Leipzig snatch 3-2 comeback win over Gladbach in thriller
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - RB Leipzig's Alexander Sorloth headed in a stoppage-time winner as they battled back from two goals down to beat visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to stay two points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
Sorloth, who came on as a second striker in the 46th minute, headed home at the far post to complete a second-half comeback deep into added time to secure a fifth straight league win.
Gladbach, now without a victory in their last five league games, had stunned Leipzig with two goals in the opening 19 minutes, one from in-form Jonas Hofmann's sixth minute penalty and the second a flick off Marcus Thuram's shoulder.
The hosts, who were lucky not to concede a third goal before the break, shot out of the blocks in the second half and overran their opponents, scoring twice in nine minutes to level.
Christopher Nkunku tapped in a cut-back in the 57th and Yussuf Poulsen then thundered in a shot that went in off the post to equalise in the 66th.
"We delivered a top game and deserved to win," Poulsen said, "With such a performance our self-confidence is very high. It gives us a boost."
Substitute Emil Forsberg's 76th-minute free kick forced a sensational save out of Gladbach keeper Yann Sommer, who tipped it onto the bar as the visitors thought they had done enough for a draw.
But Sorloth beat his marker to head in the late winner and put Leipzig on 50 points, one place behind Bayern, who demolished Cologne 5-1. VfL Wolfsburg's 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin kept them in third place on 45.
It was Gladbach's third straight defeat in all competitions, including a 2-0 midweek loss at home to Manchester City in their Champions League last-16 first leg, since coach Marco Rose announced his departure at the end of the season to Borussia Dortmund.
The Foals are stuck on 33 points in eighth place.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
