Match highlights
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Borussia Mönchengladbach vs VfL Bochum highlights
How the goals came
28' Nathan Ngoumou opens the scoring for Borussia Mönchengladbach → 35' Julian Weigl extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead → 72' Rocco Reitz extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead (the winner) → 75' Philipp Hofmann pulls one back for VfL Bochum → 78' Jordan Pefok extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead → 88' Keven Schlotterbeck pulls one back for VfL Bochum → 90+6' Franck Honorat extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead. Full time: 5-2, Borussia Mönchengladbach win.
The match, goal by goal
5 of the 7 goals came after half-time. 1 goal in second-half stoppage time.
28' Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 1-0
Borussia Mönchengladbach hosted VfL Bochum at Borussia-Park on Bundesliga Matchday 23, on February 24, 2024. With the game still goalless in the 28th minute, Nathan Ngoumou put the home side ahead at 1-0. Gladbach never surrendered that lead and went on to win 5-2.
35' Julian Weigl (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 2-0
Only seven minutes after the opener, Julian Weigl doubled the advantage in the 35th minute to make it 2-0. The goal gave Borussia Mönchengladbach a two-goal cushion before the break, and that was how the first half ended.
72' Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 3-0
In the 72nd minute, Rocco Reitz extended Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead to 3-0, the home side's first goal of the second half. At three goals up, Gladbach appeared to have settled the contest, though the closing stages would still produce four more goals.
75' Philipp Hofmann (VfL Bochum) 3-1
Three goals down, VfL Bochum responded just three minutes later. Philipp Hofmann pulled one back in the 75th minute to make it 3-1, the visitors' first goal of the afternoon and a sign that they were not finished yet.
78' Jordan Pefok (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 4-1
Gladbach's answer came three minutes after Bochum's goal. Jordan Pefok scored in the 78th minute to make it 4-1, restoring the three-goal margin and quickly halting the visitors' attempted comeback.
88' Keven Schlotterbeck (VfL Bochum) 4-2
In the 88th minute, Keven Schlotterbeck narrowed the gap again, bringing VfL Bochum to within two at 4-2. It was the visitors' second goal of the match, but with little time remaining, Gladbach still held a two-goal advantage.
90'+6 Franck Honorat (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 5-2
Deep into stoppage time, Franck Honorat scored in the 90+6th minute to make it 5-2. It was the final goal of the match, restoring a three-goal margin and sealing a 5-2 home win for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
