manchester city recover to beat mönchengladbach published: wednesday 30 september 2015, 22.59cet
mönchengladbach 1-2 manchester city
sergio agüero's late penalty earned the points, though the english side were equally indebted to joe hart's fine display.
by matthew howarth from borussia-park
manchester city off the mark as they come from behind to win in germany sergio agüero scores the winner from the penalty spot on 90 minutes joe hart makes several fine stops, saving raffael's penalty midway through the first half next matches: juventus v mönchengladbach, man. city v sevilla (21 october)
sergio agüero's late penalty snatched victory for manchester city as the english side edged out borussia mönchengladbach in a pulsating contest.
both teams exchanged promising opportunities in a frantic opening to the group d tie, with agüero and patrick herrmann both going close to breaking the deadlock in the first ten minutes.
the foals were handed a gilt-edged chance when raffael was felled by nicolás otamendi, prompting the referee to point to the spot. raffael's penalty was well-struck, but joe hart guessed the right way and managed to block the brazilian's effort with an outstretched leg.
the frenetic nature of the contest showed no sign of abating as the half wore on. agüero twice went close with rasping attempts from the edge of the area, before hart came to his side's aid once more with point-blank saves to deny raffael and herrmann.
there was little the 28-year-old could do about lars stindl's 54th-minute opener, though. the former hannover captain got on the end of julian korb's low cross and fired a low shot inside hart's near post to send the home fans into raptures.
the hosts' lead lasted just 11 minutes. from a city corner, martín demichelis had a header cleared off the line by korb – though television replays showed it actually crossed it. no matter, the ball fell to otamendi, whose strike from the edge of the box took a decisive deflection off andreas christensen and found the net.
buoyed by their equaliser, the citizens pushed in search of a winner. when agüero was felled inside the area in the 89th minute, the referee had little choice but to award the second penalty of the evening. up stepped agüero, who coolly slotted past yann sommer to seal a valuable victory.
key player: joe hart
not only did hart save raffael's 20th-minute spot kick, he also produced outstanding stops to frustrate herrmann and raffael before the interval. a magnificent display from england's no1.
if at first you don't succeed …
he may have scored the decider, yet city could have been out of sight if agüero had worn his shooting boots in the first half. he missed three good opportunities to make the breakthrough, only to then find the net when it mattered most to earn three invaluable points.
gladbach still in the running
on this evidence, borussia have enough quality to reach the last 16. had it not been for hart, andré schubert's side could have secured a share of the spoils at the very least. sevilla and juventus will have their work cut out at the borussia-park.
şampiyonlar ligi d grubu maçında manchester city, borussia mönchengladbach'ı deplasmanda 2-1 yendi.
şampiyonlar ligi d grubu maçında manchester city, deplasmanda borussia mönchengladbach'a son dakika attığı penaltı golüyle geriden gelip 2-1 mağlup etti.
maça beklenenin aksine alman ekibi etkili başladı. 18. dakikada otamendi'nin sebep olduğu penaltı atışından raffael sonuç alamadı. ilk yarıda kaçan penaltıya rağmen baskısını sürdüren mönchengladbach, joe hart'ı bir türlü mağlup edemedi.
ikinci yarıda ise alman ekibi baskısının karşılığını aldı. 54. dakikada korb'un sağ kanattan yay üzerine çevirdiği pası alan stindl, plaseyle yerden bir vuruş yaptı ve topu ağlara göndererek takımını öne geçirdi: 1-0
city sonradan açıldı
golün ardından toparlanan manchester city çok adamla hücum etmeye başladı. city'nin sağdan kullandığı kornerin ardından mönchengladbach ceza sahasında yaşanan karambolde 65. dakikada otamendi diziyle yaptığı vuruşla skoru eşitleyen isim oldu: 1-1
maçın sonlarına doğru tüm oyuncularıyla yüklenen manchester city golü buldu. 87. dakikada alvaro dominguez'in neden olduğu penaltıyı agüero gole çevirdi ve maçın skorunu belirledi: 1-2
bu skorla manchester city 3 puana ulaşırken borussia mönchengladbach puansız yoluna devam etti.
