Monchengladbach 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen: Late Lars Stindl strike sees Borussia Monchengladbach off to winning start - 7M sport

Monchengladbach 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen: Late Lars Stindl strike sees Borussia Monchengladbach off to winning start



Posted Sunday, August 28, 2016 by PA

Borussia Monchengladbach ensured there would be no repeat of last season's miserable start to the season as they got their 2016/17 Bundesliga campaign off to a winning start with a 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen.

Andre Hahn gave the hosts, who started last season with five straight defeats, the lead on the stroke of half-time, but Joel Pohjanpalo brought Leverkusen level with just 12 minutes remaining.

Gladbach captain Lars Stindl ensured it would be Andre Schubert's men celebrating at the Borussia Park Stadion, though, with the winner five minutes from time.

Raffael, Gladbach's hero in their 9-2 aggregate win over Young Boys in the Champions League play-off, brought the first save out of Bernd Leno with the Leverkusen custodian knowing nothing about his follow-up save as Oscar Wendt's shot struck him in the face.

Another excellent counter-attack culminated in Hahn shooting straight at the Leverkusen custodian.

A mistake by Jonathan Tah was punished ruthlessly by Hahn in first-half stoppage time as the hosts finally found a way past the last line of the Leverkusen defence.

Kevin Kampl hit the outside of the post with Leverkusen's first chance of the game early in the second half and they slowly started chipping away at the home team before making the breakthrough.

Pohjanpalo brought them level just over 10 minutes from time with a close-range header, marking his Bundesliga debut with a goal from Karim Bellarabi's assist.

It was not enough for a point, though, as Stindl took Thorgan Hazard's pass in his stride and stroked the ball under Leno to earn the Foals all three points.



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