On 21 May, one of the matches of the 33rd round of the German football championship took place. Bayer (Leverkusen) and Borussia M (Mönchengladbach) met.
German Championship, round 33.
Bayer (Leverkusen) v Borussia M (Mönchengladbach) - 2:2 (2:0)
Goals: A. Adli (15), Demirbay (20) - J. Hofmann (58), Lars Stindl (90)
Warnings: Kone (35), Demirbay (45), M. Friedrich (47), Lars Stindl (70), E. Palacios (77), Amiri (81)
In a thrilling Bundesliga match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach, both teams drew 2-2 at the BayArena. Bayer Leverkusen took control of the game early in the match with A. Adli scoring in the 15th minute and then K. Demirbay scoring another goal in the 20th minute to give them a comfortable 2-0 lead at the break. Borussia Monchengladbach came back in the second half with a goal from J. Hofmann in the 58th minute, which restored the team's confidence. Borussia Monchengladbach then replaced K. Kramer with L. Stindl in the 64th minute and this proved to be the deciding factor as Stindl scored in the 90th minute to equalise. Both teams struggled with fouls and yellow cards throughout the match, with Borussia Monchengladbach's K. Kone receiving a yellow card in the 35th minute, followed by K. Demirbay and M. Friedrich receiving cards in the 45th and 47th minutes for Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach respectively.
Borussia Monchengladbach's L. Stindl received another yellow card in the 70th minute, followed by yellow cards to Bayer Leverkusen's E. Palacios in the 77th minute and N. Amiri in the 81st minute. Both teams made a number of substitutions: S. Azmoun replaced Bayer's A. Adli in the 67th minute and F. Wirtz was replaced by N. Amiri in the 72nd minute. Borussia Monchengladbach made two substitutions in the 76th minute: A. Plea replaced K. Kone and then L. Netz replaced N. Nguma in the 86th minute. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen replaced M. Diaby and A. Glozek in the 84th minute, while Borussia Monchengladbach introduced S. Liner in place of P. Herrmann in the same minute. In the end, Bayer Leverkusen secured a draw but were left without one player after P. Hincapie was red-carded in added time. It was a tense match that kept the fans in suspense until the very end. Both teams now look forward to the next matches, ready to continue their quest for success in the Bundesliga.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Bochum vs Bayer, Borussia M vs Augsburg.
| Bayer | Borussia M | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 13 | Shots | 11 |
| 0 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 10 |
| 5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 12 | Offences | 15 |
| 2 | Corner | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 47% | Possession of the ball | 53% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 546 | Total assists | 619 |
| 475 | Accurate passes | 554 |
| 87% | Accuracy of transmissions | 89% |