Goal
- 1-0 Kone (120’): Bitter gall for the Wolves. As VfL press forward looking for the win and with Gladbach on the ropes, somehow the home team manage to launch – and finish off – a counter-attack. A cross from the right finds Kone perfectly placed in the centre and he sends an unstoppable close-range header past Koen Casteels for the only goal of the game.
Reaction
Niko Kovac: “In the first half, it was a very evenly balanced and tactical match, with neither team wanting to risk a mistake. After the break and then in extra time, we were the dominant side and could have won the match in the 90th minute just as Gladbach managed to in the 120th. The team really fought hard tonight and played with passion. We’re really sad that we’ve been knocked out after such a disciplined performance over the 120 minutes.”
Gerardo Seoane: “First and foremost, we kept our shape in defence and then tried to be quick on the break. We defended well for long periods but over the 120 minutes, we still allowed them the odd decent chance here and there – some of them, Wolfsburg didn’t manage to capitalise on, and others we sorted out ourselves. Wolfsburg very much had the better of the big opportunities but my team left it all out there on the pitch and fought for every ball, so congratulations to my side.”
Line-ups and stats
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Nicolas – Scally, Elvedi (97’ Friedrich), Chiarodia – Weigl, Honorat (97‘ Neuhaus), Reitz (81‘ Kone), Kramer (81’ Hack), Netz – Cvancara (60’ Ngoumou), Plea
Subs: Olschowsky (GK), Borges, Herrmann, Ranos
VfL Wolfsburg: Casteels – Lacroix, Jenz, Zesiger – Maehle, Vranckx (115‘ Majer), Arnold, Rogerio (23‘ Baku), Tomas (112’ Cerny), Gerhardt (112’ Svanberg) – Wind
Subs: Pervan (GK), Cozza, Fischer, Kaminski, Paredes
Goal: 1-0 Kone (120‘)
Yellow cards: – / Arnold, Gerhardt
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)
Attendance: 39,827 at Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
