Overview

• Borussia Mönchengladbach secured a commanding 3-0 victory in their preseason opener by scoring three times within a 13-minute span before halftime.
• Shio Fukuda opened the scoring with goals in the 26th and 37th minutes to seize control of the match.
• Franck Honorat capped the first-half blitz with a third goal in the 39th minute after a deft run down the right flank.
• FC Erzgebirge Aue squandered early openings, including two shots off the woodwork by Ryan Malone and Marvin Stefaniak, and failed to find the net.
• Gladbach remains unbeaten as they head into their Tegernsee training camp while Aue prepares for one final warm-up against Energie Cottbus.