Borussia Monchengladbach
Elversberg
Match summary
Elversberg came back from 2 goals down to win 4-3 away at Borussia Monchengladbach, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Borussia Monchengladbach led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Hugo Bolin put Borussia Monchengladbach ahead with a header in the 11th minute, David Mokwa equalised in the 29th minute, set up by Lukas Pinckert, and Bolin put Borussia Monchengladbach back in front in the 44th minute, set up by Franck Honorat. In the second half, Joe Scally made it 3-1 in the 56th minute, set up by Franck Honorat, Maurice Krattenmacher pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 66th minute, Felix Keidel equalised with a direct free kick in the 80th minute, and Krattenmacher won it in stoppage time, set up by Noel Futkeu.
The chances backed that up: Elversberg created 3.69 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Borussia Monchengladbach's 2.92 from 25.
Borussia Monchengladbach hosted Elversberg on matchday two of the Bundesliga, producing an intense encounter that ended in a narrow defeat despite controlling significant territory and shot volume. The home side registered twenty-five shots, twelve blocked shots, and thirteen corners, compared to fourteen shots and four corners for Elversberg. Borussia Monchengladbach accumulated an expected goals figure of 2.92 and enjoyed fifty-one percent possession, while Elversberg generated an expected goals total of 3.69 from ten shots on target. Discipline was a factor throughout the fixture, with the hosts receiving three yellow cards and committing eighteen fouls, while the visitors recorded nine fouls and one yellow card alongside a red card.
The scoring began in the eleventh minute when Hugo Bolin headed in for Borussia Monchengladbach. David Mokwa equalised with a right foot shot in the twenty-ninth minute before Hugo Bolin restored the lead with a right foot shot in the forty-fourth minute, making it two-one at half-time. Vincent Wagner received a yellow card for argument in the forty-fifth minute and was shown a second yellow card leading to a red card during added time at the end of the first half. Joe Scally extended the lead to three-one with a left foot shot in the fifty-sixth minute. Maurice Krattenmacher scored with a left foot shot in the sixty-sixth minute, Felix Keidel equalised with a right foot shot in the eightieth minute, and Maurice Krattenmacher secured the victory with a right foot shot in the ninety-second minute.
