VfL Bochum moved out of the relegation zone and left behind Borussia Munchengladbach with a 1-0 victory in the Bundesliga on Friday.
Dennis Grote’s goal in the 29th minute decided the game for Bochum, who have never lost in the league to Munchengladbach. It was their first victory on the road, giving them 25 points after 25 rounds. Munchengladbach remained in the drop zone with 22 points.
“We kept calm in the last few minutes and that was the key. These are three important points for us,” Bochum coach Marcel Koller said.
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Munchengladbach came into the game with two straight victories and three in their last four.
“We tried a lot today, but we only lost 1-0,” team boss Hans Meyer said. “Now the excellent victory over Cologne means less. It’s bitter, but I don’t blame the team today. We played really well.”
The hosts opened as the more dangerous team with better chances over the first 25 minutes.
But it was Bochum who grabbed the lead when Diego Klimowicz passed to a charging Grote, who unleashed a 20m blast into the right corner past Munchengladbach goalkeeper Logan Bailly.
Munchengladbach were the more dominant side for the rest of the game, but could not convert opportunities, including three chances in the final five minutes as Bochum keeper Daniel Fernandes made two great saves and Shinji Ono cleared the ball off the line.
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