tactical foul from Roel Brouwers.
	84	Substitution. Juan Arango (B. Moenchengladbach) will be replaced by Branimir Hrgota (B. Moenchengladbach).
	81	Christian Gunter collects a pass and finds himself in a good position to strike from the edge of the box, but his attempt is blocked. The ball goes out for a corner. Freiburg can continue in their attacking effort.
	78	Juan Arango whips the ball into the penalty area, but one of the opposition's defenders makes a quick reaction and spanks it away
	75	The referee gives a time for a substitution. Patrick Herrmann (B. Moenchengladbach) heads to be replaced by Christoph Kramer (B. Moenchengladbach).
	73	Goal for SCF! VLADIMIR DARIDA (Freiburg) receives a precise pass inside the box, which was sent by Felix Klaus (Freiburg), and he beats the goalkeeper with a nice accurate shot into the bottom right corner. He alters the result – 3:1.
	72	Goal for SCF !OLIVER SORG (Freiburg) scores one of the best goals in his career. His rocket of a shot from distance goes straight into the top right corner. They will be showing this on every football show for some time to come.
	71	Jonathan Schmid quickly takes the free kick with a short pass.
	70	Max Kruse (B. Moenchengladbach) finds his name into the referee's book for dissent.
	69	Granit Xhaka (B. Moenchengladbach) perhaps didn't realise that he had already received a yellow card, and the referee shows him a second one. The game is over for him. Freiburg are given a free kick. Will they create any chance from that?
	67	Felix Klaus (Freiburg) is cautioned by the referee.
	66	Julian Schuster sends a pass into the box, but the opposition's defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance. The ball goes behind for a corner. Freiburg will have an opportunity to endanger the opposition's goal.
	66	Filip Daems (B. Moenchengladbach) fails to beat the goalkeeper from the penalty spot as he tries to put the ball into the bottom right corner. Oliver Baumann (Freiburg) anticipates his intetntion perfectly, though, and leaps to stop his effort. The main referee points to the corner flag, B. Moenchengladbach will take a corner.
	65	A player from Freiburg takes his opponent down, the referee blows the whistle for a foul. A penalty opportunity is given to B. Moenchengladbach.
	64	A player from Freiburg takes his opponent down, the referee blows the whistle for a foul. A penalty opportunity is given to B. Moenchengladbach.
	62	A cross into the penalty area from Admir Mehmedi would have to be more accurate in order to create a goal-scoring opportunity for his team. The ball is out of the pitch and it's a goal kick for B. Moenchengladbach.
	59	Here is a substitution. Immanuel Höhn (Freiburg) won't show us anything more and Nicolas Hofler (Freiburg) comes on.
	58	Jonathan Schmid puts a cross into the box from the free kick, but the defender gets there first.
	57	Granit Xhaka brings his opponent down. Peter Gagelmann sees clearly, blowing his whistle for this foul. Freiburg will be able to take a free kick.
	56	A precise low pass is received by Raffael, who makes a yard for himself on the edge of the box and sends a poorly placed shot that sails well over the bar.
	53	Granit Xhaka (B. Moenchengladbach) has tested the patience of referee Peter Gagelmann and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
	51	Goal for SCF! Goal! Jonathan Schmid plays a pass to the feet of ADMIR MEHMEDI (Freiburg), and he takes a shot from inside the box which goes into the back of the net. It's 1:1.
	49	Raffael receives a reproachful look from Max Kruse . He latches on to his pass, but the effort from the edge of the box sails well wide of the right post.
	47	Jonathan Schmid collects a pass on the edge of the box and unleashes a shot which is brilliantly blocked by a defender. Good work from Freiburg as they win a corner.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Not the best game in the world so far but certainly not the worst either. Chances have been few. The away side is dominant and dictates the tempo of the game, mainly because of their higher activity and more accurate passing. The home players present themselves with long passes and crosses into the box. The tactic of the away side, on the other hand, is slow build-up play.
	45+1	1st halftime finished.
	45	Håvard Nordtveit receives a pass and tries his luck with a long-range powerful effort. His poorly placed shot lacks accuracy and flies way over the crossbar.
	42	Granit Xhaka tries to threaten the goalkeeper as he takes the ball and fires from long range. The shot flies just over the crossbar!
	38	Freiburg players perform combination football, attempting to create a goal-scoring opportunity, but they will have to wait for that as they just lose possession due to an inaccurate pass.
	33	An accurate pass to the edge of the box is well received by Granit Xhaka. He quickly attempts to beat the goalkeeper with a fine effort. Unfortunately for him, the ball goes inches wide of the left post.
	30	Raffael displays a brilliant individual play, gets inside the box and pulls the trigger. His promising effort is blocked by one of the defenders. The ball has crossed the goal line. B. Moenchengladbach are awarded a corner kick.
	28	Tony Jantschke delivers a promising cross into the box, but one of the defending players wins the ball and averts the threat.
	27	Raffael connects with a pass but sees a shot from the edge of the box blocked. B. Moenchengladbach have been awarded a corner kick.
	25	The players of B. Moenchengladbach are exchanging some short passes.
	22	Robert Lewandowski is picked up by one of his teammates with a brilliant low pass, but he doesn't receive the ball well. The defence eliminates the danger without any problem. He could have found himself in a good chance to score.
	23	A cross from the free kick is whipped in by Julian Schuster, but one of the defenders steps in and averts the threat.
	19	Admir Mehmedi pulls an opponent down. If Peter Gagelmann sees him in a challenge like this again, he might not get away without a caution.
	17	Admir Mehmedi gets to the rebound just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by one of the defending players.
	16	Julian Schuster receives a pass and fires a shot from long range, but it is blocked.
	16	Jonathan Schmid attempts to find his teammate with a pass from outside the box, but the opposition's defence is quick to react and thwarts the attack.
	14	Vladimir Darida sprays a pass out to Karim Guede, but he can't beat his man inside the box.
	13	Freiburg keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for the right moment to find a gap through the defence
	9	Goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach!Goal! PATRICK HERRMANN (B. Moenchengladbach) finds himself some space inside the box to get on the end of a pass from Juan Arango (B. Moenchengladbach), and he sends the ball low into the middle of the net. 0:1.
	4	It looks like Håvard Nordtveit was seeing red according to his tackle. Peter Gagelmann won't tolerate such behaviour on the pitch and blows for a foul.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: SC Freiburg: Baumann, Sorg, Hohn, Ginter, Gunter, Klaus, Schuster, Darida, Schmid, Guede, Mehmedi Subs: Batz, Fernandes, Freis, Hedenstad, Hofler, Kerk, Schraml Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen, Daems, Jantschke, Brouwers, Dominguez, Herrmann, Nordtveit, Xhaka, Arango, Kruse, Raffael Subs: Heimeroth, Hrgota, Korb, Kramer, Rupp, Stranzl, Younes.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Jan Franek

@JanFranek12

Goals & lineups

Goals: 51. Mehmedi, 72. Sorg, 73. Darida, 87. Mehmedi – 9. Hermann, 89. Nordtveit

Cards: 67. Klaus (SCF), 89. Sorg (SCF) – 53. Xhaka (BMG), 70. Kruse (BMG) 69. Xhaka (SCF)

Penalty missed: 66. Daems (BMG), keeper Baumann saved

SC Freiburg: Baumann, Sorg, Hohn, Ginter, Gunter, Klaus, Schuster, Darida, Schmid, Guede, Mehmedi
Subs: Batz, Fernandes, Freis, Hedenstad, Hofler, Kerk, Schraml

Borussia Mönchengladbach: ter Stegen, Daems, Jantschke, Brouwers, Dominguez, Herrmann, Nordtveit, Xhaka, Arango, Kruse, Raffael
Subs: Heimeroth, Hrgota, Korb, Kramer, Rupp, Stranzl, Younes