Borussia Mönchengladbach beats VfL Bochum in a tight match
Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated VfL Bochum 2-0 in a Bundesliga matchday 2 clash at Bochum’s Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
The match was fiercely contested, with both teams vying for victory. Borussia Mönchengladbach dominated possession, but VfL Bochum had a few scoring chances of their own.
In the second half, Borussia Mönchengladbach capitalized on their opportunities better. In the 67th minute, T. Kleindienst opened the scoring with a quality goal, assisted by F. Honorat. Just a minute later, Honorat scored Borussia Mönchengladbach’s second goal, assisted by Kleindienst this time.
VfL Bochum attempted to fight back, but they couldn’t find a way past the Borussia Mönchengladbach goal.
Despite the loss, VfL Bochum had a solid performance, showing that they can be a challenging opponent for any Bundesliga team.
Statistics:
* VfL Bochum: 39% possession, 15 shots (4 on target, 8 off target), 3 corners, 9 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
* Borussia Mönchengladbach: 61% possession, 15 shots (6 on target, 5 off target), 4 corners, 9 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Match data:
* Date: August 31, 2024
* City: Bochum
* Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
* Referee: Sören Storks, Germany
* League: Bundesliga
* Season: 2024
* Round: Regular Season – 2
* Country: Germany
Substitutions vfl bochum: at minute 46 A. Balde came in and M. Broschinski went out., at minute 46 M. Boadu came in and A. Losilla went out., at minute 65 L. Daschner came in and P. Hofmann went out., at minute 80 M. Pannewig came in and I. Sissoko went out., at minute 81 T. Oermann came in and J. Medic went out.
Substitutions borussia mönchengladbach: at minute 68 R. Reitz came in and A. Plea went out., at minute 68 R. Hack came in and P. Sander went out., at minute 82 N. Ngoumou came in and F. Honorat went out., at minute 82 T. Cvancara came in and T. Kleindienst went out., at minute 87 S. Lainer came in and L. Netz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
VfL Bochum
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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