It’s okay! Gladbach’s U23 won 2-1 against second division Paderborn’s U23 on Friday evening. Coach Eugen Polanski’s team climbed from relegation spot 17 to 13th in the table with their first home win of the season, at least for one night.
The match winner was a Borussia player named Reitz!
This guy is incredible! The big Guirassy show in video!
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Not Rocco (21), who has now taken center stage with the professionals under coach Gerardo Seoane (44) and is of course part of the squad for Saturday’s Bundesliga game against RB Leipzig.
But his younger brother Tony (19), who was promoted from the U19 to the U23 at the beginning of this season!
At the beginning only Borussia played – but with the first counterattack Paderborn took the lead. A cross from the left lands in the center of Moritz Flotho, who pushed the ball past keeper Maximilian Brüll into the goal (12th).
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But then came Reitz! After a corner from Lukas Ullrich, Reitz headed the ball into the net to equalize (29′). Shortly after the break, Reitz hit the Paderborn net with a precise 22-meter shot for a 2-1 win (47th).
Things got turbulent again in the seven minutes of stoppage time. First Paderborn’s Ben Klefisch hit the crossbar. In the 95th minute, referee Schöneseiffen gave the guests a penalty – but Borussia keeper Brüll was able to defuse it.
Six professionals in the regional league!
An important success for Borussia’s young talent. In which the young professionals from the Bundesliga squad were also involved. With Brüll, Ullrich, Simon Walde, Fabio Chiarodia, Grant-Leon Ranos and Yvandro Sanches, professional coach Seoane had ordered six players to the regional league.
U23 coach Polanski’s conclusion: “Although we fell behind early after a careless moment, we played a good first half overall and set ourselves the goal of winning the second half at the break. The boys have finally rewarded themselves for the passion and commitment they showed today. The parried penalty by Max in stoppage time was emblematic of this.”
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2023-09-23 10:33:14
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