Rot-Weiss Essen vs Borussia Monchengladbach, 2017-18 German DFB Pokal, First Round

· German Cup

Rot-Weiss Essen

29': Benjamin Baier

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Borussia Monchengladbach

79': Jonas Hofmann
82': Raffael

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Rot-Weiss Essen are hosting Borussia Monchengladbach at Stadion an der Hafenstraße, Essen, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Cup.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Hervenogi Unzola.
7': Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen).
8': Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Timo Brauer (Rot-Weiss Essen).
10': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
10': Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Nico Lucas.
12': Attempt blocked. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
12': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Hervenogi Unzola.
14': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
14': Kai Pröger (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
14': Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
16': Kai Pröger (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Benjamin Baier (Rot-Weiss Essen).
18': Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Hervenogi Unzola.
20': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Hervenogi Unzola.
21': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
21': Philipp Zeiger (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
21': Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Offside, Rot-Weiss Essen. Kevin Grund tries a through ball, but Marcel Platzek is caught offside.
23': Attempt missed. Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Elvedi.
24': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
24': Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Corner, Rot-Weiss Essen. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
25': Attempt missed. Philipp Zeiger (Rot-Weiss Essen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin Grund with a cross following a corner.
29': Goal! Rot-Weiss Essen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Benjamin Baier (Rot-Weiss Essen) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Malura with a cross.
31': Foul by Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen).
31': Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Raffael tries a through ball, but Lars Stindl is caught offside.
33': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
35': Foul by Nico Lucas (Rot-Weiss Essen).
35': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Jan-Steffen Meier (Rot-Weiss Essen).
37': Jan-Steffen Meier (Rot-Weiss Essen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
39': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Hervenogi Unzola.
40': Attempt missed. Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raffael with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': First Half ends, Rot-Weiss Essen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
45': Second Half begins Rot-Weiss Essen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
47': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nico Elvedi.
50': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Raffael tries a through ball, but Thorgan Hazard is caught offside.
51': Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen).
53': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
54': Attempt missed. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raffael.
55': Attempt blocked. Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Lucas.
55': Corner, Rot-Weiss Essen. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
56': Benjamin Baier (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
59': Foul by Oscar Wendt (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
59': Kai Pröger (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Hand ball by Benjamin Baier (Rot-Weiss Essen).
60': Foul by Timo Brauer (Rot-Weiss Essen).
60': Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Timo Brauer (Rot-Weiss Essen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
62': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
63': Foul by Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen).
63': Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt saved. Kai Pröger (Rot-Weiss Essen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timo Brauer.
66': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
66': Kevin Grund (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Denis Zakaria (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann replaces Denis Zakaria.
67': Benjamin Baier (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
68': Attempt missed. Dennis Malura (Rot-Weiss Essen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
68': Offside, Rot-Weiss Essen. Dennis Malura tries a through ball, but Marcel Platzek is caught offside.
68': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Dennis Malura.
70': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Jan-Steffen Meier.
70': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross.
70': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
70': Attempt blocked. Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
70': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Benjamin Baier.
71': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Dennis Malura.
71': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahima Traoré with a cross following a corner.
72': Foul by Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen).
72': Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
73': Kai Pröger (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
74': Marcel Platzek (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Christoph Kramer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt missed. Kai Pröger (Rot-Weiss Essen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Baier following a set piece situation.
75': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Jonas Hofmann tries a through ball, but Thorgan Hazard is caught offside.
76': Hand ball by Timo Brauer (Rot-Weiss Essen).
77': Attempt saved. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
77': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Philipp Zeiger.
77': Attempt missed. Matthias Ginter (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross following a corner.
79': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
79': Goal! Rot-Weiss Essen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
79': Substitution, Rot-Weiss Essen. Cedric Harenbrock replaces Kevin Grund.
80': Attempt blocked. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Foul by Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
80': Timo Brauer (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Traoré with a cross.
82': Goal! Rot-Weiss Essen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2. Raffael (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
84': Attempt blocked. Kai Pröger (Rot-Weiss Essen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
84': Attempt blocked. Nico Lucas (Rot-Weiss Essen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Substitution, Rot-Weiss Essen. David Jansen replaces Nico Lucas.
85': Benjamin Baier (Rot-Weiss Essen) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Patrick Herrmann replaces Thorgan Hazard.
87': Attempt saved. Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lars Stindl.
89': Hand ball by Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
89': Cedric Harenbrock (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
90'+1': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Fabian Johnson replaces Ibrahima Traoré.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Christoph Kramer tries a through ball, but Patrick Herrmann is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Hervenogi Unzola (Rot-Weiss Essen).
90'+2': Lars Stindl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Patrick Herrmann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
90'+3': Timo Brauer (Rot-Weiss Essen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Rot-Weiss Essen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.
90'+4': Match ends, Rot-Weiss Essen 1, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2.

Statistics

BMG		RWE
17	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
11	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	6
72.3	Possession	27.7
23	SHOTS	8
8	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
541	Accurate Passes	150
615	Passes	229
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	3
32	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	67
45	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.8	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	21
21	Tackles	24
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
16	Effective Clearances	36
16	Clearances	36

Game Information

Competition: German Cup

Venue: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Location: Essen, Germany
Attendance: 18,500

Line-Ups

Rot-Weiss Essen (4-4-2)

No.	Name
33	Robin Heller (GK)
2	Jan-Steffen Meier
20	Philipp Zeiger
29	Hervenogi Unzola
4	Dennis Malura
13	Nico Lucas
6	Timo Brauer
7	Kevin Grund
10	Kai Pröger
31	Benjamin Baier
9	Marcel Platzek

Rot-Weiss Essen Substitutes:

Tolga Cokkosan, Roussel Ngankam, Marcel Lenz, David Jansen, Cedric Harenbrock, Timo Becker, Robin Urban.

Borussia Monchengladbach (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Yann Sommer (GK)
4	Jannik Vestergaard
28	Matthias Ginter
17	Oscar Wendt
30	Nico Elvedi
8	Denis Zakaria
6	Christoph Kramer
10	Thorgan Hazard
16	Ibrahima Traoré
11	Raffael
13	Lars Stindl

Borussia Monchengladbach Substitutes:

Patrick Herrmann, Kwame Yeboah, Fabian Johnson, László Bénes, Jonas Hofmann, Tobias Sippel, Vincenzo Grifo.

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