English:
Eintracht Frankfurt Delivers a Goal Fest in Mönchengladbach
Eintracht Frankfurt put on an offensive masterclass in their visit to Borussia Mönchengladbach, defeating the home team at Borussia-Park. The match, corresponding to the fifth matchday of the Bundesliga, ended with a resounding score in favor of Eintracht.
From the start, Eintracht Frankfurt imposed their pace of play, controlling the ball for much of the match (61% possession). The score was opened early, in the 11th minute, with a goal from R. Koch after an assist from F. Chaibi. Shortly after, in the 15th minute, A. Knauff extended the lead, assisted by R. Doan. Eintracht’s pressure did not stop, and J. Burkardt scored the third goal in the 35th minute, thanks to an assist from C. Y. Uzun. Before the break, F. Chaibi (39′) and C. Y. Uzun (45′) increased the difference, leaving the score in a very compromised situation for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In the second half, R. Koch scored again in the 47th minute, this time assisted by N. Brown. Borussia Mönchengladbach tried to react, and managed to reduce the deficit in the 72nd minute with a goal from J. Castrop, assisted by J. Scally. However, Eintracht managed to maintain control of the game. In the final minutes, H. Tabakovic (78′), Y. Engelhardt (83′) and G. Ranos (90′) scored for the home team, but could not mask the high score. The match ended with a clear dominance of Eintracht Frankfurt, both in the game and on the scoreboard. Despite the many fouls committed (14) and the yellow cards received by K. Diks, Borussia Mönchengladbach failed to stop the attack of the visiting team. For their part, A. Amenda and A. Knauff were booked for Eintracht Frankfurt. Eintracht Frankfurt dominated with 21 shots (7 on target) over Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 11 (8 on target), in addition to more corners (6 against 4).
Substitutions borussia mönchengladbach: at minute 38 F. C. Chiarodia came in and H. Tabakovic went out., at minute 38 K. Stoger came in and F. Neuhaus went out., at minute 61 R. Reitz came in and L. Netz went out., at minute 61 S. Machino came in and P. Sander went out., at minute 82 L. Ullrich came in and G. Ranos went out.
Substitutions eintracht frankfurt: at minute 57 C. Y. Uzun came in and M. Gotze went out., at minute 57 N. Collins came in and Buta went out., at minute 71 R. Doan came in and O. Hojlund went out., at minute 71 J. Burkardt came in and E. Wahi went out., at minute 78 N. Brown came in and A. Amenda went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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