Borussia remains in Bundesliga
Source: Agencies |
May 27, 2011, Friday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
BORUSSIA Moenchengladbach secured another season in the Bundesliga by coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Bochum in the relegation playoff on Wednesday.
Marco Reus scored in the 72nd minute to cancel out an own goal from Borussia defender Havard Nordtveit in the 24th. Moenchengladbach won the home leg of the two-match series 1-0 last week and clinched the series 2-1 on aggregate.
Moenchengladbach, which held bottom place for 20 rounds, finished strongly to claim 16th place in the Bundesliga in the final standings while Bochum was third in the second division.
"We started defending better," said coach Lucien Favre, who took over in February when the team was seven points from safety.
Both teams hit the crossbar in the first half, which belonged to Bochum.
Nordweit put the ball into his own net as he tried to intercept a pass inside from Bochum's captain Christoph Dabrowski.
Moenchengladbach stepped up the pressure in the second half and after hitting the post scored the equalizer thanks to substitute Igor de Camargo, who played a perfect through ball for Reus to score.
Reus had been doubtful until shortly before the match because of a hamstring injury. De Camargo scored the winning goal at home, also coming off the bench.
"We tried hard and hopefully we'll get promoted next year," said Bochum coach Friedhelm Funkel, who has won promotion six times, with different teams.
Once a powerhouse in German football, Moenchengladbach has been struggling for years. The club won five German championships and two UEFA Cup titles in the 1970s.
Marco Reus scored in the 72nd minute to cancel out an own goal from Borussia defender Havard Nordtveit in the 24th. Moenchengladbach won the home leg of the two-match series 1-0 last week and clinched the series 2-1 on aggregate.
Moenchengladbach, which held bottom place for 20 rounds, finished strongly to claim 16th place in the Bundesliga in the final standings while Bochum was third in the second division.
"We started defending better," said coach Lucien Favre, who took over in February when the team was seven points from safety.
Both teams hit the crossbar in the first half, which belonged to Bochum.
Nordweit put the ball into his own net as he tried to intercept a pass inside from Bochum's captain Christoph Dabrowski.
Moenchengladbach stepped up the pressure in the second half and after hitting the post scored the equalizer thanks to substitute Igor de Camargo, who played a perfect through ball for Reus to score.
Reus had been doubtful until shortly before the match because of a hamstring injury. De Camargo scored the winning goal at home, also coming off the bench.
"We tried hard and hopefully we'll get promoted next year," said Bochum coach Friedhelm Funkel, who has won promotion six times, with different teams.
Once a powerhouse in German football, Moenchengladbach has been struggling for years. The club won five German championships and two UEFA Cup titles in the 1970s.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
