Frankfurt overtakes Monchengladbach in Bundesliga

Borussia Moenchengladbach's Matthias Ginter competes with Antra's Martin Heinteger for a header
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Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Matthias Ginter competes for a header with Eintracht Frankfurt’s Martin Hinteregger during a Bundesliga match

Eintracht Frankfurt rallied back and handed Borussia Mönchengladbach their fourth straight defeat after Daiichi Kamada provided the winner in action in the Bundesliga in the 16th round.

The hosts grabbed the best start as ‘Foles’ opened the scoring with their first chance of the game, after a lay-up by a header from Joe Scali saw Florian Neuhaus in the 6th minute, 14 meters into the home slot on Wednesday night. permitted to.

The opening goal calmed the flow of the game as scoring opportunities remained scarce for much of the first half.

Monchengladbach controlled the possession, but Alassen made only a half-chance in the 26th minute via plein, reported Xinhua news agency.

Although Frankfurt displayed absolutely no threat, the “Eagles” were able to level the score against the run of the game as Borussia defender Denis Zakaria lost the ball near the penalty area, before Jesper Lindström sacked Rafael Santos. Who had made no mistake in tapping. Close home in the final moments of the first half.

Frankfurt grabbed a fairytale start in the second half as Lindström had all the time and space to turn the tide with 50 minutes left.

However, the lead did not last long as Danny da Costa fouled Caudio Con inside the box. Remi Bensbaini kept his cool and converted the latter’s penalty in the bottom right corner to equalize in the 54th minute.

Frankfurt remained unaffected and reacted quickly as Kamada danced in the field of Mönchengladbach and traded sacks before hitting custodian Yann Sommer in the far corner.

The visitors gained momentum and took several chances through Lindström, who also did the woodwork at the hour mark.

Monchengladbach came to life in the 70th minute when Tuta received his marching orders after the second yellow card.

“False” pressed hard for the equalizer, but Frankfurt’s defense remained determined to score all three points.

Borussia head coach Adi Hutter said: “It’s an undesirable defeat. I’ve seen a team that has to lead at least 2-0 in the first half and then we put ourselves in trouble.”

“We had a problem getting a foothold in the first half. We came back into the game with only a 1-1 draw before the break. In the end we defended the win with a big heart,” said Eintracht head coach Oliver Glasner. .

With the result, Eintracht climbed to eighth place, while Mönchengladbach finished 13th in the Bundesliga table.

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