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'National Midfielder'Jens Kastrov (21, Borussia Mönchengladbach) scored his debut goal in four games after his debut in the German Bundesliga'European Big League'
Kastrov scored an emotional debut goal in the second half of the Bundesliga's fifth round home game against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2025-2026 season at Borussia Park in Glatbach, Germany on the 28th (Korea time), continuing the lineage of Korean Bundesliga scorers including Cha Bum-keun, Koo Ja-cheol, Ji Dong-won, Park Joo-ho, Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-sung, Jung Woo-young and Kim Min-jae.
Following the fourth round of the league against Bayer Leverkusen (1-1 draw) on the 22nd, Castrov scored a chasing goal in the 17th minute of the second half when his team was being dragged 0-6. Jo Scally's cross from the right was pushed in front of the goal with a sensational header. The German football magazine 'Kicker' expressed 'Kastrov took over Scally's accurate cross and scored a comeback goal with a beautiful header in a no-mark situation'
Kastrov, who moved from Nuremberg in the second half of Germany to the 'German Traditional Literature' Glatbach last summer, scored his first goal in his fourth appearance after making his debut as a substitute in the opening match against Hamburg (0-0 draw) in August. Castrov, who has so much activity and combative play that South Korea's national football team coach Hong Myung-bo calls Fighter, also proved that he is an offensive player a day before the announcement of the A-match list in October.
Kastrov scored three league goals (25 games) for Nuremberg in the 2024-2025 season.
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Although the team was completely defeated in the match, they were able to reaffirm their changed position. Glatbach led the team for two years on the 17thHe replaced manager Ane due to poor performance and appointed Glatbach's second division coach Wigen Polanski as the first division's interim head coach. Polanski, a former Polish national midfielder who also shared a team-up with Kim Jin-soo in Hoffenheim when he was active, used Kastrov as a starter for two consecutive games under coach Seoane.
In the 3-4-2-1 formation, Kastroff played as a left attacking midfielder with '2's place, and showed his ability without regret by using the left side as the main stage. Castrov, who focused on competing with opponents and blocking the sides in the match against Leverkusen, showed a wider range of activities and influenced the offense and defense. The number of ball touches on the day increased from 28 against Leverkusen to 51, a little less than double, and unlike Leverkusen, which failed to create a shooting situation, he shot two effective shots on the day. The number of successful ground matches was six against Leverkusen, eight against Frankfurt, four against Leverkusen, and six on the day.
The Bundesliga's official website introduced that Castrov was the fastest player (34.43km/h) in both teams. Castrov, who played full 90 minutes without replacement for the first time, received the highest rating of 8.1 points in the team. He also shook off the sadness of his score being canceled in the match against Leverkusen. He showed a big difference from Japanese national striker Shuto Machino (6.4 points). Machino, who joined Glatbach with high expectations this season, withdrew to the bench in the 16th minute of the second half without shooting a single shot.
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Castrov's performance was significant in that it gave the team a glimmer of hope. Glatbach, who has been mired in a slump this season, gave up an early first goal in Robin Koch in the 11th minute of the first half and collapsed by giving up five goals in the first half alone. Ansgar Nauf in the 15th minute of the first half, Jonathan Burkardt in the 35th minute, Fares Chaibi in the 39th minute, and Chan Wi-jun in the 46th minute scored consecutive goals. Koch added a goal in the second minute of the second half, making the score 0-6 in the 47th minute of the game. Japanese winger Doan Ritz recorded two assists. The flow of the game could have led to the worst rout in Glatbach's history.
Then, in the 27th minute of the second half, Kastroff laid the foundation for the chase with a 'beautiful header'. Glatbach, who gained momentum, chased up to three goals with back-to-back goals from Haris Tabakovic in the 33rd minute and Yannick Engelhardt in the 38th minute. But there was not enough time to turn the game around. In the 9th minute of extra time in the second half, Grand and Leon Ranos scored a comeback goal, but it was not enough to reverse the gap. Glatbach, which lost 4-6, was at the bottom of the list with the only winless team (2 draws and 3 losses, 2 points) this season.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
