Borussia Mönchengladbach was able to experience a sense of success in the friendly against SC Verl. Coach Gerardo Seoane‘s team clearly won 5-0 (3-0) against the third division team.
The first noticeable accent was made by striker Shiō Fukuda, who scored 1-0 after an assist from Robin Hack (19th). Alassane Pléa (34th) and Florian Neuhaus (40th) made the score 3-0 at halftime. The Gladbachers continued to combine cheerfully in the second half and it was Fukuda (52nd) who was able to get on the top scorer list for a second time. Substitute Noah Pesch (55th) ultimately made the final score 5-0.
In addition to the eleven national players who were dropped (Tim Kleindienst, Rocco Reitz, Luca Netz, Lukas Ullrich, Nico Elvedi, Kevin Stöger, Tomas Čvančara, Grant-Leon Ranos, Joe Scally, Ko Itakura and Fabio Chiarodia), Borussia was missing the injured players Jonas Omlin ( calf tendon injury), Jan Olschowsky (knee medial ligament injury), Nathan Ngoumou (torn thigh hamstring), Franck Honorat (calf hamstring injury) and Yvandro Borges Sanches (retraining after cruciate ligament tear). Moritz Nicolas was spared due to illness.
Lineup of Borussia Mönchengladbach
After the international break, Borussia Mönchengladbach continues in a home game against 1. FC Heidenheim. Kick-off is on October 19th at 3:30 p.m.
