Spectacular game between Mönchengladbach and Dortmund.
Mönchengladbach won the Borussia duel by taking advantage of Dortmund’s catastrophic start to the period, punished (4-2) on Friday, in the advanced match of the 15th day of the Bundesliga.
The defenses were not at the party at the start of the match during which they left the attackers too much freedom. It was those of Gladbach who struck on their first foray in front of Dortmund’s goal. Jonas Hofmann, shifted by his captain Lars Stindl, found the side netting by taking advantage of the laxity of the Yellow and Black rearguard (4th).
On a nice opening, Julian Brandt controlled behind the defense before pivoting and shooting Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Jan Jakob Olschowsky to equalize (1-1, 19th).
But Ramy Bensebaini, alone on receiving a free kick from Jonas Hofmann, cheated Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (26th) a second time, restoring the advantage to his side.
And Marcus Thuram worsened the mark by reviewing the entire defense of Dortmund, which tore a pout of spite from coach Edin Terzic, incredulous at the apathy of his defenders (3-1, 30th).
Five minutes from halftime, Nico Schlotterbeck, selected for the World Cup, reduced the score by taking a ball pushed back by Olschowsky (3-2, 40th).
At the heart of this crazy first period, the central hinge of Dortmund (Süle-Hummels) suffered, overwhelmed by the vista of the Gladbach arrows which repeatedly exposed its slowness. In particular Thuram who, with a hint of lucidity, could have scored more, but wasted the chances he created for himself (51st, 58th, 77th).
The French striker still scored his 10th goal of the season, two goals from his compatriot, Christopher Nkunku, top scorer in the German championship with 12 goals.
It was another Frenchman, Kouadio Kone (46th) who hit the nail on the head as soon as he returned from the locker room, once again taking advantage of the lack of impact and vigilance of the defenders of the Ruhr club. Jonas Hofmann’s 5-2 goal invalidated by the VAR will remain anecdotal (68th).
With this success, Daniel Falke’s men, beaten in Bochum the previous day, have revived well and are in 7th place in the standings. Conversely, their opponents (6th) conceded their second loss in a row and now only have a three-point lead over Gladbach.