Borussia Mönchengladbach Land First Bundesliga Win of Season at Stuttgart

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 3-2 at Stuttgart in the seventh round of the Bundesliga, Germany's top football division, to take their first points of the season. The club had lost its first six league matches, so the win lifts it to three points, though it remains last in the table.

Stuttgart score early

The hosts, who also play in the UEFA Champions League, had drawn 1-1 at home with Atletico Madrid, and changed more than half of their starting line-up for this game. They still took the lead in the fifth minute, when Bosnian forward Ermedin Demirovic struck a long-range shot that goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas failed to hold (1-0).

Visitors respond

Mönchengladbach turned the match around before the break. In the 38th minute, American midfielder Joe Scally back-heeled Japanese midfielder Zento Uno's shot past the defenders, scoring his third goal of the season. In the 51st minute, another Japanese player, Shuto Machino, scored from close range. In the 66th minute, 17-year-old German Wael Mohya scored for the second game in a row to make it 3-1.

Stuttgart pulled one back in the 83rd minute, when Demirovic headed in a cross for his second of the match. The score did not change after that.

Table position

Stuttgart have now lost five of their seven matches and sit 14th with six points. Mönchengladbach are 18th with three points. After six rounds, Bayern Munich lead the Bundesliga with 14 points.