Match highlights
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1. FC Köln vs Borussia Mönchengladbach highlights
How the goals came
1' Jens Castrop opens the scoring for Borussia Mönchengladbach → 4' Said El Mala equalises for 1. FC Köln → 7' Ragnar Ache puts 1. FC Köln ahead → 20' Philipp Sander equalises for Borussia Mönchengladbach → 60' Jens Castrop puts Borussia Mönchengladbach ahead → 84' Eric Martel equalises for 1. FC Köln. Full time: 3-3, a draw.
The match, goal by goal
2 of the 6 goals came after half-time. The lead changed hands 2 times.
1' Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 0-1
Just one minute in, Jens Castrop put Borussia Mönchengladbach ahead, giving the visitors a 0-1 lead at the RheinEnergieStadion. It was an immediate jolt to this Bundesliga Matchday 27 meeting. The opener set the tone for a game that would finish 3-3, with six goals shared between the sides.
4' Said El Mala (1. FC Köln) 1-1
1. FC Köln needed only three minutes to respond. Said El Mala struck in the 4th minute to level the score at 1-1 and wipe out the visitors' early lead. The quick equalizer brought the home side straight back into a first half that was already moving at a frantic pace.
7' Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln) 2-1
In the 7th minute, Ragnar Ache turned the game around for 1. FC Köln, making it 2-1. The home side had scored twice within six minutes of falling behind to complete the comeback. Three goals inside the opening seven minutes made for an unusually eventful start.
20' Philipp Sander (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 2-2
Borussia Mönchengladbach answered 13 minutes after Köln had gone in front. Philipp Sander levelled the match at 2-2 in the 20th minute. With four goals already on the board by that point, the visitors had pulled the first half back to square one.
60' Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 2-3
Jens Castrop, who had opened the scoring in the first minute, added his second of the afternoon in the 60th minute to put Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-3 up. His goal broke the 2-2 deadlock early in the second half. The visitors held that lead until the 84th minute, but it was not enough to secure the win.
84' Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) 3-3
Eric Martel rescued a point for 1. FC Köln with an 84th-minute equalizer that made it 3-3. The home side had trailed since the 60th minute before levelling late in the game. It proved to be the final goal of a six-goal contest, which ended in a 3-3 draw.
