Kevin Diks plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga

progresifjaya.co.id, JAKARTA – Indonesian national team midfielder Kevin Diks played brilliantly and skillfully as he led Borussia Mönchengladbach to a 0-4 victory over St. Pauli in their 9th Bundesliga away match at the Millerntor Stadium in St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday, (1/11) evening WIB.

In this match, the home team, St. Pauli, had actually tried to play aggressively from the start with a 3-4-1-2 formation. However, striker Haris Tabakovic’s shot from winger Florian Neuhaus’ pass in the 15th minute was enough to beat St. Pauli’s goal, guarded by Nicola Vasilj.

In the 24th and 26th minutes, Kevin Diks, playing at left-back in a 3-4-2-1 formation, successfully cleared St. Pauli’s attacks. Gladbach’s goal, guarded by Moritz Nicolas, remained unscathed from St. Pauli’s pressure.

In the 40th minute, Gladbach doubled their lead to 2-0 through Haris Takabovic’s brace, converting a Franck Honorat pass.

In the 75th minute, Gladbach’s lead increased to 3-0 after Shuto Machino’s shot, following Haris Tabakovic’s pass, found the back of the net.

Five minutes later, in the 80th minute, Gladbach further extended their lead to 4-0 after Oscar Fraulo converted a rebound after Shuto Machino’s shot was blocked by Nicola Vasilj in the St. Pauli goal.

Kevin Diks plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga

There were no further goals after that, and Gladbach won 4-0 over St. Pauli.

This decisive victory also felt crucial for Gladbach. It was Die Fohlen’s first win in nine Bundesliga matches this season.

Gladbach currently sits in 16th place in the Bundesliga standings with six points from one win, three draws, and five losses.

Meanwhile, St. Pauli is one point above Gladbach with seven points from nine matches.

Kevin Diks played the full match, forming a defensive trio with Nico Evendi and Philipp Sander. According to Fotmob, Diks made eight clearances, two blocks, and two interceptions.

He also won four aerial duels. Diks won four of his five aerial duels. He didn’t stand out in attack, only delivering one key pass into St. Pauli’s final third.

Even so, Fotmob still awarded Diks a fairly high rating of 7,8. This rating is also the highest compared to his two defensive teammates, Elvedi (7,5) and Sander (7,6). (Bembo)