"On paper not that much has changed. Gladbach remain winless (over 11 matches in total going back to last season) and are still second-bottom of the table, kept off the floor only by pointless Heidenheim. Yet Haris Tabakovic's goal potentially changes everything for the team and their interim coach, Eugen Polanski. After an enterprising performance, in stark contrast to what had gone before, the visitors were nevertheless heading for a narrow defeat when two of Polanski's substitutes combined."
"In the second minute of second-half stoppage time the teenage debutant Charles Herrmann drilled in an inviting corner and Tabakovic rose in the six-yard box to glance a header past Mark Flekken. The pair and a host of teammates celebrated with abandon in front of the travelling fans in the south-west corner's gasteblock. No wonder. It was Gladbach's first goal of the season, two-and-a-half minutes off four matches in, and from an unlikely source."
Bayer Leverkusen secured an invigorating win on Kasper Hjulmand's debut against Eintracht Frankfurt but still require substantial work to build consistency. Borussia Mönchengladbach had been humiliated 4-0 at home by Werder Bremen and entered the weekend winless across 11 matches, positioned second-bottom above pointless Heidenheim. Interim coach Eugen Polanski saw a dramatic turnaround as Haris Tabakovic scored a stoppage-time header from a teenage debutant Charles Herrmann's corner, earning an unlikely victory. The goal ended Gladbach's scoring drought and sparked exuberant celebrations, offering the club and supporters a hopeful sign after a prolonged slump.
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