Last Friday, Borussia Mönchengladbach managed a nice 1-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt, meaning that I’ve lost the bet I placed on Eintracht Frankfurt’s victory. With this performance, Gladbach moved up in the Europa League chart to the 6th position.
Also, the victory achieved against Eintracht was like a breath of fresh air for the Foals, who hadn’t managed a victory in six successive matches before the match from Friday. You can take a look at the detailed statistics of the game under this address: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/match/2013/mar/01/eintrachtfrankfurt-v-borussiamoenchengladbach. Luuk de Jong was the one who scored the first and only goal of the match in the 22nd minute, bringing his team a huge relief.
On the other hand, Eintracht Frankfurt proved to be admirably strong with the Japanese midfielder Takashi Inui returning from a red card suspension that he received in the match against Borussia Dortmund, and with the Croatian striker Srdjan Lakic coming back after a severe back injury. So, judging by the extremely poor performances that Mönchengladbach demonstrated lately and the return of two essential players at Eintracht, a Borussia Mönchengladbach’s victory was the least expected result.
All in all, this match represented some kind of return to life for Borussia Mönchengladbach, who have plenty of reasons to feel proud after defeating a balanced and strong team.
Result: -8, bet lost