Shoelace offside, Withdrawn Penalty Deny โGladbach Upset Win Over Leipzig
GLADBACH, GERMANY – A marginal offside call and a late overturned penalty decision โdenied Borussia Mรถnchengladbachโฃ a potential upset victory over RBโ Leipzig on Saturday, as the match ended in a scoreless draw. The 50,029 spectators witnessed a tightly contestedโค game where Gladbach, โฃdespite lacking attacking ideas, frustrated theโ visitors with a strong defensive performance.
The game saw a return to โฃthe bench for nationalโฃ team player Tim kleindienst, recently recovered from injury, mirroringโ his availability in the previous win against Heidenheim. Despite a spirited second-half push from โGladbach, a goal from Franck Honorat in the โฃ47th minute โฃwas disallowed after video review determined he was marginally offside – by the length of a shoelace.
Chances remained scarce throughout the match. Leipzigโค struggled toโ break down Gladbach’s defense, with โtheir โonly real threat in the first half coming from a long-range effort by โคconrad Harder โคin the 36th minute. Gladbach, meanwhile, were hampered by inaccuracies in their build-up play.
Late in the game, a penalty awarded to Gladbach was โretracted after โa VAR review showed that RB Leipzig’sโฃ Willi Orban made contact with the ball โขbefore fouling Shuto Machino.โ David raum then hit the inside of the postโ for Leipzig in the โข80thโ minute,further emphasizing the game’s frustrating stalemate.
The draw leaves both teams seeking more consistent results asโฃ the Bundesliga seasonโข progresses.
(Source: ntv.de,โฃ sue/sid)
