Match highlights
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VfL Wolfsburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach highlights
How the goals came
7' Ridle Baku opens the scoring for VfL Wolfsburg → 52' Kō Itakura equalises for Borussia Mönchengladbach → 58' Nathan Ngoumou puts Borussia Mönchengladbach ahead (the winner) → 88' Rocco Reitz extends Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead. Full time: 1-3, Borussia Mönchengladbach win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 4 goals came after half-time. Borussia Mönchengladbach came from 1 down to win.
7' Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) 1-0
VfL Wolfsburg struck early at the Volkswagen Arena on Matchday 28, as Ridle Baku put the hosts ahead in the 7th minute. They carried that 1-0 lead into half-time, but Borussia Mönchengladbach scored three times after the break to win 1-3. Baku's opener ultimately became the starting point of a comeback defeat for the home side.
52' Kō Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 1-1
Trailing at the break, Borussia Mönchengladbach drew level in the 52nd minute through Kō Itakura, making it 1-1. The goal wiped out the lead VfL Wolfsburg had held since the 7th minute. It marked the beginning of the visitors' second-half turnaround.
58' Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 1-2
Only six minutes after Itakura's equalizer, Nathan Ngoumou scored in the 58th minute to turn the game around at 1-2. Borussia Mönchengladbach never relinquished the lead from that point, making Ngoumou's strike the winning goal.
88' Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 1-3
With the margin still at one goal late on, Rocco Reitz added a third in the 88th minute to make it 1-3. The goal stretched Borussia Mönchengladbach's lead to two and sealed a comeback win on the road, completing a second half in which they scored three times.
