The winter preparation is in the hot phase!
This Saturday (January 7, 2023, 2 p.m.) occurs Borussia Monchengladbach for the first test match of the new year once morest the VfB Oldenburg an.
Will the foals live up to their role as favorites in the first test, or is third division side Oldenburg already in top form a week before play in the third division resumes?
All information regarding test match is available in GladbachLIVETicker.
Borussia: Sippel – Lainer, Friedrich, Jantschke, Bensebaini – Koné, Reitz, Neuhaus, Hofmann – Wolf, Telalovic
Oldenburg: Mielitz – L. Deichmann, Appiah, Steurer, Badjie – Ndure, Krasniqi, Möschl, Zietarski, Adetula – Starke
Score: 1:0
Tore: 1:0 Bensebaini (19.)
Gladbach vs. Oldenburg: All information regarding the test match in the ticker
2:48 p.m.: 45′ First half whistle! Borussia goes into the break with a narrow 1-0 lead.
Whistle of the 1st half! Borussia leads 1-0!
2:44 p.m.: 41′ Telalovic passes the ball to Wolf, who finishes alone in front of the goal, but smashes the play equipment to the left of the box.
2:42 p.m.: 40′ Neuhaus tries once more alone, but fails once more at the end of Mielitz.
2:41 p.m.: 39′ Daniel Farke should be satisfied with his team’s possession. The foals dominate the game with almost 70 percent.
2:39 p.m.: 37′ Borussia have done a good job defensively so far. All offensive efforts by the guests have so far been nipped in the bud.
2:37 p.m.: 35′ Bensebaini serves Neuhaus, who finishes, but doesn’t put enough power behind his shot so that Mielitz can clear in time.
2:33 p.m.: 31′ There was almost the second thing! After a Hofmann corner, Telalovic rises into the air and heads the ball towards the goal. However, the attack is not placed enough so that Mielitz can still clarify in dire need.
2:32 p.m.: 30′ Bensebaini tries once more from a corner, but his shot is deflected by the Oldenburg defense to the right of the goal.
2:29 p.m.: 26′ Telalovic once more! The young attacker comes to an end in front of Mielitz – unfortunately without success, because the Oldenburg keeper is there once more. Nevertheless: The foals press on the second goal.
2:23 p.m.: 21′ Borussia continues to play offensively and immediately creates the next chance: Telalovic gets a shot from 18 meters following the corner kick, but Oldenburg blocks it.
2:21 p.m.: 19′ Goooooooooooooooooooooooor for the foals! Bensebaini hammers the ball into the top left corner following dribbling through the Oldenburg defense. No chance for Oldenburg’s keeper. What a dream hit! 1-0 for Borussia!
Goal for Borussia! Bensebaini makes it 1-0!
2:17 p.m.: 15′ Reitz lets the ball be stolen in midfield, but Sippel intercepts the visitors’ pass.
2:15 p.m.: 13′ Koné asserts himself in midfield and plays the ball to Bensebaini. But the whistle sounds. Unfortunately, the Algerian was ruled offside.
2:13 p.m.: 11′ Bensebaini plays a ball across to Hofmann. The DFB star comes to an end, but does not have the necessary spin to inject real danger into the shot. Eventually he gets blocked. Nevertheless, the Foals have the better chances so far and also more ball possession.
2:10 p.m.: 8′ Guests’ first chance! After Friedrich lost the ball, Starke made his way through the defensive line. But before things get really dangerous, Jantschke clarifies.
2:07 p.m.: 5′ The Foals play a wide ball to Wolf, who is flagged for offside and the whistle is called off.
2:04 p.m.: 2′ First good chance for the foals! Bensebaini plays the ball to Neuhaus, who passes it on to Lainer. Its conclusion lands just above the box.
2:02 p.m.: 1′ Let’s go! The game on the Fohlenplatz is on!
Kicking off!
1:48 p.m.: In a good ten minutes it’s off to the Fohlenplatz. Can Borussia already convince in the first test of the new year?
1.40 p.m.: The referee of the game is Alexander Schuh, Solomon Anderson and Matti Lambertz are the assistants.
1:37 p.m.: On the bench are Palmowski (Tor), Herbst, Plautz, Schäfer, Bookjans, Kaissis, Schmidt, Richter, Brand, Gorin
1:36 p.m.: The guests from Oldenburg run as follows:
Oldenburg: Mielitz – L. Deichmann, Appiah, Steurer, Badjie – Ndure, Krasniqi, Möschl, Zietarski, Adetula – Starke
1:16 p.m.: Sitting on the bench: Brüll (goal), Olschowsky (goal), Itakura, Kramer, Herrmann, Weigl, Stindl, Plea, Netz, Fraulo, Scally, Elvedi
1:12 p.m.: In the meantime, it is also clear which line-up the foals will use in the first friendly. Coach Farke sends the following eleven into the race:
Borussia: Sippel – Lainer, Friedrich, Jantschke, Bensebaini – Koné, Reitz, Neuhaus, Hofmann – Wolf, Telalovic
12.06 p.m.: The top scorer is attacker Marcus Thuram (25) with 10 goals.
12.05 p.m.: Borussia have scored 28 goals in the past 15 Bundesliga matchdays.
11:47 a.m.: With 33 goals conceded, Oldenburg has also had the worst defense in the league so far.
11:46 am: Coach Dario Fossi’s team (41) has scored 21 goals so far this season.
11:41 am: The Oldenburg top scorers in the current third division season are striker Max Wegner (33) with five goals and midfielder Manfred Starke (31) with four goals.
10:32 a.m.: Two more friendlies await Borussia in the coming week. On Wednesday (January 11th/2 p.m.) the Fohlenelf will meet at the local Fohlenplatz Arminia Bielefeldon Saturday (January 14/2 p.m.) in Borussia Park once morest the FC St. Pauli.
10:23 am: For Borussia, the friendly once morest Oldenburg is the first preparatory match of the new year. And that is very important, as coach Farke explains: “We haven’t played a game for several weeks, so every minute is worth it. The game is a serious and important test for us. I’m expecting a good and highly motivated opponent who has done well in his league so far. So it will definitely be a good test.”
Friday January 6th
5:17 p.m.: What does head coach Daniel Farke say ahead of Borussia’s first friendly in the new year? “This is a serious and important test for us. Sure, that doesn’t have the value of a Champions League final, but the boys don’t have much time to draw attention to themselves either. The competition is fierce at the moment, there are many players available once more, so I expect a good performance.”
4:31 p.m.: Plant Farke with striker and runner-up Marcus Thuram (25), who returned to team training at Borussia on Friday (January 6th) following his World Cup vacation, already for the Oldenburg game? “We will decide that shortly. We probably won’t take Marcus with us yet.”
4:01 p.m.: Tobias Sippel (34) and Jan Olschowsky (21) are likely to be the goalkeepers planned in Gladbach’s ranks for the test once morest Oldenburg. Olschowsky, whose contract in Gladbach expires on June 30, 2023, is said to be regarding to extend his contract with Borussia. However, this has not been a secret for weeks, the official announcement is still pending. It is possible that this will take place in the coming days. Sippel’s working paper also ends following this season. So far, there is no sign of an extension in this case.
3:14 p.m.: head coach Daniel Farke (46) explains the summer break in the test as follows: “Yann Sommer actually prefers to train first, we want to let him train more for the first two weeks. There is a tendency for it not to start.”
3:10 p.m.: Borussia will not line up with all the top stars in the friendly once morest Oldenburg. So becomes goalkeeper Yann Sommer (34), who should not get clearance for a Bayern change in the winter transfer window, rested on Saturday.
Thursday, January 5th
8:14 p.m.: If you can’t or don’t want to follow the game on site, you can watch it in the stream. Because: The friendly game between Borussia Monchengladbach and the VfL Oldenburg will be broadcast live and free of charge on Fohlen-TV.
7:10 p.m.: The match between Gladbach and Oldenburg will be held at the Fohlenplatz. Tickets for the encounter have been available since Monday followingnoon (January 2nd) exclusively at Online-Ticketshop of the foal available. Tickets cost 10 euros for adults and 5 euros for children. They will be sent as Print@Home tickets. There is a small number of seats and mostly standing room available.
