Small service celebrates its birthday with goal and victory: Gladbach triumphs in Bochum!

Small service celebrates its birthday with goal and victory: Gladbach triumphs in Bochum!

Tim Kleindienst, the striker of Borussia Mönchengladbach, celebrated his 29th birthday on Saturday in a very special way. With a goal and a template, he was instrumental in the 2-0 win against VfL Bochum. This success brings a refreshing note before the upcoming international break.

"For me personally really nice to contribute and win a goal and a template on my birthday. It couldn't have been better. The victory is extremely good before the international break," said small service about his performance during the game.

effectiveness despite low possession of the ball

While small service in the game was noticeable, the statistics noticed that he hardly integrated into the game. With just 15 ball contacts in the 82 minutes he was on the pitch, he was hardly particularly important compared to teammates such as Kevin Stöger, who recorded 82 ball campaigns to return to Bochum. In fact, Rocco Reitz, who was only substituted after 68 minutes, had even more contacts than small service with 22 ball possession phases.

Despite these low numbers, small service worked tirelessly against the ball. He showed an impressive willingness to run and recorded the greatest distance of all Gladbach professionals at 10.45 kilometers. He also set strong accents with 33 sprints and 77 intensive runs.

"How do you feel like a striker when a Bundesliga game runs on you for a long time?" You wanted to know about small service. His answer was calm: he believes in the quality of his team and trusts that the processes in the team improve. "It is easy to see that these processes come slowly, you see each other and realize that something new is developing on the offensive," he explained optimistic.

The beautiful atmosphere on his birthday was then somewhat clouded by the high temperature. When asked whether he would like to go out after the game, he replied: "I don't know whether I would like to go out to eat - that was really exhausting in the heat. Maybe we will do it very classic and order something home."

Although small service had some difficulties with ball control, he confirmed that the team chemistry on the offensive is growing more and more. Communication and understanding among the players increase what positive results could provide in the next game.