Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Hertha Berlin, 2019-20 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Gladbach book last Champions League spot with 2-1 win
Borussia Monchengladbach capped a successful season with a spot in next season's Champions League group stage on Saturday by beating Hertha Berlin.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Hertha Berlin. Jordan Torunarigha tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin).
- 2': Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin).
- 3': Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 4': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
- 4': Attempt missed. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin).
- 6': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
- 23': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
- 25': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Marko Grujic (Hertha Berlin).
- 26': Dodi Lukébakio (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 31': Attempt saved. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Lainer.
- 32': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 33': Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 36': Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 38': Attempt missed. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 41': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 41': Attempt saved. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
- 42': Foul by Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha Berlin).
- 42': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
- 45': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin).
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Breel Embolo with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Offside, Hertha Berlin. Marvin Plattenhardt tries a through ball, but Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, Hertha Berlin 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Borussia Mönchengladbach 1, Hertha Berlin 0.
- 45': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Arne Maier replaces Marvin Plattenhardt.
- 45': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Mathew Leckie replaces Alexander Esswein.
- 45': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Per Skjelbred replaces Marko Grujic.
- 47': Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin).
- 48': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 48': Krzysztof Piatek (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 49': Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin).
- 49': Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Per Skjelbred (Hertha Berlin).
- 50': Per Skjelbred (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin).
- 51': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 55': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Arne Maier.
- 56': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin).
- 57': Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
- 57': Attempt saved. Florian Neuhaus (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Lainer with a headed pass.
- 60': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Ibrahima Traoré replaces Patrick Herrmann because of an injury.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Traoré with a through ball.
- 63': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 65': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Florian Neuhaus.
- 67': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
- 67': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Vedad Ibisevic replaces Vladimír Darida.
- 68': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin).
- 68': Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
- 72': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Matthias Ginter.
- 73': Attempt saved. Arne Maier (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vedad Ibisevic.
- 76': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jessic Ngankam replaces Per Skjelbred.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Neuhaus.
- 77': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
- 78': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Hertha Berlin 0. Breel Embolo (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann following a corner.
- 86': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Lainer with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Hertha Berlin).
- 87': Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin).
- 88': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. László Bénes replaces Breel Embolo.
- 89': Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Maier with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Torunarigha with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Goal! Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Hertha Berlin 1. Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jessic Ngankam.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Raffael replaces Lars Stindl.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Tony Jantschke replaces Stefan Lainer.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by László Bénes.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Hertha Berlin 1.
- 0': Match ends, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Hertha Berlin 1.
Statistics
 BSC |
BMG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 351 | Accurate Passes | 479 |
| 432 | Passes | 557 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 16 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: BORUSSIA-PARK
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Venue: BORUSSIA-PARK
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | +86 | 89 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | +36 | 73 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 34 | +19 | 65 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | +22 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 30 | Nico Elvedi |
| 28 | Matthias Ginter |
| 25 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 18 | Stefan Lainer |
| 13 | Lars Stindl |
| 32 | Florian Neuhaus |
| 6 | Christoph Kramer  |
| 36 | Breel Embolo |
| 23 | Jonas Hofmann |
| 7 | Patrick Herrmann |
Hertha Berlin (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Dennis Smarsch (GK) |
| 25 | Jordan Torunarigha |
| 20 | Dedryck Boyata |
| 21 | Marvin Plattenhardt |
| 9 | Alexander Esswein |
| 6 | Vladimír Darida |
| 15 | Marko Grujic |
| 5 | Niklas Stark |
| 7 | Krzysztof Piatek |
| 26 | Matheus Cunha |
| 28 | Dodi Lukebakio |
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