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| Max Kruse after scoring the penalty shot |
It was a very tight game for Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund but the breaks in the latter part of the game played a major role in producing the outcome.
In the early goings, it seems Borussia Dortmund had the upper hand as it repeatedly pound the Monchengladbach goal with smashing strikes. Had it not for the brilliant performance of Monchengladback goal keeper, Marc Andre Ter Stergen, including his double save in the 20th minutes in the first half in the attempts of Kevin Grosskreutz and and Mats Hummels, Dortmund could have scored a couple of goals. In the 23rd minute, again Kevin Grosskreutz fired a side volley and again excellently blocked by Ter Stergen.
The scoreboard lighten up however in the 80th minute. Raffael slide the ball to Max Kruse to his left. Kruse then pass it to Alvaro Dominguez at the center who beat his defender Mats Hummels. Hummels, however, committed a dangerous sliding tackle that knock down Dominguez for the penalty. Kruse then cooly scored the goal in the ensuing play. Hummels was sent off and Dortmund is reduced to 10 men.
Dortmund tried to recover immediately, the closest they can was in the 85th minute when Marco Reus free kick hit the crossbar.
However, Dortmund's shorthandedness resulted into another Monchengladbach goal in the 86th minute courtesy of Raffael who freed himself of his marker to fire from the upper right hand side of the penalty box which Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller failed to contain.
