Danilho Doekhi shone brightly in matchday 7 of the Bundesliga, leading Unión Berlín to a solid 3-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Doekhi’s standout performance included a header and a goal from open play, scored at the 2nd and 26th minute, respectively. Rani Khedira also played a crucial role by adding a third goal for Unión Berlín in the 81st minute, sealing the victory for the hosts. Borussia M. managed to score once, with a goal from Haris Tabakovic in the 32nd minute of the first half.
The defender Doekhi was undoubtedly the star of the match, being pivotal for his team with his two crucial goals. Rani Khedira also impressed, contributing one goal to the team’s tally.
Unión Berlín’s manager, Steffen Baumgart, opted for a 3-6-1 formation with Frederik Rönnow in goal; Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, and Diego Leite in defense; Christopher Trimmel, Rani Khedira, Aljoscha Kemlein, Derrick Kohn, Tim Skarke, and Ilyas Ansah in midfield; and Andrej Ilic leading the attack.
On the other side, B. Mönchengladbach, managed by Eugen Polanski, lined up in a 4-4-2 formation with Moritz Nicolas as the goalkeeper; Joe Scally, Marvin Friedrich, Nico Elvedi, and Kevin Diks in defense; Rocco Reitz, Philipp Sander, Yannik Engelhardt, and Jens Castrop in midfield; and Haris Tabakovic alongside Florian Neuhaus in attack.
The referee for the match held at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei was Tobias Reichel.
In the next round, Unión Berlín will face Werder Bremen away, while Borussia M. will host Bayern Munich.
This result places Unión Berlín with 10 points in the season, currently sitting in 7th position. Meanwhile, Borussia M. has accumulated just 3 points, languishing at the bottom in 18th place.
Substitutions for Unión Berlín
38’ 1T – Christopher Trimmel out for Janik Haberer
68’ 2T – Tim Skarke out for Jeong Wooyeong and Derrick Kohn out for Tom Rothe
75’ 2T – Ilyas Ansah out for Alex Král
Yellow Cards for Unión Berlín:
36’ 1T Christopher Trimmel, 48’ 2T Derrick Kohn, 29’ 2T Rani Khedira (Unsporting behavior), 43’ 2T Leopold Querfeld (Unsporting behavior), and 43’ 2T Janik Haberer.
Substitutions for B. Mönchengladbach
60’ 2T – Florian Neuhaus out for Kevin Stöger, Kevin Diks out for Lukas Ullrich, Yannik Engelhardt out for Gio Reyna, and Jens Castrop out for Franck Honorat
79’ 2T – Philipp Sander out for Jan Urbich
Yellow Cards for B. Mönchengladbach:
35’ 1T Jens Castrop, 61’ 2T Rocco Reitz (Unsporting behavior), and 48’ 2T Gio Reyna (Unsporting behavior).