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Borussia Mönchengladbach have celebrated against FC Augsburg a significant home win and taken over the first place in the table by Bayern. In the 5: 1 (4: 0) success, Patrick Hermann scored twice (8, 13) after an early lead by Dennis Zakaria (2). Alassane Pléa, who had played both Herrmann hits, rewarded himself for the good performance after a mistake by Augsburg keeper Tomas Koubek with a goal (42.). The only Augsburg goal by Florian Niederlechner (81.) Breel Embolo answered only two minutes later with the last goal of the game (83.).
It did not take fifteen minutes, then this game was decided. To purposeful, the hosts exploited the vulnerabilities of the Augsburg team and came over the wings quickly to success. With the first attack, Borussia took the lead when Marcus Thuram broke through on the left side and served the free-standing Zakaria in the middle (2nd). Gladbach had identified the left as the weak side of the Augsburg and tried again a similar move. This time, Pléa kept the upper hand in a duel with Stephan Lichtsteiner and found Herrmann in the back, who increased to 2: 0 (8).
Augsburg caught a bit and played for the first goal, Gladbach countered successfully. In the 13th minute the hosts combined on the right side, Herrmann scored after a double pass with Pléa again. Just when it looked as if Augsburg had recovered from the shock, Goalkeeper Koubek underwent a momentous blunder. Rennes' access to the ball passed Felix Uduokhai's back pass, trying to catch up with him on the way to the goal, and was overrun by Pléa, who scored the fourth goal before half-time.
In the 75th minute it was then within a few seconds on both sides very close. Only Augsburg's Rafael Framberger blocked a shot from Zakaria on the line, in return Florian Niederlechner hit only the post of the hosts. In the 81st minute Niederlechner made it better and scored the 1: 4 from the perspective of Augsburg. But the substitute Embolo restored the old distance a little later (83.). It was the seventh goal by a substitute in the calendar year 2019 for Borussia - here is Mönchengladbach front-runner in the league.
Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Augsburg 5: 1 (4: 0)
1: 0 Zakaria (2nd)
2: 0 Herrmann (8th)
3: 0 Herrmann (13)
4: 0 Pléa (39.)
4: 1 Niederlechner (81st)
5: 1 Embolo (83.)
Mönchengladbach: Summer - Lainer (60th Elvedi), Ginter (81st Wendt), Jantschke, Bensebaini - Kramer, Zakaria, Benes - Herrmann, Pléa (53rd Embolo), Thuram
Augsburg: Koubek - Lichtsteiner (46th Framberger), Jedvaj, Uduokhai, Max - Moravek, Khedira (46th Oxford), Hahn, Vargas, Gregoritsch - Niederlechner
Referee: Schröder
Yellow cards: Herrmann / Framberger, Khedira
Spectators: 42.509
