Gladbach beat Cologne in eerie empty stadium

ByReuters

Published 11/03/2020 at 19:35 GMT

BERLIN, March 11 (Reuters) - Borussia Moenchengladbach secured a narrow 2-1 win over Cologne on Wednesday in the first Bundesliga game to be played in front of empty stands due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

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Breel Embolo slotted in on 32 minutes and an own goal from Jorge Mere from an Embolo effort in the 70th doubled Gladbach's lead in a ghostly atmosphere at their cavernous Borussia Park stadium that is normally pulsating with crowds of 55,000.

Cologne pulled a goal back in the 81st through Mark Uth to inject some tension into a game that obviously lacked in atmosphere. The win lifted Gladbach to 49 points in fourth place, one behind third-placed RB Leipzig.

The game had been rescheduled after it was originally postponed last month due to a storm warning.

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