The 23rd matchday of the Bundesliga continued with four matches, with the match between Bayern Munich and Leipzig (19:30) completing the day’s schedule!
A few days after their big win over the champions, Bochum… crash-landed at home to Gladbach, suffering a heavy 5-2 defeat.
Having celebrated just one win in their last nine games and languishing at the bottom of the standings, Gladbach stormed into the match and opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a goal from Ngumu, while just six minutes later (35′), Weigl made the 2-0 with an accurate penalty kick.
Reage made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute, before Hoffman reduced the visitors’ lead in the 75th minute. However, in the 78th minute Siebaccio scored the home team’s fourth goal, with Sloterbeck making it 4-2 in the 88th minute and Honorat putting the… icing on the cake of Gladbach’s triumph.
Cologne put an end to the winning streak that had been “running” for the past four games by the third-placed Sturkgarde, leaving with a draw (1-1) from their home ground. Milot put the hosts ahead in the 53rd minute, but Martel equalized for the final 1-1 in the 62nd minute, giving his side a point that could turn out to be…golden in their battle for survival.
In a thrilling encounter, Union and Heidenheim drew 2-2 in Berlin, with the visitors opening the scoring in the 3rd minute through Dovedan, before Goossens (44′) and Schaefer (45’+2′) leveled the score. match for Union, while Beste equalized for the final 2-2 in the 71st minute.
Finally, the match between Werder Bremen and Darmstadt ended in a draw (1-1). It was Werder who took the lead in the 8th minute with an own goal by Zimmermann, Yustmann equalized in the 33rd minute, while Darmstadt also had two disallowed goals in the final minutes (78′, 90’+7′), which did not count afterwards by recommendation of the VARs.
The program of the 23rd matchday
Friday (23/02)
Leverkusen-Mainz 2-1
(4′ Xhaka, 68′ Andrich – 8′ Kor)
Saturday (24/02)
Union Berlin-Heidenheim 2-2
(44′ Gozens, 45’+2′ Schafer – 3′ Dovedan, 71′ Beste)
Gladbach-Bochum 5-2
(29′ Ngoumou, 35′ Pen. Weigl, 72′ Retz, 78′ Siebatsu, 90’+6′ Honorat – 75′ Hoffmann, 88′ Sloterbeck)
Werder Bremen-Darmstadt 1-1
(8′ auto. Zimmermann – 33′ Youstvan)
Stuttgart-Cologne 1-1
(53′ Milot – 62′ Martel)
Bayern Munich-Leipzig (19:30)
Sunday (25/02)
Eintracht Frankfurt-Wolfsburg (16:30)
Dortmund-Hoffenheim (18:30)
Augsburg-Freiburg (20:30)
The schedule for the next (24th) matchday
Friday (01/03)
Freiburg-Bayern Munich (21:30)
Saturday (02/03)
Union Berlin-Dortmund (16:30)
Mainz-Glandbach (16:30)
Bochum-Leipzig (16:30)
Heidenheim-Eintracht Frankfurt (16:30)
Darmstadt-Augsburg (16:30)
Wolfsburg-Stuttgart (19:30)
Sunday (03/03)
Cologne-Leverkusen (16:30)
Hoffenheim-Werder Bremen (18:30)
Source: Sport Fm
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