The seconds were ticking away, seemingly more quickly than normal, and Borussia Mönchengladbach were heading for another home defeat. This one, a fourth out of four against bottom club Mainz, would really sting.
One of their young players had seen enough. In the 89th minute he picked the ball up some distance from goal, scurried towards the penalty area, shifted it on to his right foot and thrashed a rocket of a shot up and over Robin Zentner from range before the goalkeeper could even think about getting himself set. Borussia-Park erupted, and Gladbach had salvaged a point.
