Koné arrives on cue as Gladbach undergo to the quarter finals

By Ultan Corcoran @UltanCorcoran

In what was a close-fought and tense Pokal conflict, Manu Koné struck within the one hundred and twentieth minute of extra-time to ship Gerardo Seoane’s Fohlen-elf into the subsequent spherical on a 1-0 scoreline.

A rain-soaked Borussia Park offered the setting the place Gladbach narrowly edge the opening half of the sport. Kramer’s seventh minute strike sailed large whereas Aster Vranckx examined Moritz Nicolas moments later. Apart from that, probabilities had been at a minimal for each groups. Arnold’s scissor-like deal with on Rocco Reitz made for the one level of word which resulted in a yellow card. Wolfsburg’s Rogerio was additionally pressured ashore with a thigh harm of some kind.

Gladbach took the reigns once more after the interval. Honorat’s nook was smashed goalwards by Weigl however met the superior drive of Casteels. It appeared like Wolfsburg had accomplished a smash and seize within the dying members of regular time. A swift 86th minute assault afforded Baku house to slide in Tiago Tomas. The Portuguese ahead clipped the ball over Nicolas, however celebrations had been minimize quick by the offside flag. Jonas Wind had a last likelihood in harm time to win it however dragged large in an off-the-boil evening for the striker.

With extra-time following a reasonably uninteresting 90 minutes, the affair appeared as if it was going to play out in the same method till penalties. Nevertheless, there could be a twist within the story on 120 minutes – the marauding Ngoumou fed Neuhaus who turned Zesiger and lobbed for the six-yard-box. Manu Koné raced in to nod past Casteels and ship the Fohlen followers into delight. Nico Kovac minimize a bewildered determine in Wolfsburg technical space at full time as his facet bow out.