Borussia Mönchengladbach suffered a severe setback in the fight for the European Cup places after the swirl around coach Marco Rose.
The five-time German champions were defeated by relegation-threatened FSV Mainz 05 1: 2 (1: 1) and will go into the groundbreaking games in the league, the Champions League and the DFB Cup in the next few weeks with a mortgage. (The game in the ticker for reading)
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The interim equalization of Lars Stindl (26th) did not prevent the first defeat against Mainz in over five years. (Bundesliga table)
“There was a lot beating down on the team. Of course, the result doesn’t help us at all,” said Rose Sky. “That means that it might get even more restless in the environment. I am responsible for it, I have made a decision. It is my job to shape the next few weeks with the guys, even if we have really difficult tasks ahead of us.”
Stöger shoots Mainz to victory
Karim Onisiwo (10th) and substitute Kevin Stöger (86th) scored for the guests, who reduced the gap to the relegation rank to one point. Stöger had already saved Mainz a point in stoppage time at 2-2 in Leverkusen the previous week. (All games and results)
The Mainz sports director Martin Schmidt “would have signed a draw in the 80th minute”, but “in the end, luck brought us a three. At Christmas we said: Let’s have the best relegation battle, we have nothing to lose. Now we have Made the connection. The pressure to the front is increasing. That will certainly be even more exciting. “
Gladbach’s Jonas Hofmann was with us after the bankruptcy Sky served: “We didn’t allow very much in the second half, but one possibility, if it was a real possibility at all, somehow falls into place again. It’s bitter at the moment.”
Despite the disappointment about Rose’s departure to league rivals Borussia Dortmund in the summer, captain Stindl demanded “to subordinate everything to success”.
But the guests got off to a better start. After a long ball from Jeremiah St. Juste, national player Matthias Ginter did not cut a good figure and Onisiwo took the lead.
As in the past few weeks, the Mainz team subsequently acted better than their table status suggests. Defensively, the Rheinhessen were initially stable and continued to put needle pricks forward. Adam Szalai missed the second goal (25th).
Stindl scores to equalize
This scene served the people of Gladbach as a wake-up call. After a nice combination via Valentino Lazaro and Jonas Hofmann, Stindl carefully equalized.
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Borussia’s game became more determined. Stefan Lainer (33rd) and Alassane Plea (36th, 44th) missed the chance to take the lead before the break.
Rose brought on Denis Zakaria for Christoph Kramer at the beginning of the second round. Not much changed in the course of the game. Mainz still did not hide, but Gladbach came to deals. Lazaro (52nd) and Stindl (57th) didn’t aim precisely enough.
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The hosts now increased the pressure, driven by Stindl and Florian Neuhaus, but the necessary precision was lacking in some situations.
Mainz was on the whole safe and allowed only a little. Substitute in the 64th minute, Stöger ensured the happy ending shortly before the end.
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with sports information service (SID)
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