🤯 The craziest Rhine derby ever: Köln and Gladbach both go completely mad | OneFootball

It took less than 60 seconds before the previously lively Rheinenergiestadion was suddenly silenced.

In the very first minute of the Rhine derby between Cologne and Gladbach, Jens Castrop put the Foals ahead 1-0. Ironically, Castrop once played for seven years in the youth team of Effzeh.

But Cologne played the Uno Reverse Card: Said El Mala, a player who was once let go by Gladbach, quickly equalized. At this point, only four minutes had passed.

And the madness continued. Less than three minutes later, Ragnar Ache turned the game in favor of the Müngersdorfers, making it probably the craziest start in the long history of the Rhine derby.

It then took a relatively long 13 minutes for Borussia to equalize. Philipp Sander scored from close range to make it 2-2.

In the second half, however, former Cologne player Castrop returned to the game. With an absolute dream goal, the 22-year-old made it 3-2 for Gladbach!

The Billy Goats responded once again and were able to celebrate the 3-3 thanks to Eric Martel. However, the same Martel was sent off just moments later. Gladbach still had a few minutes in numerical advantage...

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